Psalms 136:21
He gave their lands to us, his people; his faithful love for us endures forever.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:
In Context
20He killed Og, the king of Bashan region; his faithful love for us endures forever.
22He gave those lands to us people of Israel, who serve him; his faithful love for us endures forever.
Cross References
Numbers 32:33So Moses/I agreed to give that land to the tribes of Gad and Reuben and to half of the tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh. That land was previously the land where Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, ruled, and the land where Og, the king of Bashan region, ruled, including its cities and surrounding land.
Deuteronomy 3:18At that time, I told you three tribes, ‘Yahweh our God is giving you this land east of the Jordan River, for you to occupy/capture. So now, give your soldiers weapons, and send them across the Jordan River ahead of the men from the other Israeli tribes to help them to conquer/capture the land that has been allotted to them.
Joshua 13:1When Joshua was very old, Yahweh said to him, “Joshua, you are now an old man, but there is still a lot of land for your army to capture.
Psalms 44:2They told us how you expelled the ungodly people and enabled us to live in their land. They told us that you punished those ungodly people and enabled your own people to prosper [IDM].
Psalms 105:44He gave to them the land that belonged to the people-groups that lived there in Canaan, and the Israelis harvested crops that other people had planted.
Isaiah 41:8Yahweh says, “ You people of Israel are like my servants; you are descendants of Jacob, whom I chose; you are descendants of Abraham, who I said is my friend.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 136:11-23
Divine Mercy Celebrated. 10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever: 11 And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever: 12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever. 13 To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever: 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever: 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.… Read the whole commentary →