Psalm 115:16

New International Reader's Version

The highest heavens belong to the Lord. But he has given the earth to human beings.

Cross References

Psalm 144:5

Lord, open up your heavens and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will pour out smoke.

Psalm 148:4

Praise him, you highest heavens. Praise him, you waters above the skies.

Psalm 8:6

You made human beings rule over everything your hands created. You put everything under their control.

Psalm 89:11

The heavens belong to you. The earth is yours also. You made the world and everything that is in it.

Psalm 89:12

You created everything from north to south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing to you with joy.

Isaiah 45:18

The Lord created the heavens. He is God. He formed the earth and made it. He set it firmly in place. He didn’t create it to be empty. Instead, he formed it for people to live on. He says, “I am the Lord. There is no other Lord.

Isaiah 66:1

The Lord says, “Heaven is my throne. The earth is under my control. So how could you ever build a house for me? Where would my resting place be?

Lamentations 3:66

Lord, get angry with them and hunt them down. Wipe them off the face of the earth.

John 14:2

There are many rooms in my Father’s house. If this were not true, would I have told you that I am going there? Would I have told you that I would prepare a place for you there?

Deuteronomy 10:14

The heavens belong to the Lord your God. Even the highest heavens belong to him. He owns the earth and everything in it.

Deuteronomy 32:8

The Most High God gave the nations their lands. He divided up the human race. He set up borders for the nations. He did it based on the number of the angels in his heavenly court.