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Text -- Psalms 78:55 (NET)

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78:55 He drove the nations out from before them; he assigned them their tribal allotments and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.
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 · Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Wicked | Unbelief | TENT | Psalms | PROVIDENCE, 1 | PLAGUES OF EGYPT | Music | LINE | Israel | Heathen | HEZEKIAH (2) | God | EXODUS, THE BOOK OF, 3-4 | Cord | Asaph | more
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JFB: Psa 78:55 - -- Or, the portion thus measured.

Or, the portion thus measured.

JFB: Psa 78:55 - -- That is, the heathen, put for their possessions, so tents--that is, of the heathen (compare Deu 6:11).

That is, the heathen, put for their possessions, so tents--that is, of the heathen (compare Deu 6:11).

Calvin: Psa 78:55 - -- 55.He expelled the heathen from before them; and made them to fall into their part of the inheritance These words are an explanation of the concludin...

55.He expelled the heathen from before them; and made them to fall into their part of the inheritance These words are an explanation of the concluding sentence of the preceding verse: they describe the manner in which the land of Canaan was acquired, plainly intimating that the Israelites were not such a warlike race, nor those heathen nations so cowardly, as to render it an easy matter for the former to vanquish the latter, and that it would have been impossible for the former to have expelled the latter from the country, had they not been led on to victory under the conduct of God, and been aided by his power. Besides, it would have been unlawful for them to have taken possession of the country, had it not been the will of God that the first inhabitants should be deprived of it, and that strangers should be established in it in their room.

TSK: Psa 78:55 - -- cast : Psa 44:2, Psa 105:44, Psa 105:45, Psa 135:10-12, Psa 136:18-22; Josh. 6:1-21:45; Neh 9:22-25 divided : Num 33:54; Jos 13:7, Jos 19:51 and made ...

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Barnes: Psa 78:55 - -- He 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 wo...

He 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 inheritance by a measurement of the land. That is, the land was partitioned out among the tribes, by a survey, fixing their limits and boundaries. See Jos 13:7; 18; 19.

And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents - To dwell securely and quietly, no longer roaming from place to place, but having a fixed habitation and a home.

Gill: Psa 78:55 - -- He cast out the Heathen also before them,.... The seven nations, the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, ...

He cast out the Heathen also before them,.... The seven nations, the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, Deu 7:1.

and divided them an inheritance by line: the land of Canaan was divided among the nine tribes and a half by Joshua, the other two and a half having had their portion assigned them on the other side; this distribution was made very exactly by lot, by line, and measure, so that every tribe had their proper portion and inheritance; see Jos 13:6,

and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents; in the cities, towns, villages, and houses of the Heathen cast out before them.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 78:55 Heb “and caused the tribes of Israel to settle down in their tents.”

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Psa 78:1-72 - --1 An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God.9 The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient.67 The Israelites bein...

MHCC: Psa 78:40-55 - --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...

Matthew Henry: Psa 78:40-72 - -- The matter and scope of this paragraph are the same with the former, showing what great mercies God had bestowed upon Israel, how provoking they had...

Keil-Delitzsch: Psa 78:49-59 - -- When these plagues rose to the highest pitch, Israel became free, and removed, being led by its God, into the Land of Promise; but it continued stil...

Constable: Psa 73:1--89:52 - --I. Book 3: chs 73--89 A man or men named Asaph wrote 17 of the psalms in this book (Pss. 73-83). Other writers w...

Constable: Psa 78:1-72 - --Psalm 78 This didactic psalm teaches present and future generations to learn from the past, and it stres...

Constable: Psa 78:12-72 - --3. The record of God's goodness and Israel's unfaithfulness 78:12-72 78:12-20 In his historical review Asaph began with the plagues in Egypt (v. 12). ...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Psalms (Book Introduction) The Hebrew title of this book is Tehilim ("praises" or "hymns"), for a leading feature in its contents is praise, though the word occurs in the title ...

JFB: Psalms (Outline) ALEPH. (Psa 119:1-8). This celebrated Psalm has several peculiarities. It is divided into twenty-two parts or stanzas, denoted by the twenty-two let...

TSK: Psalms (Book Introduction) The Psalms have been the general song of the universal Church; and in their praise, all the Fathers have been unanimously eloquent. Men of all nation...

TSK: Psalms 78 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Psa 78:1, An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God; Psa 78:9, The story of God’s wrath against the incredulous and di...

Poole: Psalms (Book Introduction) OF PSALMS THE ARGUMENT The divine authority of this Book of PSALMS is so certain and evident, that it was never questioned in the church; which b...

Poole: Psalms 78 (Chapter Introduction) THE ARGUMENT The scope of this Psalm is plainly expressed Psa 78:6-8 , and is this, that the Israelites might learn to hope and trust in God, and s...

MHCC: Psalms (Book Introduction) David was the penman of most of the psalms, but some evidently were composed by other writers, and the writers of some are doubtful. But all were writ...

MHCC: Psalms 78 (Chapter Introduction) (Psa 78:1-8) Attention called for. (v. 9-39) The history of Israel. (v. 40-55) Their settlement in Canaan. (v. 56-72) The mercies of God to Israel ...

Matthew Henry: Psalms (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Book of Psalms We have now before us one of the choicest and most excellent parts of all the Old Te...

Matthew Henry: Psalms 78 (Chapter Introduction) This psalm is historical; it is a narrative of the great mercies God had bestowed upon Israel, the great sins wherewith they had provoked him, and ...

Constable: Psalms (Book Introduction) Introduction Title The title of this book in the Hebrew Bible is Tehillim, which means...

Constable: Psalms (Outline) Outline I. Book 1: chs. 1-41 II. Book 2: chs. 42-72 III. Book 3: chs. 73...

Constable: Psalms Psalms Bibliography Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89." In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus,...

Haydock: Psalms (Book Introduction) THE BOOK OF PSALMS. INTRODUCTION. The Psalms are called by the Hebrew, Tehillim; that is, hymns of praise. The author, of a great part of ...

Gill: Psalms (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO PSALMS The title of this book may be rendered "the Book of Praises", or "Hymns"; the psalm which our Lord sung at the passover is c...

Gill: Psalms 78 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 78 Maschil of Asaph. Or for "Asaph" f; a doctrinal and "instructive" psalm, as the word "Maschil" signifies; see Psa 32:1, wh...

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