Psalm 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.
Cross-reference
Psalm 135:10-12 specifies the defeated kings (Sihon, Og) and the land given as heritage, providing concrete details for the general statement in Psalm 78:55.
Psalm 105:44 states God gave the lands of the heathen as inheritance, matching the division of inheritance in Psalm 78:55.
Psalm 136:18-22 repeats the same pattern: slaying kings and giving their land as heritage, reinforcing the theme of God's mercy in the conquest.
Psalm 44:2 uses identical language: 'drive out the heathen' and 'plantedst them', directly paralleling the casting out and inheritance in Psalm 78:55.
Psalm 111:6 highlights God giving the inheritance of the nations to His people, matching the possession described here.
Psalm 105:11 records God's promise to give Canaan as an inheritance, which this verse shows being fulfilled.
Psalm 80:8 describes God driving out nations to plant Israel as a vine, a clear parallel to the conquest narrative here.
Psalm 136:21 repeats the same refrain: God gave their land as a heritage, emphasizing His steadfast love in this conquest.
Psalm 16:6 uses the same 'lines' imagery for a beautiful inheritance, directly reflecting the apportioning by line in this verse.
Psalm 135:12 directly states God gave their land as a heritage to Israel, identical to the apportionment here.
Psalm 105:45 gives the purpose of the land gift — to observe God's statutes — adding a covenantal dimension not explicit in Psalm 78:55.
Joshua 21:45 declares that all God's promises about the land were fulfilled — the very possession described here.
Nehemiah 9:22-25 retells the same story of God driving out nations and giving the land — a parallel summary of the inheritance.
Joshua 19:51 records the completion of the land division by lot — the very event summarized in 'apportioned them for a possession'.
Joshua 13:7 records God's command to divide the land — the action that resulted in the apportionment described here.
Numbers 33:54 gives the command to apportion the land by lot — the method summarized in 'by line' here.
Exodus 34:24 promises God will drive out nations — here that promise is shown as fulfilled in the conquest.
Jeremiah 32:23 recalls Israel entering and possessing the land, then disobeying — the same event as the conquest here.
Ezekiel 20:28 refers to God bringing Israel into the promised land, where they later sinned — the same historical moment as this verse.
Amos 7:17 uses the same 'divided by line' phrase but as judgment — God takes away the land He once gave.
Acts 7:45 recounts the same event — God driving out nations before Israel as they entered Canaan.
Acts 13:19 directly summarizes God destroying seven nations and dividing their land by lot to Israel.
Joshua 24:11 summarizes the conquest, listing the nations God gave into Israel's hand, closely matching the summary in Psalm 78:55.
Deuteronomy 12:29 describes God cutting off nations so Israel can dispossess and dwell in their land, echoing the same conquest theme.
Deuteronomy 7:1 lists the seven nations God clears away before Israel, directly paralleling the driving out of nations in Psalm 78:55.
Numbers 34:2 gives the specific boundaries of Canaan as the inheritance, detailing the allotment summarized in Psalm 78:55.
Exodus 15:17 prophesies God planting Israel in the land — the fulfillment is the apportionment described here.
Joshua 10:10 records a specific battle where God threw the Amorites into panic, a concrete instance of the general driving out in Psalm 78:55.
Isaiah 34:17 uses the same 'casting lot' and 'portioning by line' language, but for Edom's desolation rather than Israel's inheritance.
Hebrews 4:8 notes Joshua didn't give final rest, contrasting with the inheritance described in Psalm 78:55.
Deuteronomy 6:10-12 warns against forgetting God after receiving the land — the very possession described here.
Numbers 32:22 sets the condition for the Transjordan tribes to receive their possession — part of the land apportionment summarized here.