Psalms 136:21
And he gave the land of them to be heritage. (And he gave their land for an inheritance to his people.)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:
In Context
22Heritage to Israel, his servant. (Yea, for an inheritance to his servant Israel.)
Cross References
Numbers 32:33And so Moses gave to the sons of Gad, and of Reuben, and to half the lineage of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, the realm of Sihon, king of Amorites, and the realm of Og, king of Bashan, and their land (s), with their cities, by compass.
Deuteronomy 3:18And I commanded to you in that time, and said, Your Lord God giveth to you this land into heritage; all ye strong men, (And I commanded to you at that time, and said, The Lord your God hath given you this land for an inheritance; all ye strong men,)
Joshua 13:1Joshua was eld and of great age; and the Lord said to him, Thou hast waxed eld, and art of long time; and the most large land is left, that is not yet parted by lot, (or and much of the land is left, that hath not yet been taken);
Psalms 44:2Thine hand lost heathen men, and thou plantedest them, (or Thy hand destroyed the heathen or Thy power drove out the heathen, and thou plantedest our forefathers there); thou tormentedest (the) peoples, and castedest them out.
Psalms 105:44And he gave to them the countries of heathen men; and they had in possession the travails of (other) peoples. (And he gave them the countries of the heathen; and they had in possession what other peoples had toiled for, or had worked so hard for.)
Isaiah 41:8And thou, Israel, (or But thou, Israel), (art) my servant, Jacob, whom I chose, the seed of Abraham, 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 →