1 Chronicles 16:18
Saying: 'Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
In Context
17And He established it unto Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
19When ye were but a few men in number, yea, very few, and sojourners in it,
Cross References
Genesis 13:15for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
Genesis 28:13And, behold, the LORD stood beside him, and said: 'I am the LORD, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.
Numbers 26:53'Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
Micah 2:5Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the congregation 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 →