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Do no harm to My prophets!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/105.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>Saying</i>, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/105.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>Saying,</i> “Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/105.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do not touch My anointed ones, And do not harm My prophets.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/105.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/105.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/105.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Do not touch My anointed ones, And to My prophets do no evil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/105.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/105.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do not touch my anointed ones, or harm my prophets.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/105.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not touch My anointed ones, or harm My prophets.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/105.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/105.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and telling them, "Don't touch my chosen leaders or harm my prophets!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/105.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/105.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Do not touch my anointed ones or harm my prophets."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/105.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Don't harm my chosen servants; do not touch my prophets." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/105.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Don't touch my anointed or hurt my prophets!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/105.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/105.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />saying, "Don't touch my chosen ones! Don't harm my prophets!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/105.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Do not touch my anointed ones. Do my prophets no harm."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/105.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Saying, Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/105.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/105.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Do not strike against My anointed, "" And do no evil to My prophets.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/105.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Strike not against Mine anointed, And to My prophets do not evil.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/105.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall not touch upon my Messiah, and ye shall not do evil to my prophets.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/105.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/105.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 104:15>Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/105.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Do not touch my anointed ones, to my prophets do no harm.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/105.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />saying, “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/105.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />That they might touch not his anointed, and do his prophets no harm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/105.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall not touch my Anointed and you shall not harm my Prophets.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/105.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Touch not Mine anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/105.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>saying</i>, Touch not my anointed ones; and do my prophets no harm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/105-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13127" 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">14</span>He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf: <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">“Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: tig·gə·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">touch</a> <a href="/hebrew/4899.htm" title="4899: ḇim·šî·ḥāy (Prep-b:: Adj-mpc:: 1cs) -- Anointed. From mashach; anointed; usually a consecrated person; specifically, the Messiah.">My anointed ones!</a> <a href="/hebrew/7489.htm" title="7489: tā·rê·‘ū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to spoil; figuratively, to make good for nothing, i.e. Bad.">Do no harm</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: wə·lin·ḇî·’ay (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">to My prophets!”</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.…<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/20-3.htm">Genesis 20:3-7</a></span><br />One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.” / Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent? / Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">1 Chronicles 16:22</a></span><br />‘Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-17.htm">Genesis 12:17</a></span><br />The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-11.htm">Genesis 26:11</a></span><br />So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-24.htm">Genesis 31:24</a></span><br />But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/39-9.htm">Genesis 39:9</a></span><br />No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-1.htm">Exodus 7:1-2</a></span><br />The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. / You are to speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/12-6.htm">Numbers 12:6-8</a></span><br />He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream. / But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house. / I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/24-6.htm">1 Samuel 24:6</a></span><br />So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/26-9.htm">1 Samuel 26:9-11</a></span><br />But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can extend a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?” / David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish. / But the LORD forbid that I should extend my hand against the LORD’s anointed. Instead, take the spear and water jug by his head, and let us go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/1-14.htm">2 Samuel 1:14-16</a></span><br />So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?” / Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died. / For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/2-3.htm">2 Kings 2:3</a></span><br />Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/2-5.htm">2 Kings 2:5</a></span><br />Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/2-15.htm">2 Kings 2:15</a></span><br />When the sons of the prophets who were watching him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-40.htm">Matthew 10:40-42</a></span><br />He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me. / Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. / And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Saying, Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.</p><p class="hdg">touch</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-11.htm">Genesis 26:11</a></b></br> And Abimelech charged all <i>his</i> people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/2-8.htm">Zechariah 2:8</a></b></br> For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.</p><p class="hdg">mine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/19-16.htm">1 Kings 19:16</a></b></br> And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint <i>to be</i> king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint <i>to be</i> prophet in thy room.