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Psalm 105:19

until the time that his word happened, and the LORD’s word proved him true.

17He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.
18They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
19until the time that his word happened, and the LORD’s word proved him true.
21He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions,
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Notice

The word “until” marks Joseph’s time in chains as a wait with an end, though he endured it before that end came into view.

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Where else Scripture says this

9 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Acts 7:10and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.Both passages recount Joseph’s affliction before his release and appointment to rule a king’s household.
Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is in the LORD’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.The shared thread is God’s authority: the psalm recounts Joseph’s release by a king, while Proverbs describes God directing kings.
Genesis 40:20–21On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief cup bearer and the head of the …Both texts mark the timing of events, though this Genesis verse describes Pharaoh’s feast without explaining Joseph’s part.
Genesis 41:25Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh.Both connect Joseph with God’s word concerning events: the psalm records the word coming to pass, while Genesis records God’s declaration to Pharaoh.
Daniel 2:30But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known …The shared thread is a man’s relation to revelation: Joseph is proved true by the LORD’s word, while Daniel receives a secret.
Genesis 41:11–16The connection is limited: the psalm records a word coming to pass, while Genesis mentions dreams with interpretations.
Genesis 39:21But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.Both place Joseph under confinement with the LORD at work: Genesis names kindness, and the psalm says God’s word proved him true.
Psalm 44:4God, you are my King. Command victories for Jacob!Both connect God’s authority with deliverance: the psalm recounts Joseph’s release, while Psalm 44 asks God the King for victories.
Jeremiah 39:14sent and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard, and committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should bring him home. So he …Both accounts describe a confined man being released at another’s command: Joseph leaves his chains, and Jeremiah leaves the court of the guard.
Where this verse fits

Waiting. feeling distant from God. fear for the future.

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Something small to carry out of this verse

Read Joseph’s imprisonment and release in Psalm 105:17–21

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Encouragement

Your waiting has no timetable here. Joseph’s story tells of bruised feet and a word that came to pass; YHWH’s word proved him true.

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