“And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.”
Arrival at the land: "And he brought them to his holy hill, to the mountain that his right hand had won." The destination—God's holy hill, the mountain of Zion—is described as conquered by God's right hand (the active instrument of divine power). The arrival completes the salvific journey.
Church Fathers on Psalms 78:54
1. This Psalm does contain the things which are said to have been done among the old people: but the new and latter people is being admonished, to beware that it be not ungrateful regarding the blessings of God, and provoke His anger against it, whereas it ought to receive His grace....The Title thereof does first move and engage our attention. For it is not without reason inscribed, “Understanding of Asaph:” but it is perchance because these words require a reader who does…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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