Psalm 105:1-15

Good News Translation

God and His People^(A)

105 Give thanks to the Lord,
proclaim his greatness;
    tell the nations what he has done.
²Sing praise to the Lord;
    tell the wonderful things he has done.
³Be glad that we belong to him;
    let all who worship him rejoice.
⁴Go to the Lord for help;
    and worship him continually.
^5-6You descendants of Abraham, his servant;
    you descendants of Jacob, the man he chose:
remember the miracles that God performed
    and the judgments that he gave.

⁷The Lord is our God;
    his commands are for all the world.
⁸He will keep his covenant forever,
    his promises for a thousand generations.
⁹^(B)He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham
    and his promise to Isaac.
¹⁰^(C)The Lord made a covenant with Jacob,
    one that will last forever.
¹¹“I will give you the land of Canaan,” he said.
    “It will be your own possession.”

¹²God's people were few in number,
    strangers in the land of Canaan.
¹³They wandered from country to country,
    from one kingdom to another.
¹⁴^(D)But God let no one oppress them;
    to protect them, he warned the kings:
¹⁵“Don't harm my chosen servants;
    do not touch my prophets.”