Psalm 105:10

Translations

Modern

He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

Traditional

And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

Literal

And He established it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a covenant forever,

Latin

…et statuit illud Jacob in præceptum, et Israël in testamentum æternum,

Original

Hebrew

English

He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

Notes

Psalms 105:6–11

The story of Israel is based on the Lord’s commitment to Abraham. Even when a question arises about the future of God’s covenant with David (Psalm 89), God’s covenant with Abraham stands, as does the spiritual bond between God and Israel, Abraham’s descendants.

Psalms 105:1–45

This hymn praises the Lord’s faithfulness to Abraham and his descendants in all their journeys:
- from Ur to Canaan (Psalm 105:12),
- to Egypt (Psalm 105:17, 23),
- through the wilderness (Psalm 105:37, 41), and
- back to Canaan (Psalm 105:44).
These events fulfilled the Lord's promise to Abraham (Psalm 105:9, 42), which was the basis for Israel’s very existence. Joseph, whose suffering turned into glory, serves as a model of encouragement for Israel (Psalm 105:16–25).
Psalm 105:1–15 (along with 96; 106:1, 47–48) is included in David’s song of praise recorded in 1 Chronicles 16.

Theme notes and profiles

David God’s Covenant with Abraham

Related verses

Genesis 17:7–8
I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
2 Samuel 23:5
Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?
Genesis 28:13–15
And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.
Hebrews 13:20
Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,

Parallels

1 Chronicles 16:7–22

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

David Exodus, the Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

Covenant of God with Men: Everlasting Covenant of God with Men: God Faithful To Covenant: Abraham Jacob: Prophecies Concerning Himself and his Descendants Thankfulness: Enjoined

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