8 God remembers his covenant forever,the word he commanded to a thousand generations,
9 which he made with Abraham,the solemn pledge he swore to Isaac.
10 God set it up as binding law for Jacob,as an eternal covenant for Israel,
11 promising, "I hereby give you the land of Canaanas your allotted inheritance."
12 When they were few in number—insignificant, just immigrants—
13 wandering from nation to nation,from one kingdom to the next,
14 God didn’t let anyone oppress them.God punished kings for their sake: