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14 He let no one oppress them;
he disciplined kings for their sake,
15 saying,[a] “Don’t touch my chosen ones.[b]
Don’t harm my prophets.”
16 He called down a famine upon the earth;
he cut off all the food supply.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 105:15 tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
  2. Psalm 105:15 tn Heb “anointed.”
  3. Psalm 105:16 tn Heb “and every staff of food he broke.” The psalmist refers to the famine that occurred in Joseph’s time (see v. 17 and Gen 41:53-57).