Psalm 115:3
New International Version
Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.

New Living Translation
Our God is in the heavens, and he does as he wishes.

English Standard Version
Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.

Berean Standard Bible
Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.

King James Bible
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.

New King James Version
But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases.

New American Standard Bible
But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.

NASB 1995
But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.

NASB 1977
But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.

Legacy Standard Bible
But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.

Amplified Bible
But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases.

Christian Standard Bible
Our God is in heaven and does whatever he pleases.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Our God is in heaven and does whatever He pleases.

American Standard Version
But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever he pleased.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Our God is in Heaven and he has done all that he pleased.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But our God has done in heaven and on earth, whatsoever he has pleased.

Contemporary English Version
Our God is in the heavens, doing as he chooses.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But our God is in heaven: he hath done all things whatsoever he would.

English Revised Version
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he pleased.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Our God is in heaven. He does whatever he wants.

Good News Translation
Our God is in heaven; he does whatever he wishes.

International Standard Version
when our God is in the heavens and he does whatever he desires?

JPS Tanakh 1917
But our God is in the heavens; Whatsoever pleased Him He hath done.

Literal Standard Version
And our God [is] in the heavens, | All that He has pleased He has done.

Majority Standard Bible
Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.

New American Bible
Our God is in heaven and does whatever he wills.

NET Bible
Our God is in heaven! He does whatever he pleases!

New Revised Standard Version
Our God is in the heavens; he does whatever he pleases.

New Heart English Bible
But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.

Webster's Bible Translation
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatever he pleased.

World English Bible
But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.

Young's Literal Translation
And our God is in the heavens, All that He hath pleased He hath done.

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Context
To Your Name Be the Glory
2Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” 3Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases. 4Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.…

Cross References
1 Samuel 14:6
Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, "Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few."

Psalm 103:19
The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.

Psalm 135:6
The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.

Daniel 4:35
All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, 'What have You done?'"

Jonah 1:14
So they cried out to the LORD: "Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man's life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased."


Treasury of Scripture

But our God is in the heavens: he has done whatever he has pleased.

but our

Psalm 2:4
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

Psalm 68:4
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.

Psalm 123:1
A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

he hath

Psalm 135:6
Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

Isaiah 46:10
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

Daniel 4:35
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

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Verse 3. - But - rather, and - as though he would say, "and all the while, as the heathen scorn and question" - our God is in the heavens; in his place, where he always is, watching over us. He hath done what soever he hath pleased. He has the will to help us, and he has the power to do whatsoever he pleases.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Our God
וֵֽאלֹהֵ֥ינוּ (wê·lō·hê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

is in heaven
בַשָּׁמָ֑יִם (ḇaš·šā·mā·yim)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

and does
עָשָֽׂה׃ (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

as
כֹּ֭ל (kōl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

He pleases.
חָפֵ֣ץ (ḥā·p̄êṣ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire


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