Psalms 78:55

55 He drove out nations before them.^[a] He apportioned their inheritance by lot and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

Psalms 78:55 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:55

He cast out the Heathen also before them
The seven nations, the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, ( Deuteronomy 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 ( Joshua 13:6-8 Joshua 13:32 ) ( 14:1-5 ) ,

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.

Psalms 78:55 In-Context

53 He led them safely, and they were not afraid; but the sea covered their enemies.

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

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

56 But they rebelliously tested the Most High God, for they did not keep His decrees.

57 They treacherously turned away like their fathers; they became warped like a faulty bow.

Footnotes

• [a]. Jos 1-12
• [b]. Jos 13-22