16:15 Remember 1 continually his covenantal decree,
the promise he made 2 to a thousand generations –
16:17 He gave it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as a lasting promise, 3
1 tn The Hebrew text has a masculine plural imperative, addressed to the people. Some LXX
2 tn Heb “[the] word he commanded.” The text refers here to God’s unconditional covenantal promise to Abraham and the patriarchs, as vv. 16-18 make clear.
3 tn Or “eternal covenant.”