Psalm 105:16-22

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ He called down famine against the land
and destroyed the entire food supply.^(A)
17 He had sent a man ahead of them –
Joseph, who was sold as a slave.^(B)
18 They hurt his feet with shackles;
his neck was put in an iron collar.^(C)
19 Until the time his prediction came true,
the word of the Lord tested him.^(D)
20 The king sent for him and released him;
the ruler of peoples set him free.^(E)
21 He made him master of his household,
ruler over all his possessions^(F) –
²² binding^[a] his officials at will
and instructing his elders.^(G)