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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.

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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