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The heavens are yours, the earth also is yours; The world and its fullness. You have founded them.

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God's Ownership is Absolute

Commentators stress that because God created everything, He owns everything. Albert Barnes calls this the "highest conception of property." This ownership isn't just a title; it gives God the right to govern the heavens, the earth, and all they contain—from mountains and seas to human achievements. This verse affirms God's total and rightful sovereignty over all He has made.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Psalms 89:11

18th Century

Theologian

The heavens are yours - Are your work; and, therefore, your property - the highest conception of property being that which is derived from c…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Psalms 89:8–13

19th Century

Bishop

Not only is God incomparable in heaven, He is also the only mighty and lofty one in nature or history.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Psalm 89:11–12

19th Century

Preacher

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

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John Calvin

John Calvin

On Psalms 89:11

16th Century

Theologian

The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine. He again repeats, for the third time, that the same God who had been the deliverer of the …

John Gill

John Gill

On Psalms 89:11

17th Century

Pastor

The heavens are yours
They are made and inhabited by him, they are the work of his hands, and the seat of his majest…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Psalms 89:5–14

17th Century

Minister

The more God's works are known, the more they are admired. And to praise the Lord, is to acknowledge him to be such that there is none like him.

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