53 Yea, he carried them out safely, and they [a]feared not, and the Sea covered their enemies.

54 And he brought them unto the borders of his [b]Sanctuary: even to this Mountain which his right hand purchased.

55 (A)He cast out the heathen also before them, and caused them to fall to the lot of his inheritance, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tabernacles.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 78:53 That is, they had none occasion to fear, forasmuch as God destroyed their enemies, and delivered them safely.
  2. Psalm 78:54 Meaning, Canaan, which God had consecrated to himself, and appointed to his people.

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.

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