“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
Parallel translations
- WEB saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance”;
- KJV Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
- NKJV Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan As the allotment of your inheritance,”
- NASB Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan As the portion of your inheritance,”
- NLT “I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession.”
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Quick answer
The substance of the promise was the gift of the land of Canaan as Israel's inheritance. God pledged a homeland to His people.
Overview
The psalmist names the heart of the covenant promise, the land of Canaan given as Israel's portion. This pledge anchored Israel's hope through long years of waiting. The earthly inheritance points beyond itself to the better, heavenly inheritance secured for believers in Christ (Hebrews 11:16).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Gen 13:15for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
- Gen 15:18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
- Ps 78:55He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
- Gen 12:7Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
- Gen 26:3–4Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
- Gen 28:13And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.
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