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Psalm 78:54

He brought them to the border of his sanctuary, to this mountain, which his right hand had taken.

52But he led out his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
53He led them safely, so that they weren’t afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
54He brought them to the border of his sanctuary, to this mountain, which his right hand had taken.
55He also drove out the nations before them, allotted them for an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
56Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, and didn’t keep his testimonies,
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Notice

The mountain taken by God's right hand challenges the instinct to tell Israel's arrival as a story of human strength or achievement.

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Where else Scripture says this

8 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 44:3For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, …Both passages credit God's right hand with securing the land where his people arrived.
Exodus 15:17You will bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance, the place, LORD, which you have made for yourself to dwell in: the sanctuary, Lord, …Both describe God bringing his people to a mountain sanctuary established through the work of his hands.
Ephesians 1:14who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.Both concern what belongs to God, though the psalm names a sanctuary and Ephesians speaks of redemption and inheritance.
Exodus 15:13“You, in your loving kindness, have led the people that you have redeemed. You have guided them in your strength to your holy habitation.Both describe God using his strength to guide his people toward his holy dwelling.
Psalm 68:16Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, the LORD will dwell there forever.Both identify a mountain with God's dwelling, emphasizing his claim upon that place.
Daniel 9:16–20Lord, according to all your righteousness, please let your anger and your wrath be turned away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain; because for our …Both speak of a mountain belonging to God, though Daniel pleads for mercy over Jerusalem's disgrace.
Isaiah 11:9They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.Both name God's holy mountain; the psalm recounts its taking, while Isaiah describes freedom from harm there.
Daniel 11:45He will plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.The shared thread is a holy mountain; the psalm recounts God's action, while Daniel describes a ruler's approaching end.
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Encouragement

Israel's arrival had a history of wilderness and conquest. The credit for bringing them to the sanctuary belongs to God, whose right hand had taken the mountain.

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