Psalm 78:53-55
Easy-to-Read Version
53 He guided them safely.
They had nothing to fear.
He drowned their enemies in the sea.
54 He led his people to his holy land,
to the mountain he took with his own power.
55 He forced the other nations out before them
and gave each family its share of the land.
He gave each tribe of Israel a place to live.
Psalm 78:53-55
New International Version
53 He guided them safely, so they were unafraid;
but the sea engulfed(A) their enemies.(B)
54 And so he brought them to the border of his holy land,
to the hill country his right hand(C) had taken.
55 He drove out nations(D) before them
and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance;(E)
he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.
Psalm 78:53-55
King James Version
53 And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
54 And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.
55 He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
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Psalm 78:53-55
New King James Version
53 And He (A)led them on safely, so that they did not fear;
But the sea (B)overwhelmed their enemies.
54 And He brought them to His (C)holy border,
This mountain (D)which His right hand had acquired.
55 (E)He also drove out the nations before them,
(F)Allotted them an inheritance by [a]survey,
And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.
Footnotes
- Psalm 78:55 surveyed measurement, lit. measuring cord
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