105:8 He always remembers his covenantal decree,
the promise he made 1 to a thousand generations –
105:9 the promise 2 he made to Abraham,
the promise he made by oath to Isaac!
105:10 He gave it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as a lasting promise, 3
105:42 Yes, 4 he remembered the sacred promise 5
he made to Abraham his servant.
1 tn Heb “[the] word he commanded.” The text refers here to God’s unconditional covenantal promise to Abraham and the patriarchs, as vv. 10-12 make clear.
2 tn Heb “which.”
3 tn Or “eternal covenant.”
4 tn Or “for.”
5 tn Heb “his holy word.”