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Psalms 78:54

What does Psalms 78:54 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 78:54 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, To this mountain, which his right hand had gotten.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, To this mountain, which his right hand had gotten.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he was their guide to his holy land, even to the mountain, which his right hand had made his;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And He bringeth them in unto the border of His sanctuary, This mountain His right hand had got,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Not available in this translation

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he brought them to his holy border, this mountain, which his right hand purchased;

Context

v.53And he led them safely, so that they feared not; But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

v.54This passage

v.55He 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Exodus 15:13

    Thou in thy lovingkindness hast led the people that thou hast redeemed: Thou hast guided them in thy strength to thy holy habitation.

  • Daniel 9:16

    O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, let thine anger and thy wrath, I pray thee, be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are round about us.

  • Psalms 44:3

    For they gat not the land in possession by their own sword, Neither did their own arm save them; But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, Because thou wast favorable unto them.

  • Exodus 15:17

    Thou wilt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, The place, O Jehovah, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, The sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.

  • Isaiah 11:9

    They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.

  • Ephesians 1:14

    which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God’s own possession, unto the praise of his glory.

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