Homilist Psalm 115:16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's: but the earth has he given to the children of men. I. A STRONG REBUKE TO ALL SOCIAL MONOPOLY. The earth is for "the children of men." II. A STRONG REBUKE TO RELIGIOUS INDIFFERENCE. The earth is given to man in trust for certain uses. 1. As a scene for man's physical development. 2. As a school for man's intellectual culture. 3. As a temple for man's religious worship. The children of men to use this world rightly should worship God in all they suffer, enjoy, think, or do. In everything there should be — (1) A reigning gratitude. The earth is a gift to every man, and every man should use every portion of it thankfully. (2) A reigning reverence. The earth is a gift where the greatness of God is everywhere seen, and, therefore, "take off thy shoes from off thy feet," etc. 4. As a sphere for evangelical labour Christ has been on this earth. Here He has left doctrines for every child of man to believe, propagate and work out. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.WEB: The heavens are the heavens of Yahweh; but the earth has he given to the children of men. |
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