Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 135:12
And gave their land [for] a heritage, a heritage unto Israel his people.
12. an heritage ] Cp. Deu 4:38.
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And gave their land for an heritage … – See the notes at Psa 111:6.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
And gave their land [for] an heritage,…. The land of the two kings before mentioned, which was given to the Reubenites, and Gadites, and half tribe of Manasseh, De 3:12; and the lands belonging to the several kingdoms of Canaan were given to the rest of the tribes;
an heritage unto Israel his people; a type of the heavenly Canaan, the glorious, incorruptible, undefiled, and eternal inheritance; which is of God’s free grace, chosen, prepared, and given; even a right unto it, and meetness for it, to the true and spiritual Israel of God, to his special people, his chosen, redeemed, and called ones.
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(12) Psa. 105:44; Psa. 111:6.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 135:12 And gave their land [for] an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.
Ver. 12. And gave their land for an heritage ] Which he might well do, as being the true proprietary and paramount.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
gave their land. Compare Jos 12:7. An heritage. Repeated by Figure of speech Anadiplosig. App-6.
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Psa 135:12-14
VI.
Alongside of God’s terror to the enemies of his people, there was always the evidence of his loving mercy, benevolence, protection and concern for his people, Israel, in the context before us; but, in our own times, God’s people are the New Israel which is the Church. This is cited here as the sixth reason for praising God.
Psa 135:12-14
“And God gave their land for a heritage,
A heritage unto Israel his people.
Thy name, O Jehovah, endureth forever;
Thy memorial name, O Jehovah, throughout all generations.
For Jehovah will judge his people,
And repent himself concerning his servants.”
These verses stress God’s goodness to Israel as grounds for their obligation to praise God. The entire Old Testament is a record of God’s infinite forbearance, love, blessing, protection and encouragement of Israel throughout its history.
“Jehovah … will repent himself concerning his servants” (Psa 135:14). We have no way of knowing exactly how the psalmist himself might have understood this promise; but we are sure that Israel as a whole misunderstood it. The nation, if we may judge by what they did, concluded that no matter what they did; no matter how often they rebelled against God; no matter how deliberate and bitter their resistance to God’s will might become – no matter what, Israel would never lose their status as God’s Chosen People, and that God would always deliver them and accommodate himself to their wickedness.
Even when Jerusalem was in the process of being destroyed by the armies of Vespasian and Titus, the final high priest of Judaism comforted his people with the statement that Jerusalem would stand until the Messiah came, and since the Messiah had not come, Jerusalem would continue to stand.
E.M. Zerr:
Psa 135:12. Heritage is something inherited from another, either by right of a will or through relationship. God had willed that the land of Canaan should become the possession of the descendents of Abram (Gen 12:7; Gen 15:18), and this verse accounts for the fulfillment of that promise.
Psa 135:13. The Lord had performed such wonderful deeds in the sight of many people that his holy name was spoken with a feeling of awe. Of course such a Being could never be forgotten, which is the reason for mentioning “thy memorial.”
Psa 135:14. One part of the definition for the original of judge is, “to judge (as umpire).”–Strong. The word is used in regard to Israel’s disputes with the heathen nations. God was the umpire and “decided” in favor of his people. Repent himself means the Lord had compassion for his people in view of their afflictions. They were required to fight for their rights, and at times were subjected to rigorous experiences for their chastisements. The Lord then “repented,” which means he decreed that their afflictions should be turned into victories over their foes.
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
gave their: Psa 44:1-3, Psa 78:55, Psa 136:21, Psa 136:22, Num 33:54, Jos 11:23, Jos 12:7
Reciprocal: Isa 58:14 – and feed
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135:12 And {e} gave their land [for] an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.
(e) He shows what fruit the godly conceive of God’s power, by which they see how he destroys his enemies, and delivers his people.