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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/105.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/105.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/105.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/105.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/105.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/105.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Which <i>covenant</i> he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/105.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>The covenant</i> which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/105.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>The</i> <i>covenant</i> which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/105.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/105.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br /><i>The</i> <i>covenant</i> which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/105.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Which He cut with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/105.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br /><i>The covenant</i> which He made with Abraham, And His sworn oath to Isaac,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/105.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the covenant he made with Abraham, swore to Isaac,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/105.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the covenant He made with Abraham, swore to Isaac, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/105.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The covenant which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/105.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God made an eternal promise <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/105.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The covenant which he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/105.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />the promise that he made to Abraham, and his sworn oath to Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/105.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham and his promise to Isaac. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/105.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />like the covenant he made with Abraham, and his promise to Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/105.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/105.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/105.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/105.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/105.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/105.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />That He has made with Abraham, "" And His oath to Isaac,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/105.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> That He hath made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/105.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Which he cut out with Abraham, and his oath to Isaak.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/105.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/105.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 104:9>which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/105.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Which he made with Abraham, and swore to Isaac, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/105.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/105.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For he made his covenant with Abraham, and his oaths to Isaac;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/105.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Who established his covenant with Abraham and his oaths with Isaac.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/105.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />[The covenant] which He made with Abraham, And His oath unto Isaac;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/105.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />which he established as a covenant to Abraam, and <i>he remembered</i> his oath to Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/105-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13095" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/105.htm">Tell of His Wonders</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">the covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: kā·raṯ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">He made</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: ’aḇ·rā·hām (N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">Abraham,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7621.htm" title="7621: ū·šə·ḇū·‘ā·ṯōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- An oath, curse. Feminine passive participle of shaba'; properly, something sworn, i.e. An oath.">and the oath He swore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3446.htm" title="3446: lə·yiś·ḥāq (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Isaac. From Shachatsowm; he will laugh; Jischak, the heir of Abraham.">to Isaac.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a></span><br />I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16-18</a></span><br />saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, / I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. / And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3-5</a></span><br />Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. / I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, / because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a></span><br />And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. / Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-11.htm">Genesis 35:11-12</a></span><br />And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you. / The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24</a></span><br />So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-4.htm">Exodus 6:4-5</a></span><br />I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as foreigners. / Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-42.htm">Leviticus 26:42</a></span><br />then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8-9</a></span><br />But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. / Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-16.htm">1 Chronicles 16:16-17</a></span><br />the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8</a></span><br />You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72-73</a></span><br />to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, / the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Acts 3:25</a></span><br />And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a></span><br />For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a></span><br />The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-2.htm">Genesis 17:2</a></b></br> And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16,17</a></b></br> And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only <i>son</i>: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3</a></b></br> Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/105-6.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-6.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/psalms/95-11.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/psalms/77-8.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/psalms/95-11.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/psalms/102-8.htm">Sworn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/105-42.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/psalms/105-10.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/psalms/105-10.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-26.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/psalms/106-26.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/psalms/105-42.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/psalms/106-26.