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15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
    who made the heavens and the earth.
16 The highest heavens[a] belong to the Lord,
    but he gave the earth to human beings.
17 Neither can the dead praise the Lord,
    nor those who go down into the silence of death.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 115:16 Lit. heaven of heaven
  2. Psalm 115:17 The Heb. lacks of death

15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(A) and earth.

16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord,(B)
    but the earth he has given(C) to mankind.
17 It is not the dead(D) who praise the Lord,
    those who go down to the place of silence;

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