New English Translation
Psalms 89:11
11The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains.
Psalms 89:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
- New International Version (NIV)The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.
Context of Psalms 89:11
9You rule over the proud sea. When its waves surge, you calm them. 10You crushed the Proud One and killed it; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies. The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains. 12You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name. 13Your arm is powerful, your hand strong, your right hand victorious.
Read all of Psalms 89Psalms 89:11 word by word
לְךָ֣ שָׁ֭מַיִם אַף־לְךָ֥ אָ֑רֶץ תֵּבֵ֥ל וּ֝מְלֹאָ֗הּ אַתָּ֥ה יְסַדְתָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 89:11
- Psalms 24:1The Lord owns the earth and all it contains, the world and all who live in it.
- Psalms 50:12Even if I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all it contains belong to me.
- Psalms 115:16The heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to mankind.
- Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Genesis 2:1The heavens and the earth were completed with everything that was in them.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all.
- Job 41:11(Who has confronted me that I should repay? Everything under heaven belongs to me!)
- 1 Corinthians 10:26for the earth and its abundance are the Lord’s.
Commentaries on Psalms 89:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11The heavens are thine - Thou art the Governor of all things, and the Disposer of all events. The world - The terraqueous globe. And the fullness - All the generations of men. Thou hast founded them - thou hast made them, and dost sustain them. After this verse, the Editio Princeps of the Hebrew Bible, printed at Soncini, 1488, adds: - לילהנ לךנ אףנ יוםנ לךנ lailah lecha aph yom lecha ושמשנ מאורנ הכינותנ אתהנ vashamesh maor hachinotha attah To thee is the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The heavens are thine - Are thy work; and, therefore, thy property - the highest conception of property being that which is derived from creation. It is also implied here that as all things belong to God, he has a right to dispose of them as he pleases. The earth also is thine - The earth itself, as made by thee; all that the earth produces, as having sprung out of that which thou hast made. The entire proprietorship is in thee. As for the world - In the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 The more God's works are known, the more they are admired. And to praise the Lord, is to acknowledge him to be such a one that there is none like him. Surely then we should feel and express reverence when we worship God. But how little of this appears in our congregations, and how much cause have we to humble ourselves on this account! That almighty power which smote Egypt, will scatter the enemies of the church, while all who trust in God's…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-13In this hymn, the psalmist celebrates God’s complete and powerful rule over nature.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-148-14. To illustrate His power and faithfulness examples are cited from history. His control of the sea (the most mighty and unstable object in nature), and of Egypt (Psa 87:4), the first great foe of Israel (subjected to utter helplessness from pride and insolence), are specimens. At the same time, the whole frame of nature founded and sustained by Him, Tabor and Hermon for "east and west," and "north and south," together representing the whole world…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 89
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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