Psalms 78:55

Psalms 78:55 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
• New International Version (NIV)He drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance; he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He drove out nations before them; he apportioned them for a possession and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He also drove out the nations before them, Allotted them an inheritance by survey, And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.

Context of Psalms 78:55

53They were safe with him as their guide, and they were not afraid. But their enemies drowned in the sea. 54He brought his people to the edge of his holy land. It was land with the mountain that he had taken with his power. He 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. 56But the Israelites continued to test the Most High God, and they turned against him. They did not obey his commands. 57They turned away from him and they deceived him, as their ancestors had done. They were useless, like a bow that would not shoot straight!

Psalms 78:55 word by word

וַיְגָ֤רֶשׁ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֨ם׀ גּוֹיִ֗ם וַֽ֭יַּפִּילֵם בְּחֶ֣בֶל נַחֲלָ֑ה וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ן בְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He cast outגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: drive outH1644
• the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• also beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• them, and dividedנָפַלnâphal · to fall: allotH5307
• them an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• by lineחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• and made the tribesשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• to dwellשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• in their tentsאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168

Cross-references for Psalms 78:55

• Psalms 44:2You used your power to chase away the other nations, so that our ancestors could live in their land. You punished those nations, and you helped our ancestors to be free.
• Psalms 105:44The Lord gave to them the land of other nations. They enjoyed the good things that other people had worked to get.
• Psalms 135:10He destroyed many nations and he killed powerful kings.
• Joshua 6:1The people of Jericho had shut the gates of their city to make it safe. No one could go in or out of the city.
• Joshua 7:1The Israelites did not obey what Joshua had said about the valuable things that belonged to God. Achan took some of these things for himself. He was Carmi's son, who was the son of Zimri, who was the son of Zerah. They were from the tribe of Judah. The Lord was very angry with the Israelites.
• Joshua 8:1Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Do not be afraid. Continue to be brave! Take the whole army with you and go to attack Ai. This time, I will give the king and all his people to you. I will also give to you the city and its land.
• Joshua 9:1All the kings who lived west of the Jordan River heard about what had happened at Ai. They were the kings who ruled in the hill country, in the low hills in the west, and all the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, as far as Lebanon. They were the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
• Joshua 10:1The king of Jerusalem was called Adoni-Zedek. He heard how Joshua had taken Ai city, as he had also taken Jericho city. He heard that Joshua had destroyed those cities and their kings. He also heard that the Israelites had made an agreement with the Gibeonites. They promised that they would not attack the Gibeonites. He knew that the Gibeonites now lived among the Israelites.
• Joshua 11:1Jabin, king of Hazor, heard what had happened. So he sent a message to Jobab, king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron and the king of Acshaph.
• Joshua 12:1The Israelites killed these kings who ruled on the east side of the Jordan River. They destroyed them and they took their land. Their land went from the Arnon valley to Hermon mountain. It included all the land on the east side of the Jordan Valley.
• Joshua 13:1Joshua had become a very old man. The Lord said to him, ‘You are now very old. There is still a lot of land that you have not yet taken.
• Joshua 14:1Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the Israelite clans gave different parts of the land to each tribe of Israel. This tells about the land that each tribe received.
• Joshua 15:1This is the land that Joshua gave to the tribe of Judah, clan by clan. Their land went south along the border of Edom, as far as the wilderness of Zin in the Negev.
• Joshua 16:1This is the land that Joshua gave to the descendants of Joseph. Their land went from the Jordan River at Jericho, and from there it went through the desert into the hills of Bethel.
• Joshua 17:1This is the land that Manasseh's tribe received. Manasseh was Joseph's firstborn son. Manasseh's firstborn son was Makir. He was the father of Gilead. Makir's descendants were brave soldiers. Because of that, Moses had already given Gilead and Bashan to them, east of the Jordan River.

Commentaries on Psalms 78:55

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 55He cast out the heathen also before them - literally, the nations. The idea of their being pagan, in the sense which is now attached to that word, is not in the original. The word is one which would be applied to any nation, without reference to its religion. These nations were, indeed, pagans according to the present use of that term, but that idea is not necessarily in the Hebrew word. And divided them an inheritance by line - Divided to his people an…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. 5555. by line--or, the portion thus measured. divided them--that is, the heathen, put for their possessions, so tents--that is, of the heathen (compare De 6:11).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