Psalms 115:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The heavens are the Lord's; but the earth he has given to the children of men.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 89:11 : 11 Yours are the heavens, and the earth is yours; you have made the world, and everything which is in it.
  • Gen 1:28-30 : 28 And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth. 29 And God said, See, I have given you every plant producing seed, on the face of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit producing seed: they will be for your food: 30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the air and every living thing moving on the face of the earth I have given every green plant for food: and it was so.
  • Jer 27:5-6 : 5 I have made the earth, and man and beast on the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I will give it to anyone at my pleasure. 6 And now I have given all these lands into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant; and I have given the beasts of the field to him for his use.
  • Ps 8:6 : 6 You have made him ruler over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet;
  • Gen 9:1-3 : 1 And God gave his blessing to Noah and his sons, and said, Be fertile, and have increase, and make the earth full. 2 And the fear of you will be strong in every beast of the earth and every bird of the air; everything which goes on the land, and all the fishes of the sea, are given into your hands. 3 Every living and moving thing will be food for you; I give them all to you as before I gave you all green things.
  • Deut 32:8 : 8 When the Most High gave the nations their heritage, separating into groups the children of men, he had the limits of the peoples marked out, keeping in mind the number of the children of Israel.
  • Lam 3:66 : 66 You will go after them in wrath, and put an end to them from under the heavens of the Lord.
  • Ps 148:4 : 4 Give praise to him, you highest heavens, and you waters which are over the heavens.
  • John 14:2 : 2 In my Father's house are rooms enough; if it was not so, would I have said that I am going to make ready a place for you?
  • Ps 144:5 : 5 Come down, O Lord, from your heavens: at your touch let the mountains give out smoke.
  • Isa 66:1 : 1 The Lord says, Heaven is the seat of my power, and earth is the resting-place for my feet: what sort of house will you make for me, and what place will be my resting-place?

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    11 Yours are the heavens, and the earth is yours; you have made the world, and everything which is in it.

  • Ps 24:1
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    1 <A Psalm. Of David.> The earth is the Lord's, with all its wealth; the world and all the people living in it.

  • 1 Chr 16:30-31
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    30 Be in fear before him, all the earth: the world is ordered so that it may not be moved.

    31 Let the heavens have joy and let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, The Lord is King.

  • 1 Chr 16:26-28
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    26 For all the gods of the nations are false gods; but the Lord made the heavens.

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    26 For the earth is the Lord's and all things in it.

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    6 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things in them; who keeps faith for ever:

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    19 The Lord has made ready his high seat in the heavens; his kingdom is ruling over all.

  • Jer 51:15
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    15 He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out:

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    3 But our God is in heaven: he has done whatever was pleasing to him.

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    4 The deep places of the earth are in his hand; and the tops of the mountains are his.

    5 The sea is his, and he made it; and the dry land was formed by his hands.

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    28 For the kingdom is the Lord's; he is the ruler among the nations.

  • Ps 113:4
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    4 The Lord is high over all nations, and his glory is higher than the heavens.

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    11 This is what you are to say to them: The gods who have not made the heavens and the earth will be cut off from the earth and from under the heavens.

    12 He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out.

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    19 For from his holy place the Lord has seen, looking down on the earth from heaven;

  • Ps 33:5-6
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    5 His delight is in righteousness and wisdom; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

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  • Ps 33:12-13
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    12 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he has taken for his heritage.

    13 The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men;

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    5 For all the gods of the nations are false gods; but the Lord made the heavens.

  • Ps 148:11-12
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    11 Kings of the earth, and all peoples; rulers and all judges of the earth:

    12 Young men and virgins; old men and children:

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    25 In the past you put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

  • Job 22:8
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  • Amos 9:6
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    6 It is he who makes his rooms in the heaven, basing his arch on the earth; whose voice goes out to the waters of the sea, and sends them flowing over the face of the earth; the Lord is his name.

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    14 With your hand, O Lord, from men, even men of the world, whose heritage is in this life, and whom you make full with your secret wealth: they are full of children; after their death their offspring take the rest of their goods.

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    14 He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.

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    6 The Lord has done whatever was pleasing to him, in heaven, and on the earth, in the seas and in all the deep waters.

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    11 Yours, O Lord, is the strength and the power and the glory, and the authority and the honour: for everything in heaven and on earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are lifted up as head over all.

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    11 Let the heavens have joy and the earth be glad; let the sea be thundering with all its waters;

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    19 The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.

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    16 The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations are gone from his land.

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    17 The dead do not give praise to the Lord; or those who go down to the underworld.

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    6 Looking down on the heavens, and on the earth?

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    6 You are the Lord, even you only; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens with all their armies, the earth and all things in it, the seas and everything in them; and you keep them from destruction: and the armies of heaven are your worshippers.

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    2 For the Lord Most High is to be feared; he is a great King over all the earth.