1 Chronicles 16:18
Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
In Context
17And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
19When you were still small in number, and strange in the land;
Cross References
Genesis 13:15For all the land which you see I will give to you and to your seed for ever.
Genesis 28:13And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping.
Numbers 26:53Let there be a division of the land among these, for their heritage, in relation to the number of names.
Micah 2:5For this cause you will have no one to make the decision by the measuring line in the meeting of the Lord.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 16:8-37
David's Psalm of Praise. ( b. c. 1045.) 7 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren. 8 Give thanks unto the Lord , call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people. 9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works. 10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord . 11 Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually. 12 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his… Read the whole commentary →