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Psalm 115:16-18
New English Translation
Psalm 115:16-18
New English Translation
16 The heavens belong to the Lord,[a]
but the earth he has given to mankind.[b]
17 The dead do not praise the Lord,
nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death.[c]
18 But we will praise the Lord
now and forevermore.
Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 115:16 tn Heb “the heavens [are] heavens to the Lord.”
- Psalm 115:16 tn Heb “to the sons of man.”
- Psalm 115:17 tn Heb “silence,” a metonymy here for death (see Ps 94:17).
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