8 He remembers his covenant forever,

the promise he made, for a thousand generations,

9 the covenant he made with Abraham,

the oath he swore to Isaac.

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.”

8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations. 9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac; 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.

8 He always stands by his covenant—

the commitment he made to a thousand generations.

9 This is the covenant he made with Abraham

and the oath he swore to Isaac.

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.”

8 He remembers His covenant forever,

The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,

9 The covenant which He made with Abraham,

And His oath to Isaac,

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.”

8 He will keep his agreement forever;

he will keep his promises always.

9 He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham

and the promise he made to Isaac.

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.”

8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever,

The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

9 The covenant which he made with Abraham,

And his oath unto Isaac,

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.

8 He is ever mindful of his covenant, —the word which he commanded to a thousand generations, — 9 Which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac; 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.

8 He always remembers his promise,

the word that he commanded for a thousand generations, 

9 the promise that he made to Abraham, 

and his sworn oath to Isaac. 

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.” 

8 He remembers His covenant forever,

the promise He ordained

for a thousand generations —

9 the covenant He made with Abraham,

swore to Isaac,

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.”

8 He is mindful of his covenant forever,

of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,

9 the covenant that he made with Abraham,

his sworn promise to Isaac,

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.”

8 He remembers his covenant forever,

the word that he commanded

for a thousand generations,

9 that he made with Abraham,

and by his oath swore to Isaac.

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.”

8 He will keep his covenant forever.

He will keep his promise for all time to come.

9 He will keep the covenant he made with Abraham.

He will keep the oath he took when he made his promise to Isaac.

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.”

8 He has remembered His covenant forever,

The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,

9 The covenant which He made with Abraham,

And His oath to Isaac.

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.”