Psalms 115:16
The highest heavens belong to Yahweh, but he gave everything that is on the earth to us people.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
In Context
15I desire that Yahweh, the one who made heaven and the earth, will bless all of you!
Cross References
Genesis 9:1Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “I want you to have many children who will live all over the earth.
Deuteronomy 32:8When God, who is greater than any other god, long ago divided the people into groups, he assigned to the nations their land. He determined where each people-group should live and ◄assigned to/chose for► each people-group a god/angel.
Psalms 89:11The heavens are yours, and the earth is yours; and everything on the earth is yours, because you created it all.
Psalms 144:5Yahweh, ◄tear open/open up► the sky and come down! Touch the mountains in order that smoke will pour out from them!
Isaiah 45:18Yahweh is God; he is the one who created the sky and created and formed the earth. He did not want it to remain with nothing living on it; he wanted people to live on it. He says, “I am Yahweh; there is no other God.
Jeremiah 27:5‘With my very great power [MTY, DOU] I created the earth and the people and the animals that are on the earth. And I can give my power to anyone whom I want to.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 115:10-18
Confidence in God. 9 O Israel, trust thou in the Lord : he is their help and their shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord : he is their help and their shield. 11 Ye that fear the Lord , trust in the Lord : he is their help and their shield. 12 The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. 13 He will bless them that fear the Lord , both small and great. 14 The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children. 15 Ye are… Read the whole commentary →