“He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.”
The heavens are the LORD's heavens, but the earth he has given to humankind. The asymmetry is marked: heaven remains exclusively God's domain, while earth is 'given to humankind.' The gift-language suggests divine generosity in granting human stewardship. This verse establishes the theology of creation-stewardship.
Church Fathers on Psalms 115:13
1. “Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Your Name give the praise” Psalm 113:1. For that grace of the water that gushed from the rock (“now that rock was Christ” 1 Corinthians 10:4), was not given on the score of works that had gone before, but of His mercy “that justifies the ungodly.” Romans 4:5 For “Christ died for sinners,” that men might not seek any glory of their own, but in the Lord's Name. 2. “For Your loving mercy, and for Your truth's sake” Psalm 113:2.…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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