Psalm 78:53-55

Tell the Coming Generation

53 n He led them in safety, so that they o were not afraid,
but p the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
54 And he brought them to his q holy land,
r to the mountain which his right hand had s won.
55 He t drove out nations before them;
he u apportioned them for a possession
and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

  1. Cross References
    Exodus 14:19 - 20
    Then the angel of God who was going before the host of Israel moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them.
  2. Cross References
    Exodus 14:13
    And Moses said to the people, "Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 14:27 - 28
    So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal course when the morning appeared. And as the Egyptians fled into it, the Lord threw the Egyptians into the midst of the sea.
    Exodus 15:10
    You blew with your wind; the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty waters.
  4. Cross References
    Exodus 15:17
    You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain, the place, O Lord, which you have made for your abode, the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established.
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 11:9
    They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
    Isaiah 57:13
    When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you! The wind will carry them off, a breath will take them away. But he who takes refuge in me shall possess the land and shall inherit my holy mountain.
    Psalms 68:16
    Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain, at the mount that God desired for his abode, yes, where the Lord will dwell forever?
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 74:2
    Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 44:2
    You with your own hand drove out the nations, but them you planted; you afflicted the peoples, but them you set free.
  8. Cross References
    Joshua 23:4
    Behold, I have allotted to you as an inheritance for your tribes those nations that remain, along with all the nations that I have already cut off, from the Jordan to the Great Sea in the west.
    Psalms 135:12
    And gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel.
    Psalms 136:21 - 22
    And gave their land as a heritage, for his steadfast love endures forever.
    Acts 13:19
    And after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance.
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