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Psalms 78:54
54And he brought them to his holy border, this mountain, which his right hand purchased;
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
52And he made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock; 53And he led them safely, so that they were without fear; and the sea covered their enemies. And he brought them to his holy border, this mountain, which his right hand purchased; 55And he drove out the nations before them, and allotted them for an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. 56But they tempted and provoked God, the Most High, and kept not his testimonies,
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:54 word by word
וַ֭יְבִיאֵם אֶל־גְּב֣וּל קָדְשׁ֑וֹ הַר־זֶ֝֗ה קָנְתָ֥ה יְמִינֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 78:54
- Exodus 15:13Thou by thy mercy hast led forth the people that thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them by thy strength unto the abode of thy holiness.
- Daniel 9:16Lord, according to all thy righteousnesses, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain; for because of our sins, and because of the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people [are become] a reproach to all round about us.
- Daniel 11:45And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the mountain of holy beauty; and he shall come to his end, and there shall be none to help him.
- Psalms 44:3For not by their own sword did they take possession of the land, neither did their own arm save them; but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst delight in them.
- Ephesians 1:14who is [the] earnest of our inheritance to the redemption of the acquired 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
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