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King James Version

Psalms 115:16

The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord 's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blessing;   Earth;   Heaven;   The Topic Concordance - Belonging;   Earth;   Heaven/the Heavens;   Man;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Earth, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Heaven;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Dedication, Feast of the;   Hallel;   Hallelujah;   Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread;   Psalms;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Earth;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hosanna;   Psalms the book of;   Tabernacles feast of;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Benedictions;   Jehoiakim;   Shekinah;   Son of Man;  

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
The heavens belong to the Lord , but he has given the earth to all humanity.
English Revised Version
The heavens are the heavens of the LORD; but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Update Bible Version
The heavens are the heavens of Yahweh; But the earth he has given to the sons of man.
New Century Version
Heaven belongs to the Lord , but he gave the earth to people.
New English Translation
The heavens belong to the Lord , but the earth he has given to mankind.
Webster's Bible Translation
The heaven, [even] the heavens, [are] the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
World English Bible
The heavens are the heavens of Yahweh; But the earth has he given to the children of men.
Amplified Bible
The heavens are the heavens of the LORD, But the earth He has given to the children of men.
English Standard Version
The heavens are the Lord 's heavens, but the earth he has given to the children of man.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Heuene of `heuene is to the Lord; but he yaf erthe to the sones of men.
Berean Standard Bible
The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord has kept the heavens for himself, but he has given the earth to us humans.
American Standard Version
The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Bible in Basic English
The heavens are the Lord's; but the earth he has given to the children of men.
Complete Jewish Bible
Heaven belongs to Adonai , but the earth he has given to humankind.
Darby Translation
The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah, but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Easy-to-Read Version
Heaven belongs to the Lord , but he gave the earth to people.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The heavens are the heavens of the LORD; but the earth hath He given to the children of men.
King James Version (1611)
The heauen, euen the heauens are the Lords: but the earth hath hee giuen to the children of men.
New Life Bible
The heavens belong to the Lord. But He has given the earth to the children of men.
New Revised Standard
The heavens are the Lord 's heavens, but the earth he has given to human beings.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The heauens, euen the heauens are the Lordes: but he hath giuen the earth to the sonnes of men.
George Lamsa Translation
The heavens, even the heavens, are the LORDS; but the earth has he given to the children of men.
Good News Translation
Heaven belongs to the Lord alone, but he gave the earth to us humans.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
As for the heavens, the heavens, belong to Yahweh, but the earth, hath he given to the sons of men.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(113-24) The heaven of heaven is the Lord’s: but the earth he has given to the children of men.
Revised Standard Version
The heavens are the LORD's heavens, but the earth he has given to the sons of men.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The heauen, the heauen [I say] is Gods: and he hath geuen the earth vnto the children of men.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The heaven of heavens belongs to the Lord: but he has given the earth to the sons of men.
Christian Standard Bible®
The heavens are the Lord’s,but the earth he has given to the human race.
Hebrew Names Version
The heavens are the heavens of the LORD; But the eretz has he given to the children of men.
Lexham English Bible
The heavens are Yahweh's heavens, but the earth he has given to the children of humankind.
Literal Translation
The heavens; the heavens are Jehovah's, but He has given the earth to the sons of men.
Young's Literal Translation
The heavens -- the heavens [are] Jehovah's, And the earth He hath given to sons of men,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
All the whole heauens are the LORDES, but the earth hath he geue vnto ye childre of men.
New American Standard Bible
The heavens are the heavens of the LORD, But the earth He has given to the sons of mankind.
New King James Version
The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's; But the earth He has given to the children of men.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The heavens are the heavens of the Lord , But the earth He has given to the sons of men.
Legacy Standard Bible
The heavens are the heavens of Yahweh,But the earth He has given to the sons of men.

Contextual Overview

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 blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth. 16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord 's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men. 17 The dead praise not the Lord , neither any that go down into silence. 18 But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord .

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

heaven: Psalms 89:11, Psalms 144:5, Psalms 148:4, Isaiah 66:1, Lamentations 3:66, John 14:2

but the earth: Genesis 1:28-30, Genesis 9:1-3, Deuteronomy 32:8, Jeremiah 27:5, Jeremiah 27:6

Reciprocal: Genesis 1:29 - I have Genesis 14:19 - possessor Leviticus 25:2 - When ye Numbers 33:53 - General Deuteronomy 10:14 - the heaven Joshua 2:9 - that the Lord 1 Chronicles 29:11 - all that Job 20:4 - man Job 22:12 - not God Job 41:11 - whatsoever Psalms 19:1 - The heavens Psalms 50:12 - world Psalms 103:5 - satisfieth Ecclesiastes 5:9 - the profit Isaiah 45:18 - he created Daniel 5:23 - the Lord Acts 17:24 - seeing 1 Corinthians 10:28 - for

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's,.... Not only the visible heavens, the airy and starry regions, which are within our sight; but the heaven of heavens, the third heaven, into which the Apostle Paul was caught, and heard and saw things not to be uttered; and which is, as the Targum expresses it,

"for the majesty of the glory of the Lord:''

he is the maker, owner, proprietor, and possessor of them all: but the third heaven is more especially the seat of his majesty; where he has prepared the throne of his glory, where he keeps court; where his ministers, his angels, wait upon him, observe his orders, and execute his will; and which he has prepared for his saints to dwell with him in to all eternity.

But the earth hath he given to the children of men; to Adam and his posterity, to dwell in it, to till it, and enjoy the fruits of it; yet so as not to leave it entirely to the care of men, and have no concern in it, and the affairs of it, as some licentious persons would from hence conclude; as if God had took the heavens to himself, and only minded the persons and things in that, and never concerned himself about the earth, and persons and things there; having disposed of it to the children of men, and left it to their conduct: for though he has given it to them for their use, yet he has still a claim upon it, and can and does dispose of it, and order all things in it, according to his pleasure; and men, from the highest to the lowest, are accountable to him, being but stewards, and at most but deputies and viceroys, under him: besides the words may be rendered, "and the earth which he hath given to the children of men" a; that is his also, as well as the heavens. This the Lord gives to the children of men as their portion; and sad is the case of such, when this is their all; but to his own children he gives heaven, the kingdom of heaven, eternal glory and happiness. Maimonides b gives the sense of the whole passage thus;

"God only perfectly knows the truth, nature, substance, form, motion, and causes of the heavens: and to man he has given, that he may understand what are under the heavens; because they are the world, and as it were his house, in which he dwells, and of which he is a part.''

a So Junius & Tremellius. b Moreh Nevochim, par. 2. c. 24. p. 256.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The heaven - Hebrew, “The heavens.”

Even the heavens are the Lord’s - A more literal and correct rendering of this would be, “The heavens are heavens for Jehovah.” That is, he has reserved the heavens as a home for himself, or as his special possession and home. Compare Isaiah 66:1; Matthew 5:34; Acts 7:49.

But the earth ... - He propared earth for the abode of man; he has placed man upon it to cultivate it; he has given its fruits and productions to man, to be held and enjoyed by man; he has made all on earth subject to man - the dwellers in the air, the land, and the waters. All this he has given to man; not to the angels. Earth is the home of man, the birth-place of man; the place where he lives, where he shows the result of his toil, his skill, and his ingenuity; the place where he builds houses, bridges, monuments, works of art; the place where he prepares for another state of existence; the place where he dies, and is buried. It is, as formed by the Creator, a beautiful home outfitted for mankind; how much more beautiful would it be, if man never defiled or desolated it by sin! how happy an abode would it have been if sin had never entered it!


 
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