Psalms 105:15

105:14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

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“Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”

Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

Saying, Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

105:16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

What does Psalms 105:15 mean?

Psalms 105:15 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָגַע (nâgaʻ), מָשִׁיחַ (mâshîyach), נָבִיא (nâbîyʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

Saying,

Touchנָגַעnâgaʻ/naw-gah'/H5060properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)

not

mine

anointed,מָשִׁיחַmâshîyach/maw-shee'-akh/H4899anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah

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prophetsנָבִיאnâbîyʼ/naw-bee'/H5030a prophet or (generally) inspired man

harm.רָעַעrâʻaʻ/raw-ah'/H7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)

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Jews, the Oil

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 105:15.

1 Chronicles 16:22

Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 105:15 say?

Psalms 105:15 (King James Version) reads: "Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm."

Is Psalms 105:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 105:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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