The Meaning of Psalms 105:44 Explained

Psalms 105:44

KJV: And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;

YLT: And He giveth to them the lands of nations, And the labour of peoples they possess,

Darby: And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the labour of the peoples:

ASV: And he gave them the lands of the nations; And they took the labor of the peoples in possession:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And gave  them the lands  of the heathen:  and they inherited  the labour  of the people; 

What does Psalms 105:44 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 105:31-45 - Led By A Mighty Hand
Notice in this enumeration of the plagues that the emphasis in each is laid on God's direct act. He is the great agent of his own purposes. The tenth plague, Psalms 105:36, is followed by the triumphant exodus, when Israel went forth, enriched with treasure and strong for the march. However sad and weary our life may be, it will one day be rich and strong as it goes forth to serve under new and loftier conditions. How good it is to realize that God hath prepared for us things that surpass human thought, and which are proportioned not according to intellect but according to heart; not according to deeds but according to character!
God is all-sufficient for us. He was everything that Israel needed. Can He not suffice for us? We have good hope, not because of our deserts, but because of the covenant into which He has entered with our Savior, who is our Representative and Federal Head. Not for our sakes, but for His holy Name's sake, God has pledged Himself to make us His heirs, joint-heirs with His Son, and sharers in all that joy and bliss which await us on the other side. Ought we not, then, to love Him and to keep His statutes and laws? Hallelujah! [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 105

1  An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works
7  The story of God's providence over Abraham
16  Over Joseph
23  Over Jacob in Egypt
26  Over Moses delivering the Israelites
37  Over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the desert, and planted in Canaan

What do the individual words in Psalms 105:44 mean?

And He gave them the lands of the Gentiles and the labor of the nations they inherited
וַיִּתֵּ֣ן לָ֭הֶם אַרְצ֣וֹת גּוֹיִ֑ם וַעֲמַ֖ל לְאֻמִּ֣ים יִירָֽשׁוּ

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן  And  He  gave 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
אַרְצ֣וֹת  the  lands 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
גּוֹיִ֑ם  of  the  Gentiles 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
וַעֲמַ֖ל  and  the  labor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עָמָל  
Sense: .
לְאֻמִּ֣ים  of  the  nations 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: לְאֹם  
Sense: a people, nation.
יִירָֽשׁוּ  they  inherited 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: יָרַשׁ  
Sense: to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir.