Psalm 115:16
The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth He has given to mankind.
The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
The heavens are the Lord’s heavens, but he has given the earth to the children of men.
The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- heaven
- Psalm 89:11; Psalm 144:5; Psalm 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, 6