16The highest heavens belong to the Lord , but the earth he has given to man.


In Context

13 he will bless those who fear the Lord - small and great alike.

14 May the Lord make you increase, both you and your children.

15 May you be blessed by the Lord , the Maker of heaven and earth.

16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord , but the earth he has given to man.

17 It is not the dead who praise the Lord , those who go down to silence;

18 it is we who extol the Lord , both now and forevermore. Praise the Lord .

Psalms 115:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

115:16The heaven, [even] the heavens, [are] the LORD’S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

115:16The heaven of heaven is the Lord's: but the earth he has given to the children of men.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

115:16The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

115:16The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah, but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

115:16The heavens are the heavens of the LORD; but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

115:16The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

115:16The heavens are the heavens of Yahweh; but the earth has he given to the children of men.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

115:16The heavens — the heavens are Jehovah's, And the earth He hath given to sons of men,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

115:16The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's: but the earth has he given to the children of men.