Psalm 105:1
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Psalm 105[a]
God’s Fidelity to the Promise
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- Psalm 105 A hymn to God who promised the land of Canaan to the holy people, cf. Ps 78; 106; 136. Israel is invited to praise and seek the presence of God (Ps 105:1–6), who is faithful to the promise of land to the ancestors (Ps 105:7–11). In every phase of the national story—the ancestors in the land of Canaan (Ps 105:12–15), Joseph in Egypt (Ps 105:16–22), Israel in Egypt (Ps 105:23–38), Israel in the desert on the way to Canaan (Ps 105:39–45)—God remained faithful, reiterating the promise of the land to successive servants.
Psalm 105:5
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5 Recall the wondrous deeds he has done,
his wonders and words of judgment,
Psalm 105:8-9
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8 He remembers forever his covenant,
the word he commanded for a thousand generations,
9 Which he made with Abraham,
and swore to Isaac,(A)
Psalm 105:24-27
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24 God greatly increased his people,
made them more numerous than their foes.(A)
25 He turned their hearts to hate his people,
to treat his servants deceitfully.(B)
26 He sent his servant Moses,
and Aaron whom he had chosen.(C)
27 [a]They worked his signs in Egypt(D)
and wonders in the land of Ham.
Footnotes
- 105:27–38 This Psalm and Ps 78:43–51 have an account of the plagues differing in number or in order from Ex 7:14–12:30. Several versions of the exodus story were current.
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