New English Translation
Psalms 78:55
55He drove the nations out from before them; he assigned them their tribal allotments and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.
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 guided them safely along, while the sea covered their enemies. 54He brought them to the border of his holy land, to this mountainous land which his right hand acquired. He drove the nations out from before them; he assigned them their tribal allotments and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down. 56Yet they challenged and defied the sovereign God, and did not obey his commands. 57They were unfaithful and acted as treacherously as their ancestors; they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow.
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 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, by your power, defeated nations and settled our fathers on their land; you crushed the people living there and enabled our ancestors to occupy it.
- Psalms 105:44He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced,
- Psalms 135:10He defeated many nations, and killed mighty kings –
- Psalms 136:18and killed powerful kings, for his loyal love endures,
- Joshua 6:1Now Jericho was shut tightly because of the Israelites. No one was allowed to leave or enter.
- Joshua 7:1But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches. Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. The Lord was furious with the Israelites.
- Joshua 8:1The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! Take the whole army with you and march against Ai! See, I am handing over to you the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.
- Joshua 9:1When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan – in the hill country, the lowlands, and all along the Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) –
- Joshua 10:1Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua captured Ai and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho and its king. He also heard how the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.
- Joshua 11:1When King Jabin of Hazor heard the news, he organized a coalition, including King Jobab of Madon, the king of Shimron, the king of Acshaph,
- Joshua 12:1Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites defeated and drove from their land on the east side of the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the eastern Arabah:
- Joshua 13:1When Joshua was very old, the Lord told him, “You are very old, and a great deal of land remains to be conquered.
- Joshua 14:1The following is a record of the territory assigned to the Israelites in the land of Canaan by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders.
- Joshua 15:1The land allotted to the tribe of Judah by its clans reached to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin in the Negev far to the south.
- Joshua 16:1The land allotted to Joseph’s descendants extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho to the east, through the desert and on up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.
- Joshua 17:1The tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn son, was also allotted land. The descendants of Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn and the father of Gilead, received land, for they were warriors. They were assigned Gilead and Bashan.
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
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