Psalms 115:16-18

Context

115:16 The heavens belong to the Lord,¹

but the earth he has given to mankind.²

115:17 The dead do not praise the Lord,

nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death.³

115:18 But we will praise the Lord

now and forevermore.

Praise the Lord!

[115:16] ¹tn Heb “the heavens [are] heavens to the Lord.”

[115:16] ²tn Heb “to the sons of man.”

[115:17] ³tn Heb “silence,” a metonymy here for death (see Ps 94:17).