God’s Word Translation
Psalms 135:12
12He gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to his people Israel.
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 is the one who defeated many nations and killed mighty kings: 11King Sihon of the Amorites, King Og of Bashan, and all the kingdoms in Canaan. He gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to his people Israel. 13O Lord, your name endures forever. O Lord, you will be remembered throughout every generation. 14The Lord will provide justice for his people and have compassion on his servants.
Read all of Psalms 135Psalms 135:12 word by word
וְנָתַ֣ן אַרְצָ֣ם נַחֲלָ֑ה נַ֝חֲלָ֗ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עַמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 135:12
- Psalms 44:1O God, we have heard it with our own ears. Our ancestors have told us about the miracle you performed in their day, in days long ago.
- Psalms 78:55He forced nations out of their way and gave them the land of the nations as their inheritance. He settled the tribes of Israel in their own tents.
- Psalms 136:21He gave their land as an inheritance— because his mercy endures forever.
- Numbers 33:54Divide the land among your families by drawing lots. Give more land to larger families and less land to smaller ones. The land must be given to each family by drawing lots. Divide it among your ancestors’ tribes.
- Joshua 11:23Joshua captured the whole land as the Lord had promised Moses. He gave it to Israel as a possession, dividing it among the tribes. So the land had peace.
- Joshua 12:7These are the kings of the land west of the Jordan River that Joshua and the people of Israel defeated. ⌞Their lands extended⌟ from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak which rises toward Seir. Joshua gave it as a possession to Israel, dividing it among the tribes.
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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