Psalms 78:54

54 And so he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken.

Psalms 78:54 in Other Translations

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

54 And he brought them to his holy land, to the mountain which his right hand had won.

54 He brought them to the border of his holy land, to this land of hills he had won for them.

54 He brought them into his holy land, this mountain he claimed for his own.

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

Psalms 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 ) .

Psalms 78:54 In-Context

52 But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the wilderness.

53 He guided them safely, so they were unafraid; but the sea engulfed their enemies.

54 And so he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken.

55 He drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance; he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.

56 But they put God to the test and rebelled against the Most High; they did not keep his statutes.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 15:17; Psalms 44:3