Psalms 115:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 115:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 115:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 115:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The heavens are Yahweh’s heavens, but he has given the earth to the children of men.”

Psalms 115:16 — World English Bible

Psalms 115:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men.”

Psalms 115:16 — American Standard Version

Psalms 115:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The heavens--the heavens <FI>are<Fi> Jehovah's, And the earth He hath given to sons of men,”

Psalms 115:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 115:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah, but the earth hath he given to the children of men.”

Psalms 115:16 — Darby Translation

Psalms 115:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The heauens, euen the heauens are the Lordes: but he hath giuen the earth to the sonnes of men.”

Psalms 115:16 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 115:16 in Context — Psalms 115

14 Acrecentará Jehová [bendición] sobre vosotros; sobre vosotros y sobre vuestros hijos.

15 Benditos vosotros de Jehová, que hizo los cielos y la tierra.

16 Los cielos son los cielos de Jehová: y ha dado la tierra á los hijos de los hombres.

17 No alabarán los muertos á JAH, ni cuantos descienden al silencio;

18 Mas nosotros bendeciremos á JAH, desde ahora para siempre. Aleluya.

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What Does Psalms 115:16 Mean?

Psalms 115:16 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 115. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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