Psalm 136:21 “and He gave their land as an inheritance, His loving devotion endures…”

Psalm 136:21

and He gave their land as an inheritance, His loving devotion endures forever.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:

World English Bible

and gave their land as an inheritance, for his loving kindness endures forever;

American Standard Version

And gave their land for a heritage; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

Geneva Bible 1599

And gaue their land for an heritage: for his mercie endureth for euer:

Darby Translation

And gave their land for an inheritance, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever,

Young's Literal Translation

And He gave their land for inheritance, For to the age [is] His kindness.

Bible in Basic English

And gave their land to his people for a heritage: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

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Cross references

“And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:”

Psalm 78:55 Psalm 105:44 Psalm 135:12 Numbers 32:33–42 Deuteronomy 3:12–17 Joshua 12:1–7

Psalm 78:55 · BSB

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

Psalm 105:44 · BSB

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

Psalm 135:12 · BSB

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

Numbers 32:33–42 · BSB

So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territ…

Deuteronomy 3:12–17 · BSB

So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities.

Joshua 12:1–7 · BSB

Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20and Og king of Bashan— His loving devotion endures forever.

22a heritage to His servant Israel. His loving devotion endures forever.

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