Psalms 105
1 Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
Alleluia. Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles.
2 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
Sing to him, yea sing praises to him: relate 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 the Lord.
4 Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
Seek ye the Lord, and be strengthened: seek his face evermore.
5 Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
Remember his marvellous works which he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.
6 O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
O ye seed of Abraham his servant; ye sons of Jacob his chosen.
7 He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
He hath remembered his covenant for ever: 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 to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:
10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
And he appointed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting testament:
11 “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the lot of your inheritance.
12 When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
When they were but a small number: yea very few, and sojourners therein:
13 they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
And 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 suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes.
15 “Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to 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 broke in pieces all the support of bread.
17 He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.
18 They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
They humbled his feet in fetters: the iron pierced his soul,
19 until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
Until his word came. The word of the Lord inflamed him.
20 The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.
The king sent, and he released him: the ruler of the people, and he set him at liberty.
21 He made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance,
He made him master of his house, and ruler of all his possession.
22 to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
That he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his ancients wisdom.
23 Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
And Israel went into Egypt: and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Cham.
24 And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
And he increased his people exceedingly: and 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: Aaron the man whom he had chosen.
27 They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
He gave them power to shew his signs, and his wonders in the land of Cham.
28 He sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words.
He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.
29 He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.
He turned their waters into blood, and destroyed their fish.
30 Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
Their land brought forth frogs, in the inner chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country.
He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts.
32 He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land.
He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.
33 He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.
And he destroyed their vineyards and their fig trees: and he broke in pieces the trees of their coasts.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came— young locusts without number.
He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.
35 They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.
And they devoured all the grass in their land, and consumed all the fruit of their ground.
36 Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
And he slew all the firstborn in their land: the firstfruits of all their labour.
37 He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
And he brought them out with silver and gold: and there was not among their tribes one that was feeble.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them lay 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 fire to give them light in the night.
40 They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They asked, and the quail came: and he filled 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 flowed: rivers ran down in the dry land.
42 For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
Because he remembered his holy word, which he had spoken to his servant Abraham.
43 He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness.
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 Gentiles: and they possessed the labours of the people:
45 that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
That they might observe his justifications, and seek after his law.
