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Psalms 78:55

53 He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.

54 He brought them to His holy land, to the mountain His right hand had acquired.

He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

56 But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.

57 They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow.

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BSB
He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
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.
WEB
He also drove out the nations before them, allotted them for an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
ASV
He drove out the nations also before them, And allotted them for an inheritance by line, And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
DARBY
And he drove out the nations before them, and allotted them for an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
BLB
And He drove out the nations before their face, and caused them to fall in the line of inheritance, and the tribes of Israel He settled in their tents.
ÅB
Og han drev hedningene ut for deres åsyn og lot deres land tilfalle dem som arvedel og lot Israels stammer bo i deres telter.
OTB
Han drev også ut nasjonene foran dem,
Og tildelte dem som en arv ved måling,
Og bosatte Israels stammer i deres telt.
B1930
Og han drev hedningene ut for deres åsyn og lot deres land tilfalle dem som arvedel og lot Israels stammer bo i deres telter.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Joshua 13:7

    Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”

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  • Psalms 44:2

    With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.

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  • Nehemiah 9:22–25

    You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.

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  • Deuteronomy 6:10–12

    And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,

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  • Joshua 6:1–21

    Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.

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  • Numbers 33:54

    And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.

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  • Psalms 136:18–22

    and slaughtered mighty kings— His loving devotion endures forever.

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  • Psalms 105:44–45

    He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,

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