Psalms 136:21
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 136
“And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:”Psalms 136:21
What Does Psalms 136:21 Mean?
Psalms 136:21 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 136, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Covenant Loyalty (Hesed), and Mercy.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Psalms 136:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 105:44“And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;”Psalms 135:12“And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.”Isaiah 58:14“Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.”Exodus 6:8“And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD.”Numbers 32:33“And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.”Deuteronomy 3:12“And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.”Joshua 12:1“Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east:”Joshua 13:1“Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.”Nehemiah 9:22“Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.”Psalms 44:2“How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.”Psalms 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.”
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