Psalm 105:12
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when they were but a few men in number, yea, very few and strangers in it.
When they were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it.
When there were only a few men in number, Very few [in fact], and strangers in it;
When they were but a few men in number, in fact, very few, and were temporary residents and strangers in it,
When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
When they were few in number, very few indeed, and resident aliens in Canaan,
When they were few in number— insignificant, just immigrants—
When they were but few in number, and not only few, but aliens there too,
At the time there were only a few of us, and we were homeless.
When they were a few men in number, of small account, and strangers in it.
And they believed his words: and they sang his praises.
At the time God said this, there were only a few of his people, and they were strangers there.
At one time, God's people were only a few. They lived in Canaan as strangers.
While they were few in number, just a little group and aliens in the land,
When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,
When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,
Then ·God’s people [L they] were few in number. They were ·strangers [sojourners; wanderers; resident aliens] in the land.
Albeit they were few in number, yea very few, and strangers in the land,
While the people of Israel were few in number, a small group of foreigners living in that land,
God's people were few in number, strangers in the land of Canaan.
When they were few in number, very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan,
Then God’s people were few in number. They were strangers in the land.
When the Hebrews were few in number—so very few— and were sojourners in it,
when they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
when they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
When they were only a few men in number, Of little account, and sojourners in it.
When they were few in number— a trifle—and were sojourners in it,
He said this when they were but few in number, very few, and were only visitors in Canaan.
He’s God, our God, in charge of the whole earth. And he remembers, remembers his Covenant— for a thousand generations he’s been as good as his word. It’s the Covenant he made with Abraham, the same oath he swore to Isaac, The very statute he established with Jacob, the eternal Covenant with Israel, Namely, “I give you the land. Canaan is your hill-country inheritance.” When they didn’t count for much, a mere handful, and strangers at that, Wandering from country to country, drifting from pillar to post, He permitted no one to abuse them. He told kings to keep their hands off: “Don’t you dare lay a hand on my anointed, don’t hurt a hair on the heads of my prophets.”
When they were but a few people in number, indeed, very few, and strangers in it,
While the people of Israel were few in number, a small group of foreigners living in that land,
When they were few in number, a handful, and strangers there,
When they were only a few people in number, Very few, and strangers in it.
When they were only a few men in number, Very few, and strangers in it.
When they were few in number, an insignificant group of strangers in it,
Then God’s people were few in number. They were strangers in the land.
When they were few in number, just a very few, and resident foreigners within it,
At first there weren’t very many of God’s people. There were only a few, and they were strangers in the land.
When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it,
When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it,
When they were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it.
when they were only a few men in number and were strangers in it.
He said this when they were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.
When they were few in number, of little account, and strangers in it,
When they were few in number, of little account, and strangers in it,
When they were few in number, of little account, and strangers in it,
When they were few in number, of little account and strangers in it,
When they were but few in mispar (number), very few, and gerim (strangers) in it.
When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,
When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,
When they were but few in number, few indeed, and foreigners in it,
When God’s people were only a few in number— indeed, very few—they were strangers in a foreign land.
when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
When they were in a little number; and the comelings of them were full few. (When they were little in number; yea, very few, and newcomers, or strangers, in that land.)
In their being few in number, But a few, and sojourners in it.
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