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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 />He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/105.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/105.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/105.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/105.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, <i>and</i> to Israel <i>for</i> an everlasting covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/105.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel <i>as</i> an everlasting covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/105.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He confirmed it to Jacob as a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/105.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/105.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/105.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/105.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Which He confirmed to Jacob as a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/105.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as a permanent covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/105.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as an everlasting covenant:&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/105.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/105.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/105.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/105.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He confirmed it as a law for Jacob, as an everlasting promise to Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/105.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD made a covenant with Jacob, one that will last forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/105.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He presented it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/105.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/105.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/105.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute; to Israel as an everlasting covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/105.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/105.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and confirmed it to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/105.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And establishes it to Jacob for a statute, "" To Israel—a perpetual covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/105.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And doth establish it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel -- a covenant age-during,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/105.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will set it for a law to Jacob, to Israel an eternal covenant:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/105.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he appointed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting testament: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/105.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 104:10>And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/105.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And ratified in a statute for Jacob, an everlasting covenant for Israel: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/105.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/105.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/105.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he establishes his testimony with Jacob to Israel for eternity.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/105.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And He established it unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/105.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he established it to Jacob for an ordinance, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/105-10.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=13100" 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">9</span>the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏe·hā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">He confirmed it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">to Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: lə·ḥōq (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">as a decree,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: lə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">to Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">as an everlasting</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rîṯ (N-fsc) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">covenant:</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”…<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/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19</a></span><br />But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-14</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.<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="/genesis/48-4.htm">Genesis 48:4</a></span><br />and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’<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="/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/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a></span><br />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/16-17.htm">1 Chronicles 16:17</a></span><br />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="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a></span><br />Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-20.htm">Jeremiah 33:20-21</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time, / then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests, so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:</p><p class="hdg">an everlasting</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7,8</a></b></br> And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm">2 Samuel 23:5</a></b></br> Although my house <i>be</i> not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all <i>things</i>, and sure: for <i>this is</i> all my salvation, and all <i>my</i> desire, although he make <i>it</i> not to grow.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/13-20.htm">Hebrews 13:20</a></b></br> Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/78-66.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/psalms/105-9.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/psalms/93-5.htm">Confirmed</a> <a href="/psalms/105-9.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/psalms/94-21.htm">Decree</a> <a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/psalms/104-8.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/103-17.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/psalms/103-17.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/psalms/103-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/psalms/105-6.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/psalms/99-7.htm">Law</a> <a href="/psalms/99-7.htm">Statute</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/112-6.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/psalms/106-45.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/psalms/119-106.htm">Confirmed</a> <a href="/psalms/106-45.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/psalms/148-6.htm">Decree</a> <a href="/psalms/107-36.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/psalms/111-8.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/111-10.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/psalms/106-1.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/psalms/105-23.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/psalms/105-23.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Law</a> <a href="/psalms/122-4.htm">Statute</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'; 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The term "decree" indicates a formal and authoritative order, underscoring the seriousness and unchangeable nature of God's promise. Jacob, later named Israel, is a central patriarch in the biblical narrative, and his life is marked by divine encounters and promises. The confirmation of the covenant to Jacob is recorded in <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a>, where God appears to him in a dream at Bethel, promising land, descendants, and blessings. This decree is part of the Abrahamic Covenant, initially given to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a> and reiterated to Isaac in <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3-4</a>. The covenant's confirmation to Jacob signifies the continuation of God's plan through the patriarchal line, emphasizing the faithfulness of God across generations.<p><b>to Israel as an everlasting covenant</b><br>The use of "Israel" here refers to both the individual Jacob, who was renamed Israel after wrestling with God (<a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a>), and the nation that descended from him. The term "everlasting covenant" highlights the perpetual nature of God's promises, which are not limited by time or human failure. This covenant includes the promise of land, a great nation, and blessings to all nations through his descendants, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, a descendant of Jacob. The everlasting nature of the covenant is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a>, where God promises Abraham that the covenant will be everlasting. This covenant is foundational to the identity and theology of Israel, shaping their understanding of God’s faithfulness and their role in His redemptive plan. The concept of an everlasting covenant also points to the New Covenant established through Christ, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a> and <a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6-13</a>, where the promises to Israel find their ultimate fulfillment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The grandson of Abraham, Jacob is a patriarch of the Israelites. His name was later changed to Israel, and he is the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>Refers both to Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel, and to the nation that descended from him. The covenant mentioned in this verse is central to the identity and history of the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>A solemn agreement between God and His people. In this context, it refers to the promises God made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, which include the promise of land, descendants, and blessing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/decree.htm">Decree</a></b><br>A formal and authoritative order. In this verse, it signifies the binding nature of God's promise to Jacob and his descendants.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/everlasting_covenant.htm">Everlasting Covenant</a></b><br>This term emphasizes the perpetual and unbreakable nature of God's promises to Israel, highlighting the eternal faithfulness of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The verse underscores God's unwavering faithfulness to His promises. Believers can trust that God will fulfill His word, just as He did with Jacob and Israel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant.htm">The Importance of Covenant</a></b><br>Understanding the concept of covenant is crucial for comprehending God's relationship with His people. It is a binding agreement that reflects God's commitment and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_god's_promises.htm">Identity in God's Promises</a></b><br>Just as Israel's identity was shaped by God's covenant, Christians today find their identity in the promises of God through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>The "everlasting" nature of the covenant encourages believers to adopt an eternal perspective, focusing on God's eternal promises rather than temporary circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_covenant_relationship.htm">Living in Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Believers are called to live in response to God's covenant, which involves obedience, faith, and trust in His promises.<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/how_reconcile_psalm_105_8-11_with_history.htm">Psalm 105:8-11 states God's covenant lasts 'a thousand generations.' How do we reconcile this indefinite timeline with known historical and genealogical records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_chr_16_7-36_echo_ps_105,_96.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 16:7-36 reuse lines from Psalm 105 and Psalm 96 if David was the original composer?</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_moses_praise_god's_deliverance.htm">How does Moses praise God for His deliverance?</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>(10) <span class= "bld">Law . . . covenant.</span>--In Hebrew, <span class= "ital">chok </span>and <span class= "ital">herith, </span>which here seem to be used as synonyms. (Comp. the use of the former word in <a href="/psalms/2-7.htm" title="I will declare the decree: the LORD has said to me, You are my Son; this day have I begotten you.">Psalm 2:7</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/105.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law</span> (see <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13</a>). And <span class="cmt_word">to Israel</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> to Jacob, after he had given him the name of Israel (see <a href="/genesis/35-12.htm">Genesis 35:12</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/105-10.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">He confirmed it</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּֽעֲמִידֶ֣הָ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיַעֲקֹ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as a decree,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחֹ֑ק</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥōq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed or owed, a statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as an everlasting</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹלָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><br /><span class="word">covenant:</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/105-10.htm">Psalm 105:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/105-10.htm">Psalm 105:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/105-10.htm">Psalm 105:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/105-10.htm">Psalm 105:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/105-10.htm">Psalm 105:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/105-10.htm">Psalm 105:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/105-10.htm">Psalm 105:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/105-10.htm">Psalm 105:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/105-10.htm">Psalm 105:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/105-10.htm">Psalm 105:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/105-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 105:10 And confirmed the same to Jacob (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/105-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 105:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 105:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/105-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 105:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 105:11" /></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>