Psaume 78:54

54 Il les amena vers sa frontière sainte, Vers cette montagne que sa droite a acquise.

Psaume 78:54 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:54

And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary
Of the land of Canaan, which the Lord had sanctified, and set apart for them; and of Jerusalem, the holy city, the city of the great God, and of the temple where his residence was to be; so the Targum,

``to the border of the place of the house of his sanctuary:''

even to this mountain, which his right hand purchased;
the mount Moriah, on which the temple was built; this psalm being composed, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi think, after it was made known to David, by the prophet Gad, the place where the temple should be built; namely, on the very mountain, on part of which David had his palace; and this was obtained and possessed, not by the power nor through the merits of the Israelites, but through the power and goodness of God; see ( Psalms 44:3 ) .

Psaume 78:54 In-Context

52 Il fit partir son peuple comme des brebis, Il les conduisit comme un troupeau dans le désert.

53 Il les dirigea sûrement, pour qu'ils fussent sans crainte, Et la mer couvrit leurs ennemis.

54 Il les amena vers sa frontière sainte, Vers cette montagne que sa droite a acquise.

55 Il chassa devant eux les nations, Leur distribua le pays en héritage, Et fit habiter dans leurs tentes les tribus d'Israël.

56 Mais ils tentèrent le Dieu Très-Haut et se révoltèrent contre lui, Et ils n'observèrent point ses ordonnances.