Psalms 105:1-22
(Ex. 7:8—11:10; 1 Chr. 16:8–22)
1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD!
Call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples!
2 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him;
Talk of all His wondrous works!
3 Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD!
4 Seek the LORD and His strength;
Seek His face evermore!
5 Remember His marvelous works which He has done,
His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
6 O seed of Abraham His servant,
You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
7 He is the LORD our God;
His judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
9 The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac,
10 And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11 Saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the allotment of your inheritance,"
12 When they were few in number,
Indeed very few, and strangers in it.
13 When they went from one nation to another,
From one kingdom to another people,
14 He permitted no one to do them wrong;
Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,
15 Saying, "Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm."
16 Moreover He called for a famine in the land;
He destroyed all the provision of bread.
17 He sent a man before them—
Joseph—who was sold as a slave.
18 They hurt his feet with fetters,
He was laid in irons.
19 Until the time that his word came to pass,
The word of the LORD tested him.
20 The king sent and released him,
The ruler of the people let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his house,
And ruler of all his possessions,
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure,
And teach his elders wisdom.
How faithful is the LORD who made a covenant with Abraham by faith in grace before the Law of works! We should be likewise thankful as His people then, remembering His mighty deeds and faithful works for us all, beginning in the first nation called by an unbreakable covenant of faith (Galatians 3:16-18), confirmed by Christ to come. These things are worthy to proclaim to the world! Sing praises to Him and bear witness of His works of righteousness and grace in His working. We should not only tell of those wondrous works, but also glory in His holy name with joyful hearts as we run towards His presence in His strength. When we read of the wonderful works and judgments of God with His chosen people, then we can truly dwell on the true intent of the eternal covenant of faith to Abraham. This covenant of faith by promise is to his Seed, the Christ to come, and through Him to all in Him. Our inheritance is by that same promise of faith, and not by he works of keeping the Law, which is impossible. The Law taught God’s people to look to that Seed of promise by the covenant of faith in which we all stand, Jew and Gentile alike. God promised a land to Israel, and the one promised (Hebrews 11:10, 16) together with us to come in the New Jerusalem out of Heaven. He watched over Israel among the nations set against them, and now watches over all His people in Christ against our adversary and enemy. Then God sent Joseph to be sold as a slave, then tested and redeemed by His word to prepare a way for His people to be set free in the future already prepared according to His predetermined plan seen on the future horizon. We see such continuity in God’s working through Abraham by faith as our eternal covenant in Christ by that promise, and therefore praise Him for that eternal covenant faithfulness!
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