Psalms 136:21

Literal Standard Version

And He gave their land for inheritance, || For His kindness [is] for all time.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and gave their land as an inheritance,

Hebrew Names Version
And gave their land as an inheritance; For his lovingkindness endures forever;

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

English Standard Version
and gave their land as a heritage, for his steadfast love endures forever;

New Century Version
He gave their land as a gift. His love continues forever.

New English Translation
and gave their land as an inheritance, for his loyal love endures,

Amplified Bible
And gave their land as a heritage, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

New American Standard Bible
And gave their land as an inheritance, For His faithfulness is everlasting,

World English Bible
And gave their land as an inheritance; For his lovingkindness endures forever;

Geneva Bible (1587)
And gaue their land for an heritage: for his mercie endureth for euer:

Legacy Standard Bible
And gave their land as an inheritance,For His lovingkindness endures forever,

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

Contemporary English Version
God took away their land. God's love never fails.

Complete Jewish Bible
then he gave their land as a heritage, for his grace continues forever;

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

Easy-to-Read Version
He gave their land to Israel. His faithful love will last forever.

George Lamsa Translation
And gave their land for a heritage; for his mercy endures for ever;

Good News Translation
He gave their lands to his people; his love is eternal;

Lexham English Bible
And he gave their land as an inheritance, for his loyal love endures forever.

Literal Translation
and gave their land for an inheritance; for His mercy endures forever;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And gaue a waye their londe for an heretage, for his mercy endureth for euer.

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

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

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And gave their land for a heritage, for His mercy endureth for ever;

King James Version (1611)
And gaue their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for euer.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he gaue away their lande for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for euer.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and gave their land for an inheritance: for his mercy endures for ever:

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he yaf the lond of hem eritage.

Update Bible Version
And gave their land for a heritage; For his loving-kindness [endures] forever;

Webster's Bible Translation
And gave their land for a heritage: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:

New King James Version
And gave their land as a heritage, For His mercy endures forever;

New Living Translation
God gave the land of these kings as an inheritance— His faithful love endures forever.

New Life Bible
He gave their land as a gift, for His loving-kindness lasts forever.

New Revised Standard
and gave their land as a heritage, for his steadfast love endures forever;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And gave their land for an inheritance, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(135-21) And he gave their land for an inheritance: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Revised Standard Version
and gave their land as a heritage, for his steadfast love endures for ever;

Young's Literal Translation
And He gave their land for inheritance, For to the age [is] His kindness.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And gave their land as a heritage, For His lovingkindness is everlasting,

Contextual Overview

¹⁰To Him striking Egypt in their firstborn, || For His kindness [is] for all time. ¹¹And bringing forth Israel from their midst, || For His kindness [is] for all time. ¹²By a strong hand and an outstretched-arm, || For His kindness [is] for all time. ¹³To Him cutting the Sea of Suph into parts, || For His kindness [is] for all time, ¹⁴And caused Israel to pass through its midst, || For His kindness [is] for all time, ¹⁵And shook out Pharaoh and his force in the Sea of Suph, || For His kindness [is] for all time. ¹⁶To Him leading His people in a wilderness, || For His kindness [is] for all time. ¹⁷To Him striking great kings, || For His kindness [is] for all time. ¹⁸Indeed, He slays majestic kings, || For His kindness [is] for all time. ¹⁹Even Sihon king of the Amorite, || For His kindness [is] for all time.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Psalms 44:2, Psalms 44:3, Psalms 78:55, Psalms 105:44, Psalms 135:12, Numbers 32:33-42, Deuteronomy 3:12-17, Joshua 12:1-7, Joshua 13:1 - Joshua 21:45, Nehemiah 9:22-24

Reciprocal: Isaiah 58:14 - and feed

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And gave their land for an heritage,.... This was taken away from them and their subjects by the Lord, who has the disposing of kingdoms, and given to another people, for an inheritance;

for his mercy [endureth] for ever; while his justice is exercised on some, in a strict manner, with severity and rigour, his mercy is shown to others.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To him which smote great kings - On this passage see the notes at Psalms 135:10-12. There is little difference in the two places, except that here the statement is divided by the refrain, “For his mercy endureth forever.” The idea in the whole passage, in view of the divine interposition in slaying the mighty kings, and in giving their land for a possession to the Hebrew people, is, that it was a proof of mercy and benevolence. It is benevolence to mankind and to the church of God - it is in the interests of humanity, of domestic peace, and of the charities of life, to remove wicked people from the world. This mercy may be manifested further, not merely in removing the wicked, but in transferring their possessions to those who will make a better use of them. Thus the possessions of these mighty kings, Sihon and Og, were transferred to the people of God, and lands which had been devoted to the service of blood, ambition, crime, pollution, and idolatry, became devoted to the service of religion and righteousness. In like manner, through the removal of a wicked man from the world by death, God may cause his wealth, accumulated by avarice and dishonesty, to be transferred to the hands of children who will make a good use of it - children converted as if in anticipation of this, and with a view to this. Among the highest expressions of mercy to the world may be, therefore, the removal of wicked princes in war - or the removal of wicked people, in other ranks of life, by death in any form.