In Psalm 89:11, both heavens and earth are declared God's — reinforcing the sovereignty stated here, though this verse gives earth to humans.

Psalm 50:12 asserts God's ownership of the world and its fullness, complementing the psalm's view of earth entrusted to humanity.

Psalm 19:1 shows the heavens declaring God's glory, reinforcing that the heavens are the Lord's handiwork.

In Genesis 1:28-30, God gives humans dominion over the earth — directly matching the statement here that the earth is given to mankind.

In Genesis 9:1-3, God renews the mandate to fill and rule the earth — reinforcing the gift of the earth to humanity stated here.

Jeremiah 27:6 provides a concrete example: God gives the lands to Nebuchadnezzar, fulfilling the principle that earth is given to men.

Deuteronomy 32:8 expands on God giving the earth to humans by dividing it among the nations as their inheritance.

Acts 17:24 declares God as Lord of heaven and earth, expanding on the psalm's distinction — He owns both, though earth is entrusted to humans.

Deuteronomy 10:14 declares that heaven and earth belong to the LORD, directly reinforcing the first half of Psalm 115:16.

1 Chronicles 29:11 proclaims that everything in heaven and earth is the LORD's, echoing the first half of Psalm 115:16.

Isaiah 45:18 states God formed the earth to be inhabited, supporting the psalm's claim that earth is given to humanity.

Job 41:11 declares that everything under heaven belongs to God, contrasting with the psalm's claim that earth is given to humans.

Genesis 1:29 shows God giving the plants of the earth to humans for food, a specific aspect of the earth given to men.

Jeremiah 27:5 affirms God's sovereign right to give the earth to whomever He pleases, echoing the gift to men.

In Isaiah 66:1, heaven is God's throne and earth his footstool — a parallel affirmation of God's sovereignty, though earth is not given to man here.

Job 22:12 affirms God's dwelling in the height of heaven, complementing the psalm's statement that heavens belong to the Lord.

Daniel 5:23 rebukes Belshazzar for not honoring the Lord of heaven, echoing the psalm's designation of heaven as the Lord's domain.

Genesis 14:19 calls God 'Possessor of heaven and earth,' aligning with the first half of Psalm 115:16.

Joshua 2:9 has Rahab acknowledging that the LORD gave the land to Israel, an example of the earth given to men.

Numbers 33:53 commands Israel to possess the land God gave them, illustrating the earth given to men.

Leviticus 25:2 refers to the land God gives to Israel, an instance of the earth given to men.