Psalms 105
1 O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.
O give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name; make known His doings among the peoples.
2 Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.
Sing unto Him, sing praises unto Him; speak ye of all His marvellous works.
3 Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.
Glory ye in His holy name; let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
4 Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.
Seek ye the LORD and His strength; seek His face continually.
5 Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;
Remember His marvellous works that He hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth;
6 O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.
O ye seed of Abraham His servant, ye children of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.
He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
8 He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;
He hath remembered His covenant for ever, the word which He commanded to a thousand generations;
9 The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
The covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath unto Isaac;
10 And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
And He established it unto Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
11 Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:
Saying: 'Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.'
12 When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;
When they were but a few men in number. Yea, very few, and sojourners in it,
13 When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.
And when they went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,
14 He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,
He suffered no man to do them wrong, yea, for their sake He reproved kings:
15 Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.
'Touch not Mine anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm.'
16 And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.
And He called a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.
17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:
He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant;
18 His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;
His feet they hurt with fetters, his person was laid in iron;
19 Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.
Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him.
20 The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free.
The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the peoples, and set him free.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;
He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions;
22 To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.
To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.
And He increased His people greatly, and made them too mighty for their adversaries.
25 Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.
He turned their heart to hate His people, to deal craftily with His servants.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.
He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron whom He had chosen.
27 He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.
They wrought among them His manifold signs, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.
He sent darkness, and it was dark; and they rebelled not against His word.
29 At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.
He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
30 Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.
Their land swarmed with frogs, in the chambers of their kings.
31 He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats in all their borders.
32 He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down.
He smote their vines also and their fig-trees; and broke the trees of their borders.
34 At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,
He spoke, and the locust came, and the canker-worm without number,
35 And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.
And did eat up every herb in their land, and did eat up the fruit of their ground.
36 He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.
He smote also all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their strength.
37 He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.
And He brought them forth with silver and gold; and there was none that stumbled among His tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.
Egypt was glad when they departed; for the fear of them had fallen upon them.
39 A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.
He spread a cloud for a screen; and fire to give light in the night.
40 At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.
They asked, and He brought quails, and gave them in plenty the bread of heaven.
41 His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.
He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; they ran, a river in the dry places.
42 For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
For He remembered His holy word unto Abraham His servant;
43 And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:
And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with singing.
44 And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;
And He gave them the lands of the nations, and they took the labour of the peoples in possession;
45 So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.
That they might keep His statutes, and observe His laws. Hallelujah.
