Psalms 105
1 Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; make known his acts among the peoples.
2 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; meditate upon all his wondrous works.
3 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.
4 Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
Seek Jehovah and his strength, seek his face continually;
5 Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
Remember his wondrous works which he hath done, his miracles and the judgments of his mouth:
6 O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
Ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
He, Jehovah, is our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
He is ever mindful of his covenant, — the word which he commanded to a thousand generations, —
9 the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
Which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;
10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, unto Israel for an everlasting covenant,
11 “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
12 When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
When they were a few men in number, of small account, and strangers in it.
13 they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
And they went from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
14 He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
He suffered no man to oppress them, and reproved kings for their sakes,
15 “Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
[Saying, ] Touch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.
16 He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
And he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole staff of bread.
17 He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them: Joseph was sold for a bondman.
18 They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
They afflicted his feet with fetters; his soul came into irons;
19 until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
Until the time when what he said came about: the word of Jehovah tried him.
20 The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.
The king sent and loosed him — the ruler of peoples — and let him go free.
21 He made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance,
He made him lord of his house, and ruler over all his possessions:
22 to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
And Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
And he made his people exceeding fruitful, and made them mightier than their oppressors.
25 whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
26 He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
He sent Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen:
27 They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
They set his signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words.
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
29 He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.
He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die.
30 Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
Their land swarmed with frogs, — in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country.
He spoke, and there came dog-flies, [and] gnats in all their borders.
32 He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land.
He gave them hail for rain, [and] flaming fire in their land;
33 He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.
And he smote their vines and their fig-trees, and broke the trees of their borders.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came— young locusts without number.
He spoke, and the locust came, and the cankerworm, even without number;
35 They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.
And they devoured every herb in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
And he smote every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigour.
37 He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
And he brought them forth with silver and gold; and there was not one feeble among their tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
Egypt rejoiced at their departure; for the fear of them had fallen upon them.
39 He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.
He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.
40 They asked, and He brought quail 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 a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
He opened the rock, and waters gushed forth; they ran in the dry places [like] a river.
42 For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
For he remembered his holy word, [and] Abraham his servant;
43 He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
And he brought forth his people with gladness, his chosen with rejoicing;
44 He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the labour of the peoples:
45 that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
That they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Hallelujah!
