Psalms 105
1 Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Announce his works among the nations.
2 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders.
3 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Be praised in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
Seek the Lord, and be confirmed. Seek his face always.
5 Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
Remember his miracles, which he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth:
6 O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
you offspring of Abraham his servant, you sons of Jacob his elect.
7 He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout the entire earth.
8 He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
He has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,
9 the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,
11 “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
saying: To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritance.
12 When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
Though they may have been but a small number, very few and foreigners there,
13 they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
and though they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,
14 He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
he allowed no man to harm them, and he reproved kings on their behalf.
15 “Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.
16 He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
And he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the bread.
17 He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them: Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
18 They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
They humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his soul,
19 until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
until his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him.
20 The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.
The king sent and released him; he was the ruler of the people, and he dismissed him.
21 He made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance,
He established him as master of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
22 to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
so that he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his elders prudence.
23 Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.
24 And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
And he helped his people greatly, and he strengthened them over their enemies.
25 whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
26 He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the one whom he chose.
27 They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
He placed with them signs of his word, and portents in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words.
He sent darkness and made it conceal, and he did not afflict them with his speech.
29 He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.
He turned their waters into blood, and he slaughtered their fish.
30 Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
Their land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country.
He spoke, and there came forth common flies and gnats, in every region.
32 He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land.
He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same land.
33 He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.
And he struck their vineyards and their fig trees, and he crushed the trees of their region.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came— young locusts without number.
He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.
35 They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.
And it devoured all the grass in their land, and it consumed all the fruit of their land.
36 Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
And he struck all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their labor.
37 He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
And he led them out with silver and gold, and there was not an infirm one among their tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
Egypt was joyful at their departure, for the fear of them lay heavy upon them.
39 He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.
He spread a cloud for their protection, and a fire, to give them light through the night.
40 They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They petitioned, and the quail came; and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
He ruptured the rock and the waters flowed: rivers gushed in the dry land.
42 For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
For he had called to mind his holy word, which he kept near to his servant Abraham.
43 He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
And he led forth his people in exultation, and his elect in rejoicing.
44 He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
And he gave them the regions of the Gentiles, and they possessed the labors of the peoples,
45 that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
so that they might observe his justifications, and inquire about his law.
