Psalms 105
1 O give thanks to Jehovah, call upon his name. Make known among the peoples his doings.
O give thanks unto the LORD; Call upon his name; Make known his deeds among the people!
2 Sing to him, sing praises to him. Talk ye of all his marvelous works.
Sing unto him; sing psalms unto him; Tell ye of all his wondrous works!
3 Glory ye in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Jehovah rejoice.
Glory ye in his holy name; Let the hearts of them that seek the LORD rejoice!
4 Seek ye Jehovah and his strength. Seek his face evermore.
Seek the LORD, and his majesty; Seek his face continually!
5 Remember his marvelous works that he has done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
Remember the wonders he hath wrought, His miracles and the judgments of his mouth,
6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye sons of Jacob, his chosen.
Ye offspring of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob his chosen!
7 He is Jehovah our God. His judgments are in all the earth.
Jehovah, he is our God, His judgments are over all the earth.
8 He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
He remembereth his covenant for ever, And the promise to a thousand generations;
9 which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac,
The covenant which he made with Abraham, And the oath which he gave to Isaac;
10 and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
Which he confirmed to Jacob for a decree, And to Israel for an everlasting covenant.
11 saying, To thee I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance,
“To thee,” said he, “will I give the land of Canaan For the lot of your inheritance.”
12 when they were but a few men in number, yea, very few, and sojourners in it.
When they were yet few in number, Very few, and strangers in the land;
13 And they went about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people.
When they went from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people,
14 He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
He suffered no man to oppress them; Yea, he rebuked kings for their sakes.
15 saying, Touch not my anointed men, and do my prophets no harm.
“Touch not,” said he, “mine anointed, And do my prophets no harm!”
16 And he called for a famine upon the land. He broke the whole staff of bread.
Again, when he commanded a famine in the land, And broke the whole staff of bread,
17 He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a servant.
He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold as a slave.
18 They hurt his feet with fetters. He was placed in iron.
His feet they hurt with fetters; He was bound in chains of iron;
19 Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of Jehovah tried him.
Until his prediction came to pass, And the word of the LORD proved him.
20 The king sent and released him, even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.
Then the king sent, and loosed him; The ruler of nations, and set him free;
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance,
He made him governor of his house, And lord of all his possessions;
22 to bind his rulers at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.
To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his counsellors wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham;
24 And he increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
Where God increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
He turned their hearts to hate his people, And form devices against his servants.
26 He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron whom he had chosen.
Then sent he Moses his servant, And Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They set among them his signs and wonders in the land of Ham.
They showed his signs among them, And his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark. And they rebelled against his words.
He sent darkness upon them, and made it dark; And they did not disobey his word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
He turned their waters into blood, And caused their fish to die.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs in the chambers of their kings.
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, Even in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and lice in all their borders.
He spake, and there came flies, And lice in all their coasts.
32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
Instead of rain he gave them hail, And flaming fire in their land.
33 He also smote their vines and their fig trees, and broke the trees of their borders.
He smote also their vines and fig-trees, And broke the trees of their coasts.
34 He spoke, and the locust came, and the grasshopper, and that without number,
He spake, and the locusts came. Destructive locusts without number,
35 and ate up every herb in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.
Which ate up all the herbage in their land, And devoured the fruits of their fields.
36 He also smote all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
Then he smote all the first-born in their land, The first-fruits of all their strength.
37 And he brought them forth with silver and gold, and there was not a feeble soul among his tribes.
He led forth his people with silver and gold; Nor was there one feeble person in all their tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen upon them.
Egypt was glad when they departed, For their terror had fallen upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.
He spread out a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light by night.
40 They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran in the dry places like a river.
He opened the rock, and the waters gushed forth, And ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham his servant.
For he remembered his holy promise, Which he had made to Abraham his servant;
43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with singing.
And he led forth his people with joy, And his chosen with gladness.
44 And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took the labor of the peoples in possession,
He gave to them the lands of the nations, And they inherited the labor of the peoples;
45 that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise ye Jehovah.
That they might observe his statutes, And obey his laws. Praise ye the LORD!
