105:6 O children 1 of Abraham, 2 God’s 3 servant,
you descendants 4 of Jacob, God’s 5 chosen ones!
105:7 He is the Lord our God;
he carries out judgment throughout the earth. 6
105:8 He always remembers his covenantal decree,
the promise he made 7 to a thousand generations –
105:9 the promise 8 he made to Abraham,
the promise he made by oath to Isaac!
105:10 He gave it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as a lasting promise, 9
105:11 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as the portion of your inheritance.”
105:12 When they were few in number,
just a very few, and resident aliens within it,
105:13 they wandered from nation to nation,
and from one kingdom to another. 10
105:42 Yes, 11 he remembered the sacred promise 12
he made to Abraham his servant.
1 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
2 tc Some
3 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “sons.”
5 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Heb “in all the earth [are] his judgments.”
7 tn Heb “[the] word he commanded.” The text refers here to God’s unconditional covenantal promise to Abraham and the patriarchs, as vv. 10-12 make clear.
8 tn Heb “which.”
9 tn Or “eternal covenant.”
10 tn Heb “and from a kingdom to another nation.”
11 tn Or “for.”
12 tn Heb “his holy word.”