Psa 105:1-15 | NETfull | STEP | Give thanks to the Lord ! Call on his name! Make known his accomplishments among the nations!

Psalms 105:1-15

1 Give thanks to the Lord!
Call on his name!
Make known his accomplishments among the nations!
2 Sing to him!
Make music to him!
Tell about all his miraculous deeds!
3 Boast about his holy name!
Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
4 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives!
Seek his presence continually!
5 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,
his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, ^{▼▼ Heb “and the judgments of his mouth.”}
6 O children ^{▼▼ Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”} of Abraham, ^{▼▼ Some mss have “Israel,” which appears in the parallel version of this psalm in 1 Chr 16:13.} God’s ^{▼▼ Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} servant,
you descendants ^{▼▼ Heb “sons.”} of Jacob, God’s ^{▼▼ Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} chosen ones!
7 He is the Lord our God;
he carries out judgment throughout the earth. ^{▼▼ Heb “in all the earth [are] his judgments.”}
8 He always remembers his covenantal decree,
the promise he made ^{▼▼ Heb “[the] word he commanded.” The text refers here to God’s unconditional covenantal promise to Abraham and the patriarchs, as vv. 10–12 make clear.} to a thousand generations –
9 the promise ^{▼▼ Heb “which.”} he made to Abraham,
the promise he made by oath to Isaac!
10 He gave it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as a lasting promise, ^{▼▼ Or “eternal covenant.”}
11 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as the portion of your inheritance.”
12 When they were few in number,
just a very few, and resident aliens within it,
13 they wandered from nation to nation,
and from one kingdom to another. ^{▼▼ Heb “and from a kingdom to another nation.”}
14 He let no one oppress them;
he disciplined kings for their sake,
15 saying, ^{▼▼ The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.} “Don’t touch my chosen ^{▼▼ Heb “anointed.”} ones!
Don’t harm my prophets!”