Psalm 105:42

Translations

Modern

For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.

Traditional

For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.

Literal

For He remembered the word of His holiness to Abraham His servant.

Latin

Quoniam memor fuit verbi sancti sui, quod habuit ad Abraham puerum suum.

Original

Hebrew

English

For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.

Notes

Psalms 105:42–45

The story of redemption is also the story of the Lord’s faithfulness.

Psalms 105:37–45

The exodus and the conquest of Canaan fulfilled God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Psalm 105:9–10). Unlike Psalm 78, the poet describes the Lord's goodness without mentioning Israel's history of rebellion (compare Psalm 106).

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

Exodus 2:24
So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Luke 1:72–73
…to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
Genesis 12:7
Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
Luke 1:54–55
He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
Genesis 13:14–17
After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west,
Exodus 32:13
Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”
Micah 7:20
You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.
Genesis 15:13–14
Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
Deuteronomy 9:5
It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Deuteronomy 9:27
Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Overlook the stubbornness of this people and the wickedness of their sin.
Psalm 105:8–11
He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—

Parallels

1 Chronicles 16:7–22

People

Abraham: Patriarch, chosen by God to father His people

Glossary

David Exodus, the Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

God: Faithfulness of God: Providence of Thankfulness: Enjoined The Promises of God: Are: Holy The Promises of God: God Remembers

Psalm 105:42

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