God’s Word Translation
Psalms 105:42
42He remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
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
40The Israelites asked, and he brought them quail and filled them with bread from heaven. 41He opened a rock, and water gushed and flowed like a river through the dry places. He remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham. 43He brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with a song of joy. 44He gave them the lands of ⌞other⌟ nations, and they inherited what others 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 104:8The mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place you appointed for them.
- Genesis 12:7Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I’m going to give this land to your descendants.” So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.
- Genesis 13:14After Lot left, the Lord said to Abram, “Look north, south, east, and west of where you are.
- Genesis 15:14But I will punish the nation they serve, and after that they will come out with many possessions.
- Exodus 2:24God heard their groaning, and he remembered his promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- Luke 1:54“He remembered to help his servant Israel forever.
- Exodus 32:13Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. You took an oath, swearing on yourself. You told them, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky. I will give to your descendants all the land I spoke of. It will be their permanent possession.’ ”
- Deuteronomy 9:5It’s not because you’ve been living right or because you’re so honest that you’re entering to take possession of their land. It’s because these people are so wicked that the Lord your God is forcing them out of your way. It’s also because the Lord wants to confirm the promise he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- Micah 7:20You will be faithful to Jacob. You will have mercy on Abraham as you swore by an oath to our ancestors 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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