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/psalms/110-4.htm">Sworn</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 105</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-1.htm">An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-7.htm">The story of God's providence over Abraham</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Over Joseph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-23.htm">Over Jacob in Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-26.htm">Over Moses delivering the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-37.htm">Over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the desert, and planted in Canaan.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/105.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/105.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>the covenant He made with Abraham</b><br>The covenant with Abraham is foundational in biblical theology, marking the beginning of God's special relationship with the people of Israel. This covenant is first detailed in <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>, where God promises Abraham land, descendants, and blessings. It is further elaborated in <a href="/genesis/15.htm">Genesis 15 and 17</a>, where God establishes the covenant through a formal ceremony and the sign of circumcision. This covenant is unconditional, relying solely on God's faithfulness, and it sets the stage for the unfolding narrative of redemption throughout the Bible. The promise of land is significant, as it points to the geographical region of Canaan, which becomes central to Israel's history. The covenant also foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ, as Paul explains in <a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a>, identifying Christ as the ultimate "seed" of Abraham through whom all nations would be blessed.<p><b>and the oath He swore to Isaac</b><br>The oath to Isaac reaffirms the promises made to Abraham, ensuring the continuation of the covenant through his lineage. This is recorded in <a href="/genesis/26-2.htm">Genesis 26:2-5</a>, where God appears to Isaac and reiterates the promise of land, numerous descendants, and blessings. The oath signifies God's unwavering commitment to His covenant, emphasizing His faithfulness across generations. Isaac's role is crucial as he serves as a bridge between Abraham and Jacob, maintaining the covenantal line. The cultural context of oaths in the ancient Near East underscores the seriousness and binding nature of God's promise. This oath also points forward to the New Testament, where the fulfillment of God's promises is realized in Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate heir of the covenant blessings, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/6-13.htm">Hebrews 6:13-20</a>, where God's oath is linked to the assurance of salvation through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>The patriarch with whom God made a covenant, promising him numerous descendants and a land for his people. Abraham is a central figure in the account of God's chosen people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The son of Abraham, through whom the covenantal promises were reaffirmed. Isaac represents the continuation of God's promise to Abraham.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>A solemn agreement between God and His people, often involving promises and commitments. In this context, it refers to God's promise to Abraham and his descendants.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/oath.htm">Oath</a></b><br>A formal promise or vow. God's oath to Isaac signifies the seriousness and unchangeable nature of His promises.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/land_of_canaan.htm">Land of Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised to Abraham and his descendants, symbolizing God's provision and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The covenant with Abraham and the oath to Isaac demonstrate God's unwavering faithfulness. Believers can trust in God's promises, knowing He is true to His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_promises.htm">Generational Promises</a></b><br>God's promises extend beyond individual lifetimes, impacting future generations. This encourages believers to live faithfully, knowing their actions can influence their descendants.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenantal_relationship.htm">Covenantal Relationship</a></b><br>Understanding the nature of God's covenant with His people helps believers appreciate their relationship with God, marked by His commitment and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/assurance_in_god's_word.htm">Assurance in God's Word</a></b><br>Just as God kept His promises to Abraham and Isaac, believers can have confidence in the reliability of Scripture and God's promises to them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_promise.htm">Living in Promise</a></b><br>Believers are called to live in the light of God's promises, allowing His faithfulness to guide their actions and decisions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_105.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 105</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_zionism.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on Zionism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/deut._9_4-5__just_or_unjust_god.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4-5 - Does the text's justification for driving out other nations align with moral standards or does it conflict with the idea of a just God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_claim_unbuilt_cities,_unplanted_crops.htm">Why should the Israelites claim cities they did not build and harvest crops they did not plant (Deuteronomy 6:10-11), and doesn't this raise ethical dilemmas?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus'_mission_change_to_all_nations.htm">Why did Jesus tell His disciples not to preach to Gentiles (Matthew 10:5-6), but later command them to go to all nations (Matthew 28:19)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/105.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Made.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">cut; </span>the usual word for making a covenant (<span class= "ital">icere f?dus</span>)<span class= "ital">. </span>The word is therefore here a synonym for "league," as in <a href="/haggai/2-5.htm" title="According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so my spirit remains among you: fear you not.">Haggai 2:5</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/105.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Which covenant he made with Abraham</span> (see <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a>). A promise was given even earlier (<a href="/genesis/12-14.htm">Genesis 12:14, 15</a>); but it is not spoken of as a "covenant." <span class="cmt_word">And his oath unto Isaac</span>. The "oath" was originally sworn to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16</a>); but a further promise to "perform the oath" was given to Isaac (<a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/105-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[the covenant]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He made</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּ֭רַת</span> <span class="translit">(kā·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Abraham,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְרָהָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·rā·hām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the oath He swore</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁב֖וּעָת֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·ḇū·‘ā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7621.htm">Strong's 7621: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something sworn, an oath</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Isaac.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיִשְׂחָֽק׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yiś·ḥāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3446.htm">Strong's 3446: </a> </span><span class="str2">Isaac </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/105-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 105:9 The covenant which he made with Abraham (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/105-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 105:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 105:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/105-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 105:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 105:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>