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Psalms 135:12
12He gave their land to his people, the Israelites. The land would belong to them and to their descendants.
Psalms 135:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.
- New International Version (NIV)and he gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to his people Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And gave their land as a heritage, A heritage to Israel His people.
Context of Psalms 135:12
10He destroyed many nations and he killed powerful kings. 11He killed Sihon, the king of the Amorites. He killed Og, the king of Bashan, and all the other kings of Canaan. He gave their land to his people, the Israelites. The land would belong to them and to their descendants. 13Lord, people will always remember your name. You will always be famous. 14The Lord shows that his people are right. He is kind to those who serve him.
Read all of Psalms 135Psalms 135:12 word by word
וְנָתַ֣ן אַרְצָ֣ם נַחֲלָ֑ה נַ֝חֲלָ֗ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עַמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 135:12
- Psalms 44:1God, we have heard it for ourselves. Our ancestors told us what you did for them a long time ago.
- Psalms 78:55He chased away the nations that were living there. He gave to each tribe their own piece of land, so that Israel's tribes could live there.
- Numbers 33:54You must use lots to choose how to give part of the land to each family. You must give more land to the larger clans and you must give less land to the smaller clans. The lots will decide which piece of land belongs to each family. Each of your ancestors' tribes will get its own part of the land.
- Joshua 11:23In that way, Joshua took the whole land. The Lord had promised Moses that he would give the land to his people. Joshua gave a part of the land to each tribe, for them to live in. After all that, the people did not have to fight any more.
- Joshua 12:7Joshua and the Israelites killed these kings who ruled on the west side of the Jordan River. Joshua gave these kings' land to the Israelite tribes for them to live in. He gave a different piece of land to each tribe. Their land went from Baal Gad in the Lebanon valley to Halak mountain, which is near Seir.
Commentaries on Psalms 135:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And gave their land for an heritage - See the notes at Psalm 111:6.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-14Verses 5-14 God is, and will be always, the same to his church, a gracious, faithful, wonder-working God. And his church is, and will be, the same to him, a thankful, praising people: thus his name endures for ever. He will return in ways of mercy to them, and will delight to do them good.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-12The Lord had complete authority and power over the exodus and the conquest of the promised land.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1210-12. The conquest of Canaan was by God's power, not that of the people.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 135
- 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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