Psalm 104:10–18

10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

11 “To you I will give the land of Canaan

as the portion you will inherit.”

12 When they were but few in number,

few indeed, and strangers in it,

13 they wandered from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another.

14 He allowed no one to oppress them;

for their sake he rebuked kings:

15 “Do not touch my anointed ones;

do my prophets no harm.”

16 He called down famine on the land

and destroyed all their supplies of food;

17 and he sent a man before them—

Joseph, sold as a slave.

18 They bruised his feet with shackles,

his neck was put in irons,

10 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

11 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan

as your portion for an inheritance.”

12 When they were few in number,

of little account, and sojourners in it,

13 wandering from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another people,

14 he allowed no one to oppress them;

he rebuked kings on their account,

15 saying, “Touch not my anointed ones,

do my prophets no harm!”

16 When he summoned a famine on the land

and broke all supply of bread,

17 he had sent a man ahead of them,

Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

18 His feet were hurt with fetters;

his neck was put in a collar of iron;

10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law,

And to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,

The lot of your inheritance:

12 When they were but a few men in number;

Yea, very few, and strangers in it.

13 When they went from one nation to another,

From one kingdom to another people;

14 He suffered no man to do them wrong:

Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed,

And do my prophets no harm.

16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land:

He brake the whole staff of bread.

17 He sent a man before them,

Even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters:

He was laid in iron:

10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,

and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:

11 “I will give you the land of Canaan

as your special possession.”

12 He said this when they were few in number,

a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.

13 They wandered from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another.

14 Yet he did not let anyone oppress them.

He warned kings on their behalf:

15 “Do not touch my chosen people,

and do not hurt my prophets.”

16 He called for a famine on the land of Canaan,

cutting off its food supply.

17 Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them—

Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

18 They bruised his feet with fetters

and placed his neck in an iron collar.

10 And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,

To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

11 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan

As the allotment of your inheritance,”

12 When they were few in number,

Indeed very few, and strangers in it.

13 When they went from one nation to another,

From one kingdom to another people,

14 He permitted no one to do them wrong;

Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,

15 Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones,

And do My prophets no harm.”

16 Moreover He called for a famine in the land;

He destroyed all the provision of bread.

17 He sent a man before them—

Joseph—who was sold as a slave.

18 They hurt his feet with fetters,

He was laid in irons.

10 He made it a law for the people of Jacob;

he made it an agreement with Israel to last forever.

11 The Lord said, “I will give you the land of Canaan,

and it will belong to you.”

12 Then God’s people were few in number.

They were strangers in the land.

13 They went from one nation to another,

from one kingdom to another.

14 But the Lord did not let anyone hurt them;

he warned kings not to harm them.

15 He said, “Don’t touch my chosen people,

and don’t harm my prophets.”

16 God ordered a time of hunger in the land,

and he destroyed all the food.

17 Then he sent a man ahead of them—

Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

18 They put chains around his feet

and an iron ring around his neck.

10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute,

To Israel for an everlasting covenant,

11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,

The lot of your inheritance;

12 When they were but a few men in number,

Yea, very few, and sojourners in it.

13 And they went about from nation to nation,

From one kingdom to another people.

14 He suffered no man to do them wrong;

Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones,

And do my prophets no harm.

16 And he called for a famine upon the land;

He brake the whole staff of bread.

17 He sent a man before them;

Joseph was sold for a servant:

18 His feet they hurt with fetters:

He was laid in chains of iron,

10 And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, unto Israel for an everlasting covenant, 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance; 12 When they were a few men in number, of small account, and strangers in it. 13 And they went from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people. 14 He suffered no man to oppress them, and reproved kings for their sakes, 15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm. 16 And he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole staff of bread. 17 He sent a man before them: Joseph was sold for a bondman. 18 They afflicted his feet with fetters; his soul came into irons;

10 He confirmed it as a law for Jacob, 

as an everlasting promise to Israel, 

11 by saying, “I will give you the land of Canaan. 

It is your share of the inheritance.” 

12 While the people of Israel were few in number, 

a small group of foreigners living in that land, 

13 they wandered from nation to nation, 

from one kingdom to another. 

14 He didn’t permit anyone to oppress them. 

He warned kings about them: 

15 “Do not touch my anointed ones 

or harm my prophets.” 

16 He brought famine to the land. 

He took away their food supply. 

17 He sent a man ahead of them. 

He sent Joseph, who was sold as a slave. 

18 They hurt his feet with shackles, 

and cut into his neck with an iron collar. 

10 and confirmed to Jacob as a decree

and to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

11 “I will give the land of Canaan to you

as your inherited portion.”

12 When they were few in number,

very few indeed,

and temporary residents in Canaan,

13 wandering from nation to nation

and from one kingdom to another,

14 He allowed no one to oppress them;

He rebuked kings on their behalf:

15 “Do not touch My anointed ones,

or harm My prophets.”

16 He called down famine against the land

and destroyed the entire food supply.

17 He had sent a man ahead of them—

Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

18 They hurt his feet with shackles;

his neck was put in an iron collar.

10 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

11 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan

as your portion for an inheritance.”

12 When they were few in number,

of little account and strangers in it,

13 wandering from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another people,

14 he allowed no one to oppress them;

he rebuked kings on their account,

15 saying, “Do not touch my anointed ones;

do my prophets no harm.”

16 When he summoned famine against the land

and cut off every supply of bread,

17 he had sent a man ahead of them,

Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.

18 His feet were hurt with fetters;

his neck was put in a collar of iron;

10 He then confirmed it to Jacob as a statute,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

11 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan

as the allotment that is your inheritance.”

12 When they were few in number—

a trifle—and were sojourners in it,

13 and they wandered about among the nations,

from one kingdom to another people,

14 he allowed no one to oppress them,

and he rebuked kings on account of them,

15 “Do not touch my anointed ones,

nor harm my prophets.”

16 Then he called for a famine upon the land;

he broke every supply of bread.

17 He sent a man on ahead of them;

Joseph was sold as a slave.

18 They clamped his feet in fetters.

His neck went into irons.

10 He made it stand as a law for Jacob.

He made it stand as a covenant for Israel. It will last forever.

11 He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan.

It will belong to you.”

12 At first there weren’t very many of God’s people.

There were only a few. And they were strangers in the land.

13 They wandered from nation to nation.

They wandered from one kingdom to another.

14 But God didn’t allow anyone to beat them down.

To keep them safe, he gave a command to kings.

15 He said to them, “Do not touch my anointed ones.

Do not harm my prophets.”

16 He made the people in the land go hungry.

He destroyed all their food supplies.

17 He sent a man ahead of them into Egypt.

That man was Joseph. He had been sold as a slave.

18 The Egyptians put his feet in chains.

They put an iron collar around his neck.

10 Then He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,

To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

11 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan

As the portion of your inheritance,”

12 When they were only a few men in number,

Very few, and strangers in it.

13 And they wandered about from nation to nation,

From one kingdom to another people.

14 He permitted no man to oppress them,

And He reproved kings for their sakes:

15 “Do not touch My anointed ones,

And do My prophets no harm.”

16 And He called for a famine upon the land;

He broke the whole staff of bread.

17 He sent a man before them,

Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

18 They afflicted his feet with fetters,

He himself was laid in irons;