# the world In the most general sense, the "world" refers to the heavens and the earth and everything in them. # since he is Lord "because he is the Lord." Here "he" is referring to the unknown god mentioned in Acts 17:23 that Paul is explaining is the Lord God. # of heaven and earth The words "heaven" and "earth" are used together to mean all beings and things in heaven and earth. # built with hands "built by the hands of people" or "that people built"