Psalms 89 · Verse 11

Psalms 89:11

The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
Psalms 89:11, King James Version

Psalms 89:11 in other translations

BSBThe heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.
WEBThe heavens are yours. The earth also is yours, the world and its fullness. You have founded them.
ASVThe heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
YLTThine are the heavens--the earth also is Thine, The habitable world and its fulness, Thou hast founded them.
DARBYThine are the heavens, the earth also is thine; the world and its fulness, thou hast founded them.
BBEYours are the heavens, and the earth is yours; you have made the world, and everything which is in it.
WebsterThe heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world, and the fullness of it, thou hast founded them.

What does Psalms 89:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 89:8-14

8-14. 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,"…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 The 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: - לילה לך אף יום לך lailah lecha aph yom lecha ושמש מאור הכינות אתה vashamesh maor hachinotha attah To thee is the day; also to thee is the night: Thou hast prepared the light and the sun. But these same words are found in Psa 74:16.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 89:5-14

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…

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Psalms 89:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לְךָ֣le.Kha[belongs] to <the> you
שָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimheavenH8064
אַף\־'af-alsoH637
לְךָ֥le.Kha[belongs] to you
אָ֑רֶץ'A.retz[the] earthH776
תֵּבֵ֥לte.Vel[the] worldH8398
וּ֝מְלֹאָ֗הּu.me.lo.'Ahand what fills itH4393
אַתָּ֥ה'a.TahyouH859
יְסַדְתָּֽם\׃ye.sad.Tamyou founded themH3245

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 89:11

  • 1 Chronicles 29:11

    Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.

  • Genesis 1:1

    In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

  • Psalms 115:16

    The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

  • Psalms 24:1-2

    A Psalm of David. The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:26

    For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.

  • Psalms 50:12

    If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

  • Genesis 2:1

    Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:28

    But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof:

  • Job 41:11

    Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
24:1,2; 50:12; 115:16; Ge 1:1; 2:1; 1Ch 29:11; Job 41:11
1Co 10:26,28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 89:10

    Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.

  • Psalms 89:11

    The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

  • Psalms 89:12

    The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.

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Psalms 89:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tuyos los cielos, tuya también la tierra: el mundo y su plenitud, tú lo fundaste.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Toi, tu as abattu Rahab comme un homme tué; par le bras de ta force tu as dispersé tes ennemis.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Dein sind die Himmel und dein die Erde; der Erdkreis und seine Fülle, du hast sie gegründet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quis novit potestatem iræ tuæ, et præ timore tuo iram tuam