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15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
    maker of heaven and earth.
16 [a]The heavens belong to the Lord,
    but he has given the earth to the children of Adam.(A)
17 [b]The dead do not praise the Lord,
    not all those go down into silence.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 115:16 The heavens: the Septuagint reads here “the heaven of heavens” or “the highest heavens,” i.e., above the firmament. See note on Ps 148:4.
  2. 115:17 See note on Ps 6:5.