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_john/2-27.htm">1 John 2:27</a></b></br> But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.</p><p class="hdg">and do</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/20-7.htm">Genesis 20:7</a></b></br> Now therefore restore the man <i>his</i> wife; for he <i>is</i> a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore <i>her</i> not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that <i>are</i> thine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Genesis 27:39,40</a></b></br> And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/48-19.htm">Genesis 48:19,20</a></b></br> And his father refused, and said, I know <i>it</i>, my son, I know <i>it</i>: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/92-10.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/psalms/101-5.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/104-28.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/91-10.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/psalms/105-3.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/16-6.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/psalms/105-6.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/psalms/74-9.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/psalms/91-12.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/psalms/104-32.htm">Touch</a> <a href="/psalms/105-14.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/132-10.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/psalms/106-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/105-41.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/121-6.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/psalms/105-42.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/psalms/109-18.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/psalms/105-43.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-15.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/psalms/110-5.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/psalms/144-5.htm">Touch</a> <a href="/psalms/106-6.htm">Wrong</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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In the Hebrew text, the word "touch" is "naga," which can mean to physically touch or to harm. This command reflects God's protective nature over His anointed, indicating that they are under His divine protection. Historically, this can be seen in the context of the patriarchs, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who were often in foreign lands and vulnerable to harm. Yet, God consistently intervened to protect them, demonstrating His sovereignty and faithfulness.<p><b>My anointed ones</b><br />The term "anointed ones" comes from the Hebrew word "mashiach," which is often translated as "Messiah" or "anointed." In the Old Testament, this term was used for kings, priests, and prophets who were consecrated for God's service. This phrase underscores the special status and calling of those whom God has chosen and set apart for His purposes. In a broader sense, it can also apply to all believers who are anointed by the Holy Spirit, signifying their role in God's kingdom and His promise to protect and guide them.<p><b>do no harm</b><br />This phrase reinforces the command to refrain from causing any injury or damage to God's chosen ones. The Hebrew word "ra'a" is used here, which means to do evil or harm. This is not just a physical injunction but also a moral and spiritual one, urging respect and reverence for those whom God has appointed. Throughout biblical history, God has shown His displeasure against those who sought to harm His anointed, as seen in the lives of David and the prophets. This serves as a reminder of the divine justice and protection that surrounds God's people.<p><b>to My prophets</b><br />The word "prophets" in Hebrew is "nabi," referring to those who are called to speak God's truth and convey His messages to the people. Prophets were often the mouthpieces of God, delivering His words of warning, guidance, and hope. This phrase highlights the importance of respecting those who carry God's message, as they play a crucial role in guiding and shaping the spiritual life of the community. The protection of prophets is a testament to the value God places on His word and those who faithfully proclaim it.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/105.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Anointed.</span>--In the plural, "my anointed ones." As referring to the patriarchs, the expression is not technical, since they were never, like priests, prophets, and kings in later times, actually <span class= "ital">anointed. </span>But the terms being sometimes applied to the covenant people as a whole (see <a href="/psalms/89-38.htm" title="But you have cast off and abhorred, you have been wroth with your anointed.">Psalm 89:38</a>; <a href="/psalms/89-51.htm" title="With which your enemies have reproached, O LORD; with which they have reproached the footsteps of your anointed.">Psalm 89:51</a>), its application to the founders of the race, especially those to whom the "promises came," is very just.<p>As to the term "prophet," the poet found it expressly conferred on Abraham in <a href="/genesis/20-7.htm" title="Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for you, and you shall live: and if you restore her not, know you that you shall surely die, you, and all that are yours.">Genesis 20:7</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/105.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - Saying, <span class="cmt_word">Touch not mine anointed;</span> literally, <span class="accented">mine anointed ones</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> those consecrated to my service, as were Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <span class="cmt_word">And do my prophets no harm</span> (comp. <a href="/genesis/20-7.htm">Genesis 20:7</a>; <a href="/genesis/27-27.htm">Genesis 27:27-29</a> and 39, 40; 49:3-27). The actual words of this verse do not occur in Genesis, but they express the lesson which God's dealings with Pharaoh and Abimelech taught the kings and peoples. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/105-15.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">“Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">touch</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּגְּע֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tig·gə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My anointed ones;</span><br /><span class="heb">בִמְשִׁיחָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ḇim·šî·ḥāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4899.htm">Strong's 4899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anointed, a consecrated person, the Messiah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do no harm</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּרֵֽעוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(tā·rê·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7489.htm">Strong's 7489: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to My prophets.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝לִנְבִיאַי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lin·ḇî·’ay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/105-15.htm">Psalm 105:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/105-15.htm">Psalm 105:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/105-15.htm">Psalm 105:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/105-15.htm">Psalm 105:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/105-15.htm">Psalm 105:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/105-15.htm">Psalm 105:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/105-15.htm">Psalm 105:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/105-15.htm">Psalm 105:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/105-15.htm">Psalm 105:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/105-15.htm">Psalm 105:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/105-15.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 105:15 Don't touch my anointed ones! 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