Psalms 89:11

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 89:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
Psalms 89:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 89

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: The world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The heavens are thine, etc.] They are made and inhabited by him, they are the work of his hands, and the seat of his majesty, and the throne of his glory; the angels of heaven are his, his creatures and servants; the several heavens are his, the airy, starry, and third heavens; the place and state of the blessed and glorified saints is of his preparing and giving: the earth also is thine; the whole terraqueous globe, and all that is in it, being made, preserved, and continued by him, and by him given to the sons of men, (<19B615>Psalm 116:15), as for the world, and the fulness thereof: the habitable world, and all that dwell therein, all the children of men, the beasts of the field, and…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The heavens are thine - Are thy work; and, therefore, thy property - the highest conception of property being that which is derived from creation. It is also implied here that as all things belong to God, he has a right to dispose of them as he pleases. The earth also is thine - The earth itself, as made by thee; all that the earth produces, as having sprung out of that which thou hast made. The entire proprietorship is in thee. As for the world - In the use of this word, the earth is spoken of as inhabitable, meaning that the earth and all that dwell upon it belong to God. And the fulness thereof - All that it produces; what constitutes its enireness. That is, the earth itself considered as…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 24:1, Psa 24:2, Psa 50:12, Psa 115:16; Gen 1:1, Gen 2:1; Ch1 29:11; Job 41:11; Co1 10:26, Co1 10:28 Psalms 89:12”
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