Text: Psalm 105:15
OT Text Referred to: Genesis 20:6-7
Subject: Protecting Messiahs and Prophets in Poetic Retrospective
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Psalm 105:15 summarizes the patriarchal narratives with the divine command "Do not touch My anointed ones (מְשִׁיחָי, meshichay)! Do no harm to My prophets (נְבִיאָי, nevi'ay)!" — language that draws directly on Genesis 20:6-7, where God calls Abraham a נָבִיא (navi', "prophet") and physically intervenes to prevent Abimelech from touching Sarah. The psalmist retrospectively applies the term "anointed" to the patriarchs, a designation not used in the Genesis narrative itself, elevating their status within Israel's worship memory. This poetic retelling reframes the Abimelech incident as paradigmatic of God's sovereign protection of His covenant bearers during their vulnerable sojourning among foreign kings (Ps 105:12-14).