Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 105:42
42For he remembered his holy promise to Abraham his servant.
Psalms 105:42 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
- New International Version (NIV)For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For He remembered His holy promise, And Abraham His servant.
Context of Psalms 105:42
40They asked, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven. 41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a stream in the desert. For he remembered his holy promise to Abraham his servant. 43He brought his people out with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy. 44He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for.
Read all of Psalms 105Psalms 105:42 word by word
כִּֽי־זָ֭כַר אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר קָדְשׁ֑וֹ אֶֽת־אַבְרָהָ֥ם עַבְדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 105:42
- Psalms 104:8mountains rose and valleys sank — to the place you established for them.
- Genesis 12:7The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him.
- Genesis 13:14After Lot had separated from him, the Lord said to Abram, “Look from the place where you are. Look north and south, east and west,
- Genesis 15:14However, I will judge the nation they serve, and afterward they will go out with many possessions.
- Exodus 2:24God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
- Luke 1:54He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy
- Exodus 32:13Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel — you swore to them by yourself and declared, ‘I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and will give your offspring all this land that I have promised, and they will inherit it forever.’”
- Deuteronomy 9:5You are not going to take possession of their land because of your righteousness or your integrity. Instead, the Lord your God will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness, in order to fulfill the promise he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- Micah 7:20You will show loyalty to Jacob and faithful love to Abraham, as you swore to our ancestors from days long ago.
Commentaries on Psalms 105:42
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42For he remembered - He was faithful to his promise made to Abraham, and did not forget his descendants in the hour of need. This is the statement made in Psalm 105:8-9; and to illustrate and confirm the faithfulness of God, this reference is made to the history of the Hebrew people. See the notes at those verses.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-45Verses 24-45 As the believer commonly thrives best in his soul when under the cross; so the church also flourishes most in true holiness, and increases in number, while under persecution. Yet instruments shall be raised up for their deliverance, and plagues may be expected by persecutors. And see the special care God took of his people in the wilderness. All the benefits bestowed on Israel as a nation, were shadows of spiritual blessings with which we are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 42-45The story of redemption is also the story of the Lord’s faithfulness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 42-4542-45. The reasons for these dealings: (1) God's faithfulness to His covenant, "His holy promise" of Canaan, is the fountain whence flowed so many acts of marvellous kindness to His people (compare Psa 105:8, 11). Ex 2:24 is the fundamental passage [Hengstenberg]. (2) That they might be obedient. The observance of God's commands by Abraham was the object of the covenant with him (Ge 18:19), as it was also the object of the covenant with Israel, that they…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 105
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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