Psalm 135:12
New International Version
and he gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to his people Israel.

New Living Translation
He gave their land as an inheritance, a special possession to his people Israel.

English Standard Version
and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel.

Berean Standard Bible
He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel.

Berean Literal Bible
And He gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel His people.

King James Bible
And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.

New King James Version
And gave their land as a heritage, A heritage to Israel His people.

New American Standard Bible
And He gave their land as an inheritance, An inheritance to His people Israel.

NASB 1995
And He gave their land as a heritage, A heritage to Israel His people.

NASB 1977
And He gave their land as a heritage, A heritage to Israel His people.

Legacy Standard Bible
And He gave their land as an inheritance, An inheritance to Israel His people.

Amplified Bible
And He gave their land as a heritage, A heritage to Israel His people.

Berean Annotated Bible
He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel (he wrestles with God).

Christian Standard Bible
He gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to his people Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to His people Israel.

American Standard Version
And gave their land for a heritage, A heritage unto Israel his people.

Contemporary English Version
and gave their property to his people Israel.

English Revised Version
And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to his people Israel.

Good News Translation
He gave their lands to his people; he gave them to Israel.

International Standard Version
and he gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to his people Israel.

NET Bible
He gave their land as an inheritance, as an inheritance to Israel his people.

New Heart English Bible
and gave their land for a heritage, a heritage to Israel, his people.

Webster's Bible Translation
And gave their land for a heritage, a heritage to Israel his people.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel.

World English Bible
and gave their land for a heritage, a heritage to Israel, his people.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And He gave their land an inheritance, "" An inheritance to His people Israel,

Berean Literal Bible
And He gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel His people.

Young's Literal Translation
And He gave their land an inheritance, An inheritance to Israel His people,

Smith's Literal Translation
And he gave their land an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his people.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And gave their land for an inheritance, for an inheritance to his people Israel.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he gave their land as an inheritance, as an inheritance for his people Israel.

New American Bible
And made their land a heritage, a heritage for Israel his people.

New Revised Standard Version
and gave their land as a heritage, a heritage to his people Israel.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And gave their land for a heritage, a heritage to Israel his people.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He gave their land as an inheritance to Israel his people.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And gave their land for a heritage, A heritage unto Israel His people.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and gave their land for an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his people.

Additional Translations ...



Context
Your Name, O LORD, Endures Forever
11Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan. 12He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel. 13Your name, O LORD, endures forever, Your renown, O LORD, through all generations.…

Cross References
He gave their land as an inheritance,

Deuteronomy 4:38
to drive out before you nations greater and mightier than you, and to bring you into their land and give it to you for your inheritance, as it is this day.

Joshua 11:23
So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.

Joshua 21:43
Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.
as a heritage to His people Israel.

Psalm 78:55
He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

Joshua 14:1
Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.

Joshua 23:4
See, I have allotted as an inheritance to your tribes these remaining nations, including all the nations I have already cut off, from the Jordan westward to the Great Sea.
Nehemiah 9:22-24
You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan. / You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess. / So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished.

Deuteronomy 7:1
When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you—

Numbers 33:53-54
You are to take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess. / And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.

Deuteronomy 6:10-11
And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, / with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied,

Joshua 24:13
So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities that you did not build, and now you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’

Exodus 23:30-31
Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land. / And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.

Deuteronomy 9:1-3
Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens. / The people are strong and tall, the descendants of the Anakim. You know about them, and you have heard it said, “Who can stand up to the sons of Anak?” / But understand that today the LORD your God goes across ahead of you as a consuming fire; He will destroy them and subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them swiftly, as the LORD has promised you.

Acts 13:19
And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.

Psalm 44:2-3
With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out. / For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.

Psalm 105:44
He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,


Treasury of Scripture

And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage to Israel his people.

gave their

Psalm 44:1-3
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old…

Psalm 78:55
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.

Psalm 136:21,22
And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever: …

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Psalm 135
1. An exhortation to praise God for his mercy
5. For his power
8. For his judgments
15. The vanity of idols
19. An exhortation to bless God












He gave their land as an inheritance,

God fulfilled His covenant promise by bringing Israel into Canaan and giving them the territories of the nations He had judged. The land was not won by Israel’s strength or earned by its righteousness, but granted by God’s faithfulness to His word.

Deu 4:38 to drive out before you nations greater and mightier…
Jos 11:23 So Joshua took the entire land, as the LORD had spoken…
Jos 21:43 Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn…

as a heritage to His people Israel.

Israel received the land as a lasting possession under God’s covenant, with each tribe allotted its portion. It marked Israel as God’s chosen nation and provided the setting in which they were to live under His law.

Psa 78:55 He drove out nations before them and apportioned……
Jos 14:1 Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited…
Jos 23:4 See, I have allotted as an inheritance to your tribes…

Persons / Places / Events
1. God (Yahweh)
The central figure in this verse, God is the one who gives the land as an inheritance. His sovereignty and faithfulness are highlighted.

2. Israel
The nation chosen by God to receive the inheritance. This refers to the descendants of Jacob, the twelve tribes of Israel.

3. The Promised Land
The land given to Israel, often referred to as Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants.

4. The Exodus
The event where God delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, leading them to the Promised Land.

5. Conquest of Canaan
The historical event where the Israelites, under leaders like Joshua, took possession of the land God promised them.
Teaching Points
God's Faithfulness
God keeps His promises. Just as He gave Israel the land, He will fulfill His promises to us.

Inheritance in Christ
Believers have a spiritual inheritance in Christ, which is eternal and secure.

Trust in God's Timing
The Israelites waited many years to receive their inheritance. We must trust God's timing in our lives.

Obedience and Faith
The Israelites had to act in faith and obedience to possess the land. Similarly, we must live in obedience to receive God's blessings.

Gratitude for God's Gifts
Recognize and be thankful for the spiritual and material blessings God has given us.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of Psalm 135:12?

2. How does Psalm 135:12 demonstrate God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises?

3. What does "gave their land as an inheritance" reveal about God's sovereignty?

4. How can we trust God's provision today, as seen in Psalm 135:12?

5. Which other scriptures highlight God's role in granting inheritances to His people?

6. How should Psalm 135:12 inspire gratitude for God's blessings in our lives?

7. How does Psalm 135:12 reflect God's promise to Israel?

8. What historical evidence supports the land inheritance mentioned in Psalm 135:12?

9. How does Psalm 135:12 influence modern Christian views on divine justice?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Psalm 135?


-12Psalm 105:44; Psalm 111:6.

Verse 12. - And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people (see Exodus 6:8; Psalm 78:55; Psalm 136:21).

Psalm 135:12 celebrates the Lord’s gracious gift of Canaan. He alone secured the land, designated it as an unearned inheritance, established it as a cherished heritage, and gave it specifically to Israel, His covenant people. The verse invites us to trust the same faithful God, treasure what He entrusts to us, and live gratefully within His promises.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He gave
וְנָתַ֣ן (wə·nā·ṯan)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

their land
אַרְצָ֣ם (’ar·ṣām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 776: Earth, land

as an inheritance,
נַחֲלָ֑ה (na·ḥă·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion

a heritage
נַ֝חֲלָ֗ה (na·ḥă·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion

to His people
עַמּֽוֹ׃ (‘am·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

Israel.
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל (lə·yiś·rā·’êl)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


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