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But the earth He has given to the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/115.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The heavens are the heavens of the LORD, But the earth He has given to the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/115.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The heavens are the LORD’s, but the earth he has given to the human race.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/115.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The heavens are the LORD's, but the earth He has given to the human race. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/115.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD has kept the heavens for himself, but he has given the earth to us humans. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/115.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Heaven belongs to the LORD alone, but he gave the earth to us humans. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/115.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The highest heaven belongs to the LORD, but he has given the earth to the descendants of Adam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/115.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but he gave the earth to human beings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/115.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/115.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The heaven, <i>even</i> the heavens, <i>are</i> the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/115.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The heaven, <i>even</i> the heavens, <i>are</i> the LORD’s; But the earth He has given to the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/psalms/115.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth has he given to the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/115.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The heavens are the heavens of the LORD; but the earth has he given to the descendants of Adam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/115.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The heavens are the heavens of Yahweh; but the earth has he given to the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/psalms/115.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's: but the earth has he given to the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/115.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/psalms/115.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />The heavens, even the heavens, are the LORD'S; but the earth He has given to the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/psalms/115.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah, but the earth hath he given to the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/115.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The heavens are the heavens of the LORD; but the earth hath he given to the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/115.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/psalms/115.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />The heauens, euen the heauens are the Lordes: but he hath giuen the earth to the sonnes of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/psalms/115.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />The heauen, the heauen <FI>I say<Fi> is Gods: and he hath geuen the earth vnto the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/psalms/115.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />All the whole heauens are the LORDES, but the earth hath he geue vnto ye childre of men.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/115.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The heavens—the heavens [are] YHWH’s, "" And He has given the earth to sons of men;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/115.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The heavens -- the heavens are Jehovah's, And the earth He hath given to sons of men,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/115.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The heavens of heavens to Jehovah, and he gave the earth to the sons of man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/115.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The heaven of heaven is the Lord's: but the earth he has given to the children of men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/115.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 113:24>The heaven of heaven is for the Lord, but the earth he has given to the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/115.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The Heaven of Heavens is LORD JEHOVAH's and the Earth he has given to the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/115.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The heavens, even the heavens, are the LORD'S; but the earth has he given to the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/115.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The heavens are the heavens of the LORD; But the earth hath He given to the children of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/115.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The heaven of heavens <i>belongs</i> to the Lord: but he has given the earth to the sons of men.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">The highest heavens</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">belong to the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: wə·hā·’ā·reṣ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">but the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">He has given</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: liḇ·nê- (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">to mankind.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/psalms/115.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064. shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim) -- heaven, sky">The heavens</a><a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064. shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim) -- heaven, sky">—the heavens</a><a href="/hebrew/9997.htm0"> [are] Jehovah’s</a><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776. 'erets (eh'-rets) -- earth, land">, And the earth</a><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414. nathan (naw-than') -- to give, put, set"> He hath given</a><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121. ben (bane) -- son"> to sons</a><a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120. 'adam (aw-dawm') -- man, mankind"> of men,</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/psalms/115.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">The</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="שָׁמַיִם ncmpa 8064"> heavens</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> are the <span class="divineName">LORD</span>’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"></a>, <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="אֶרֶץ ncfsa 776"> earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqp3ms 5414"> He has given</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmpc 1121"> the human race</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="אָדָם_1 ncmsa 120"></a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/psalms/115.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064. shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim) -- heaven, sky">The heavens</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064. shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim) -- heaven, sky">are the heavens</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776. 'erets (eh'-rets) -- earth, land">But the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414. nathan (naw-than') -- to give, put, set">He has given</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121. ben (bane) -- son">to the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120. 'adam (aw-dawm') -- man, mankind">of men.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/psalms/115.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064. shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim) -- heaven, sky">The heaven,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064. shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim) -- heaven, sky">[even] the heavens,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">[are] the LORD'S:</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776. 'erets (eh'-rets) -- earth, land">but the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414. nathan (naw-than') -- to give, put, set">hath he given</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121. ben (bane) -- son">to the children</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120. 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