Psalms 105:1-15

11Thank the Lord! Make his name famous! Tell people in all the nations what he has done.

2Sing songs and make music to praise him! Tell people about the miracles that he has done.

3Boast about his holy name. Everybody who wants to worship the Lord should be very happy!

4Ask the Lord to help you. Ask him to give you strength. Always try to be near him and worship him.

5Remember the great things that he has done. Remember his miracles, and the commands that he has spoken.

6Remember that you are descendants of God's servant, Abraham. You are Jacob's descendants, and God has chosen you to be his people.

7He is the Lord, our God. He rules the whole earth with justice.

8He will always remember the covenant that he made with us. He made that promise to continue for ever.

9That is the promise that he made to Abraham, and that he also made to Isaac.

10He repeated it to Jacob as a law. It was a covenant with Israel's people that would continue for ever.

11He promised Jacob, ‘I will give to you the land of Canaan. It will belong to you, and to your descendants.’

12At one time, God's people were only a few. They lived in Canaan as strangers.

13They travelled among different nations and different kingdoms.

14But the Lord did not let anyone hurt them. He punished kings to keep his people safe.

15He said, ‘Do not even touch the people that I have chosen to be mine. Do not hurt my prophets.’