Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

Psalms 105:3-22 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

3. Be proud of his holy name. You followers of the Lord, be happy!

4. Depend on the Lord for strength. Always go to him for help.

5. Remember the amazing things he has done. Remember his miracles and his fair decisions.

6. You belong to the family of his servant Abraham. You are descendants of Jacob, the people God chose.

7. The Lord is our God. He rules the whole world.

8. He will remember his agreement forever. He will always keep the promises he made to his people.

9. He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham and the promise he made to Isaac.

10. He gave it as a law to Jacob. He gave it to Israel as an agreement that will last forever!

11. He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan. It will be your very own.”

12. At the time God said this, there were only a few of his people, and they were strangers there.

13. They traveled around from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

14. But the Lord did not let anyone mistreat them. He warned kings not to harm them.

15. He said, “Don’t hurt my chosen people. Don’t harm my prophets.”

16. He caused a famine in that country, and people did not have enough food.

17. But he sent a man named Joseph to go ahead of them. Joseph was sold like a slave.

18. They tied a rope around his feet and put an iron ring around his neck.

19. Joseph was a slave until what he said had really happened. The Lord’S message proved that Joseph was right.

20. So the king of Egypt set him free. That nation’s leader let him out of jail.

21. He put Joseph in charge of his house. Joseph took care of everything the king owned.

22. Joseph gave instructions to the other leaders. He taught the older men.