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Psalm 105:12-22
New American Standard Bible
Psalm 105:12-22
New American Standard Bible
12 When they were only a (A)few people in number,
Very few, and (B)strangers in it.
13 And they wandered from nation to nation,
From one kingdom to another people,
14 He (C)allowed no one to oppress them,
And He [a](D)rebuked kings for their sakes, saying,
15 “(E)Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do not harm My prophets.”
16 And He (F)called for a famine upon the land;
He (G)broke the whole staff of bread.
17 He (H)sent a man before them,
Joseph, who was (I)sold as a slave.
18 They forced his (J)feet into shackles,
[b]He was put in irons;
19 Until the time that his (K)word came to pass,
The word of the Lord (L)refined him.
20 The (M)king sent and released him,
The ruler of peoples, and set him free.
21 He (N)made him lord of his house,
And ruler over all his possessions,
22 To [c]imprison his high officials [d](O)at will,
That he might teach his elders wisdom.
Footnotes
- Psalm 105:14 Or punished
- Psalm 105:18 Lit His soul came into
- Psalm 105:22 Lit bind
- Psalm 105:22 Lit at his
Psalm 105:12-22
New International Version
Psalm 105:12-22
New International Version
12 When they were but few in number,(A)
few indeed, and strangers in it,(B)
13 they wandered from nation to nation,(C)
from one kingdom to another.
14 He allowed no one to oppress(D) them;
for their sake he rebuked kings:(E)
15 “Do not touch(F) my anointed ones;
do my prophets(G) no harm.”
16 He called down famine(H) on the land
and destroyed all their supplies of food;
17 and he sent a man before them—
Joseph, sold as a slave.(I)
18 They bruised his feet with shackles,(J)
his neck was put in irons,
19 till what he foretold(K) came to pass,
till the word(L) of the Lord proved him true.
20 The king sent and released him,
the ruler of peoples set him free.(M)
21 He made him master of his household,
ruler over all he possessed,
22 to instruct his princes(N) as he pleased
and teach his elders wisdom.(O)
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