⁴ Trust the Lord
    and his mighty power.
⁵ Remember his miracles
and all his wonders
    and his fair decisions.
⁶ You belong to the family
    of Abraham, his servant;
    you are his chosen ones,
    the descendants of Jacob.

¹⁶ God kept crops from growing
    until food was scarce
    everywhere in the land.
¹⁷ But he had already sent Joseph,
    sold as a slave into Egypt,
¹⁸     with chains of iron
    around his legs and neck.

¹⁹ Joseph remained a slave
until his own words
    had come true,
    and the Lord had finished
    testing him.
²⁰ Then the king of Egypt
    set Joseph free
²¹     and put him in charge
    of everything he owned.
²² Joseph was in command
    of the officials,
    and he taught the leaders
    how to use wisdom.