Bible Strands
Psalms 105:9
the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses Israel, recounting Yahweh’s historical faithfulness by recalling the patriarchal promises. The speaker identifies God as the active agent who formally established binding agreements with the founding fathers.
The words — The Hebrew verb כָּרַת (kārat, “he made”) describes the formal establishment of a covenant, while שְׁבוּעָתוֹ (šəḇûʿāṯô, “his oath”) denotes a sworn pledge. These terms anchor the verse’s claim that God actively bound Himself to Abraham and Isaac.
The thread — The psalmist echoes Genesis 17:2 and Genesis 22:16, tracing the same covenant and oath to the patriarchs, then extends the commitment to Jacob and Israel in Psalms 105:8 and Psalms 105:10.
Why it lands — The text asserts that God’s promises to the patriarchs remain historically valid and binding. Readers are asked to recognize that divine commitments are grounded in explicit declarations rather than abstract hope.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
Cross-references
- Genesis 17:2 I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.”
- Genesis 22:16 saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
- Genesis 26:3 Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
- Hebrews 6:17 So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.
- Acts 7:8 Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
- Galatians 3:17 What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.
- Genesis 12:7 Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
- Genesis 28:13 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.
- Genesis 35:11 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.
- Nehemiah 9:8 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.