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

53He led them safely. They had no fear while the sea covered their enemies. 54He brought them into his holy land, to this mountain that his power had won. He 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. 56They tested God Most High and rebelled against him. They did not obey his written instructions. 57They were disloyal and treacherous like their ancestors. They were like arrows shot from a defective bow.

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 44:2By your power you forced nations ⌞out of the land⌟, but you planted our ancestors ⌞there⌟. You shattered many groups of people, but you set our ancestors free.
• Psalms 105:44He gave them the lands of ⌞other⌟ nations, and they inherited what others had worked for
• Psalms 135:10He is the one who defeated many nations and killed mighty kings:
• Psalms 136:18He killed mighty kings— because his mercy endures forever.
• Joshua 6:1Jericho was bolted and barred shut because the people were afraid of the Israelites. No one could enter or leave.
• Joshua 7:1The people of Israel proved to be disloyal about the things claimed by the Lord. Achan, son of Carmi, grandson of Zabdi, great-grandson of Zerah, and a member of the tribe of Judah, took something that had been claimed by the Lord. So the Lord became angry with the people of Israel.
• Joshua 8:1The Lord said to Joshua, “Don’t be terrified or afraid. Take all the troops with you, and march against Ai. I am about to hand the king of Ai, his people, city, and land over to you.
• Joshua 9:1When all the kings west of the Jordan River heard about these events,
• Joshua 10:1King Adoni Zedek of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and claimed it for the Lord the same way he had destroyed Jericho and its king. He also heard that the people of Gibeon had made peace with the people of Israel and were living with them.
• Joshua 11:1King Jabin of Hazor heard ⌞what had happened⌟. So he sent messengers to King Jobab of Madon and to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph.
• Joshua 12:1These are the kings of the land east of the Jordan River that the people of Israel defeated. Israel also took possession of their lands from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, and all the eastern plains.
• Joshua 13:1Joshua was old, near the end of his life. So the Lord said to him, “You are old, near the end of your life, and there is a lot of land left to be conquered.
• Joshua 14:1This is the land that the people of Israel inherited in Canaan. The priest Eleazar, Joshua (son of Nun), and the heads of Israel’s tribes distributed it to the people.
• Joshua 15:1The lot was drawn for the families of the tribe of Judah. Their territory extends as far south as the territory of Edom and the desert of Zin.
• Joshua 16:1The lot was drawn for Joseph. The border of Joseph’s territory goes from the Jordan River at Jericho to the springs of Jericho on the east, through the desert that goes up from Jericho, and through the mountains to Bethel.
• Joshua 17:1The lot was drawn for the tribe of Manasseh, because Manasseh was Joseph’s firstborn. Machir, Manasseh’s firstborn, the ancestor of the people living in Gilead, had received Gilead and Bashan because he was a soldier.

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