Psalm 105:8-23 (New International Version)
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He remembers his covenant1 forever, the word he commanded, for a thousand generations,
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the covenant he made with Abraham,2 the oath he swore to Isaac.
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He confirmed it3 to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:4
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"To you I will give the land of Canaan5 as the portion you will inherit."6
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When they were but few in number,7 few indeed, and strangers in it,8
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they wandered from nation to nation,9 from one kingdom to another.
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He allowed no one to oppress10 them; for their sake he rebuked kings:11
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"Do not touch12 my anointed ones; do my prophets13 no harm."
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He called down famine14 on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food;
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and he sent a man before them-- Joseph, sold as a slave.15
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They bruised his feet with shackles,16 his neck was put in irons,
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till what he foretold17 came to pass, till the word18 of the LORD proved him true.
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The king sent and released him, the ruler of peoples set him free.19
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He made him master of his household, ruler over all he possessed,
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to instruct his princes20 as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.21
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Then Israel entered Egypt;22 Jacob lived23 as an alien in the land of Ham.24
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