Psalm 78:55 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter)

⁵⁵ The nations of Canaan, by his almighty hand, Before their face he did expel out of their native land; Which for inheritance to them by line he did divide, And made the tribes of Israel within their tents abide.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵⁵ He cast out the heathen also before them, And divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵⁵ He drove out the nations also before [Israel] and allotted their land as a heritage, measured out and partitioned; and He made the tribes of Israel to dwell in the tents of those dispossessed.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵⁵ He 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.

Common English Bible

⁵⁵ God drove out the nations before them and apportioned property for them; he settled Israel’s tribes in their tents.

Psalm 78:55 Cross References

Psalm 44:2

Thy hand did drive the heathen out, and plant them in their place; Thou didst afflict the nations, but them thou didst increase.

Psalm 44:3

For neither got their sword the land, nor did their arm them save; But thy right hand, arm, countenance; for thou them favour gave.