Psalms 78:54

Psalms 78:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.
• New International Version (NIV)And so he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he brought them to his holy land, to the mountain which his right hand had won.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He brought them to His holy border, This mountain which His right hand had acquired.

Context of Psalms 78:54

52He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness. 53He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies. He brought them to His holy land, to the mountain His right hand had acquired. 55He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents. 56But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.

Psalms 78:54 word by word

וַ֭יְבִיאֵם אֶל־גְּב֣וּל קָדְשׁ֑וֹ הַר־זֶ֝֗ה קָנְתָ֥ה יְמִינֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• He brought themבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• His holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• landגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• to the mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• to the mountainזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• His right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• had acquiredקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069

Cross-references for Psalms 78:54

• Exodus 15:13With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.
• Daniel 9:16O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us.
• Daniel 11:45He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain, but he will meet his end with no one to help him.
• Psalms 44:3For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
• Ephesians 1:14who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

Commentaries on Psalms 78:54

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 54The border of his sanctuary - קדשו kodsho, "of his holy place," that is, the land of Canaan, called afterwards the mountain which his right hand had purchased; because it was a mountainous country, widely differing from Egypt, which was a long, continued, and almost perfect level.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 54And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary - The Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate render this, “to the mountain of his holiness”; that is, his holy mountain. But the reference is rather to the whole land of Canaan. He brought them to the borders of that land - the land of promise - the holy land. They who came out from Egypt did not indeed enter that land, except Caleb and Joshua, but they were conveyed to its borders before all of them fell. It…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-55Verses 40-55 Let not those that receive mercy from God, be thereby made bold to sin, for the mercies they receive will hasten its punishment; yet let not those who are under Divine rebukes for sin, be discouraged from repentance. The Holy One of Israel will do what is most for his own glory, and what is most for their good. Their forgetting former favours, led them to limit God for the future. God made his own people to go forth like sheep; and guided…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40-55The Israelites rebelled even though the Lord had rescued them from powerful plagues.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 52-5452-54. made his ... forth--or, brought them by periodical journeys (compare Ex 15:1).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 78

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings