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Psalms 105:44
44he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for—
Psalms 105:44 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples' toil,
- New King James Version (NKJV)He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations,
- New Living Translation (NLT)He gave his people the lands of pagan nations, and they harvested crops that others had planted.
Context of Psalms 105:44
42For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham. 43He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy; he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for— 45that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws. Praise the Lord.
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וַיִּתֵּ֣ן לָ֭הֶם אַרְצ֣וֹת גּוֹיִ֑ם וַעֲמַ֖ל לְאֻמִּ֣ים יִירָֽשׁוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 105:44
- Psalms 44:2With your hand you drove out the nations and planted our ancestors; you crushed the peoples and made our ancestors flourish.
- Psalms 78:55He drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance; he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.
- Psalms 80:8You transplanted a vine from Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.
- Psalms 135:10He struck down many nations and killed mighty kings—
- Psalms 136:21and gave their land as an inheritance, His love endures forever.
- Joshua 11:23So Joshua took the entire land, just as the Lord had directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal divisions. Then the land had rest from war.
- Joshua 21:43So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.
- Joshua 23:4Remember how I have allotted as an inheritance for your tribes all the land of the nations that remain—the nations I conquered—between the Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea in the west.
- Joshua 24:8“ ‘I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived east of the Jordan. They fought against you, but I gave them into your hands. I destroyed them from before you, and you took possession of their land.
- Nehemiah 9:22“You gave them kingdoms and nations, allotting to them even the remotest frontiers. They took over the country of Sihon king of Heshbon and the country of Og king of Bashan.
- Deuteronomy 6:10When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build,
- Joshua 5:11The day after the Passover, that very day, they ate some of the produce of the land: unleavened bread and roasted grain.
- Joshua 13:7and divide it as an inheritance among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh.”
Commentaries on Psalms 105:44
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44And gave them the lands of the heathen - Of the “nations” of the land of Palestine, according to his promise. See the notes at Psalm 78:55. And they inherited the labor of the people - The fruit of their labors. See Deuteronomy 6:10-11; Joshua 13:7.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-45Verses 24-45 As the believer commonly thrives best in his soul when under the cross; so the church also flourishes most in true holiness, and increases in number, while under persecution. Yet instruments shall be raised up for their deliverance, and plagues may be expected by persecutors. And see the special care God took of his people in the wilderness. All the benefits bestowed on Israel as a nation, were shadows of spiritual blessings with which we are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44Canaan was a land of pagan nations (see Psalm 111:6). The psalmist might also be thinking about God's promise to Abraham (Genesis 24:60) regarding the lands given to Isaac (Genesis 26:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 42-4542-45. The reasons for these dealings: (1) God's faithfulness to His covenant, "His holy promise" of Canaan, is the fountain whence flowed so many acts of marvellous kindness to His people (compare Psa 105:8, 11). Ex 2:24 is the fundamental passage [Hengstenberg]. (2) That they might be obedient. The observance of God's commands by Abraham was the object of the covenant with him (Ge 18:19), as it was also the object of the covenant with Israel, that they…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 105
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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