Psalm 105:10-23

Good News Translation

¹⁰^(A)The Lord made a covenant with Jacob,
one that will last forever.
¹¹“I will give you the land of Canaan,” he said.
“It will be your own possession.”

¹²God's people were few in number,
    strangers in the land of Canaan.
¹³They wandered from country to country,
    from one kingdom to another.
¹⁴^(B)But God let no one oppress them;
    to protect them, he warned the kings:
¹⁵“Don't harm my chosen servants;
    do not touch my prophets.”

¹⁶^(C)The Lord sent famine to their country
    and took away all their food.
¹⁷^(D)But he sent a man ahead of them,
    Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
¹⁸^(E)His feet were kept in chains,
    and an iron collar was around his neck,
¹⁹    until what he had predicted came true.
The word of the Lord proved him right.
²⁰^(F)Then the king of Egypt had him released;
    the ruler of nations set him free.
²¹^(G)He put him in charge of his government
    and made him ruler over all the land,
²²    with power over the king's officials
    and authority to instruct his advisers.