Psalms 105
1 Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make his doings known amongst the peoples.
2 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvellous works.
3 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Glory 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 his strength. Seek his face forever more.
5 Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
Remember his marvellous works that he has done: his wonders, and the judgements of his mouth,
6 O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
He is the LORD, our God. His judgements are in all the earth.
8 He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
9 the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
and confirmed it to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
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 lot of your inheritance,”
12 When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
13 they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
14 He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
15 “Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
“Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”
16 He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.
17 He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.
18 They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
19 until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
until the time that his word happened, and the LORD’s word proved him true.
20 The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.
The king sent and freed him, even 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 of all of his possessions,
22 to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob lived in the land of Ham.
24 And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
25 whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against 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 performed miracles amongst them, and wonders 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. They didn’t rebel against his words.
29 He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.
He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
30 Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.
31 He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country.
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.
32 He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land.
He gave them hail for rain, with lightning in their land.
33 He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.
He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came— young locusts without number.
He spoke, and the locusts came with the grasshoppers, without number.
35 They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.
They ate up every plant 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.
He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.
37 He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
He brought them out with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person amongst his tribes.
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 had fallen on them.
39 He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.
He spread a cloud for a covering, 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 the sky.
41 He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.
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.
He brought his people out with joy, his chosen with singing.
44 He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labour of the peoples in possession,
45 that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise the LORD!
