Psalms 105:7-15

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.’