Psalms 105
1 Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his name; declare his works amongst the heathen.
Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
2 Sing to him, yes, sing praises to him: tell forth all his wonderful works.
Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
3 Glory in his holy name: let the heart of them that seek the Lord rejoice.
Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4 Seek you the Lord, and be strengthened; seek his face continually.
Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
5 Remember his wonderful works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgements of his mouth;
Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
6 [you] seed of Abraam, his servants, [you] children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord our God; his judgements are in all the earth.
He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
8 He has remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded for a thousand generation:
He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
9 which he established as a covenant to Abraam, and [he remembered] his oath to Isaac.
the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
10 And he established it to Jacob for an ordinance, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11 saying To you will I give the land of Chanaan, the line of your inheritance:
“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
12 when they were few in number, very few, and sojourners in it.
When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
13 And they went from nation to nation, and from [one] kingdom to another people.
they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
14 He suffered no man to wrong them; and he rebuked kings for their sakes:
He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
15 [saying], Touch not my anointed ones; and do my prophets no harm.
“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole support of bread.
He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
17 He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a slave.
He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
18 They hurt his feet with fetters; his soul passed into iron,
They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
19 until the time that his cause came on; the word of the Lord tried him as fire.
until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
20 The king sent and loosed him; [even] the prince of the people, and let him go free.
The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.
21 He made him Lord over his house, and ruler of all his substance;
He made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance,
22 to chastise his rulers at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Cham.
Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
24 And he increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their enemies.
And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
25 And he turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
26 He sent fort Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen.
He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
27 He established amongst them his signs, and [his] wonders in the land of Cham.
They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent forth darkness, and made it dark; yet they rebelled against his words.
He sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.
30 Their land produced frogs abundantly, in the chambers of their kings.
Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
31 He spoke, and the dog-fly came, and lice in all their coasts.
He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country.
32 He turned their rain into hail, [and sent] flaming fire in their land.
He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land.
33 And he struck their vines and their fig trees; and broke every tree of their coast.
He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the locust came, and caterpillars innumerable,
He spoke, and the locusts came— young locusts without number.
35 and devoured all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of the ground.
They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.
36 He struck also every firstborn of their land, the first fruits of all their labour.
Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
37 And he brought them out with silver and gold; and there was not a feeble one amongst their tribes.
He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
38 Egypt rejoiced at their departing; for the fear of them fell upon them.
Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
39 He spread out a cloud for a covering to them, and fire to give them light by night.
He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.
40 They asked, and the quail came, and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He clave the rock, and the waters flowed, rivers ran in dry places.
He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
42 For he remembered his holy word, which [he promised] to Abraam his servant.
For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
43 And he brought out his people with exultation, and his chosen with joy;
He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
44 and gave them the lands of the heathen; and they inherited the labours of the people;
He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
45 that they might keep his ordinances, and diligently seek his law.
that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
