Psalm 115:16
New Living Translation
16 The heavens belong to the Lord,
but he has given the earth to all humanity.
Psalm 8:6
New Living Translation
6 You gave them charge of everything you made,
putting all things under their authority—
Psalm 89:11
New Living Translation
11 The heavens are yours, and the earth is yours;
everything in the world is yours—you created it all.
Genesis 1:28-30
New Living Translation
28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”
29 Then God said, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. 30 And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—everything that has life.” And that is what happened.
Jeremiah 27:5-6
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5 With my great strength and powerful arm I made the earth and all its people and every animal. I can give these things of mine to anyone I choose. 6 Now I will give your countries to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who is my servant. I have put everything, even the wild animals, under his control.
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Genesis 9:1-3
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God Confirms His Covenant
9 Then God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth. 2 All the animals of the earth, all the birds of the sky, all the small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the fish in the sea will look on you with fear and terror. I have placed them in your power. 3 I have given them to you for food, just as I have given you grain and vegetables.
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Deuteronomy 32:8
New Living Translation
8 When the Most High assigned lands to the nations,
when he divided up the human race,
he established the boundaries of the peoples
according to the number in his heavenly court.[a]
Footnotes
- 32:8 As in Dead Sea Scrolls, which read the number of the sons of God, and Greek version, which reads the number of the angels of God; Masoretic Text reads the number of the sons of Israel.
Psalm 144:5
New Living Translation
5 Open the heavens, Lord, and come down.
Touch the mountains so they billow smoke.
Isaiah 66:1
New Living Translation
66 This is what the Lord says:
“Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool.
Could you build me a temple as good as that?
Could you build me such a resting place?
John 14:2
New Living Translation
2 There is more than enough room in my Father’s home.[a] If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?[b]
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Lamentations 3:66
New Living Translation
66 Chase them down in your anger,
destroying them beneath the Lord’s heavens.
Psalm 148:4
New Living Translation
4 Praise him, skies above!
Praise him, vapors high above the clouds!
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