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Psalms 115:16 Interlinear

“The heaven The heaven are the LORD'S but the earth hath he given to the children of men”

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Psalms 115 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	שָׁ֭מַיִם	H8064	The heaven	the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
2	שָׁ֭מַיִם	H8064	The heaven	the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
3	לַיהוָ֑ה	H3068	are the LORD'S	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
4	וְ֝הָאָ֗רֶץ	H776	but the earth	the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
5	נָתַ֥ן	H5414	hath he given	to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
6	לִבְנֵי	H1121	to the children	a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
7	אָדָֽם׃	H120	of men	ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)

Psalms 115:16 (current)The heaven The heaven are the LORD'S but the earth hath he given to the children of men