New King James Version
Psalms 105:44
44He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations,
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;
- New International Version (NIV)he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for—
- 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 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, And Abraham His servant. 43He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness. He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations, 45That they might observe His statutes And keep 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 44:2You drove out the nations with Your hand, But them You planted; You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out.
- Psalms 78:55He also drove out the nations before them, Allotted them an inheritance by survey, And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.
- Psalms 80:8You have brought a vine out of Egypt; You have cast out the nations, and planted it.
- Psalms 135:10He defeated many nations And slew mighty kings—
- Psalms 136:21And gave their land as a heritage, For His mercy endures forever;
- Joshua 11:23So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land rested from war.
- Joshua 21:43So the Lord gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it.
- Joshua 23:4See, I have divided to you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, as far as the Great Sea westward.
- Joshua 24:8And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, who dwelt on the other side of the Jordan, and they fought with you. But I gave them into your hand, that you might possess their land, and I destroyed them from before you.
- Nehemiah 9:22“Moreover You gave them kingdoms and nations, And divided them into districts. So they took possession of the land of Sihon, The land of the king of Heshbon, And the land of Og king of Bashan.
- Deuteronomy 6:10“So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build,
- Joshua 5:11And they ate of the produce of the land on the day after the Passover, unleavened bread and parched grain, on the very same day.
- Joshua 13:7Now therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half 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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