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 When they were few in number, * of little account, and sojourners in the land,

Wandering from nation to nation * and from one kingdom to another,

He let no one oppress them * and rebuked kings for their sake,

Saying, “Do not touch my anointed * and do my prophets no harm.”

Then he called for a famine in the land * and destroyed the supply of bread.

He sent a man before them, * Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

They bruised his feet in fetters; * his neck they put in an iron collar.

Until his prediction came to pass, * the word of the tested him.

The king sent and released him; * the ruler of the peoples set him free.

He set him as a master over his household, * as a ruler over all his possessions,

To instruct his princes according to his will * and to teach his elders wisdom.

Psalm 105: Part II

Israel came into Egypt, * and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.