Psa 105:45 | KingComments | STEP | He finally gave them “the lands of the nations” ( ). It is a reference to what the LORD will do in the future (cf. ). At least seven nations lived in Canaan ( ). God’s people did not have to do anything but take possession of “the peoples’ labor” ( ). He did it for the purpose that “they might keep His statutes and observe His laws” ( ). God wanted His people to be an obedient people. Should He expect anything else after all His benefits to His people? What a grateful people such a people must be who have been so richly blessed by God. What a desire they must have to obey that God with all the love of their hearts! The psalm rightly ends with the exclamation “hallelujah!”, i.e. “praise the Lord!”

‏ Psalms 105:45

Israel in Canaan

He finally gave them “the lands of the nations” (Psa 105:44). It is a reference to what the LORD will do in the future (cf. Isa 54:3). At least seven nations lived in Canaan (Gen 15:19-21). God’s people did not have to do anything but take possession of “the peoples’ labor” (Deu 6:10-11).

He did it for the purpose that “they might keep His statutes and observe His laws” (Psa 105:45). God wanted His people to be an obedient people. Should He expect anything else after all His benefits to His people? What a grateful people such a people must be who have been so richly blessed by God. What a desire they must have to obey that God with all the love of their hearts!

The psalm rightly ends with the exclamation “hallelujah!”, i.e. “praise the Lord!”