Psalms 105
1 Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his name; declare his works amongst the heathen.
Give thanks to Yahweh, call on 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; speak of all his marvelous deeds.
3 Glory in his holy name: let the heart of them that seek the Lord rejoice.
Boast in his holy name; let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
4 Seek you the Lord, and be strengthened; seek his face continually.
Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his presence continually.
5 Remember his wonderful works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgements of his mouth;
Recall the marvelous things he has done, his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,
6 [you] seed of Abraam, his servants, [you] children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
you descendants of Abraham his servant, you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord our God; his judgements are in all the earth.
He is Yahweh, our God. His decrees are on all the earth.
8 He has remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded for a thousand generation:
He keeps in mind his covenant forever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.
9 which he established as a covenant to Abraam, and [he remembered] his oath to Isaac.
He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham and his oath to Isaac.
10 And he established it to Jacob for an ordinance, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
11 saying To you will I give the land of Chanaan, the line of your inheritance:
He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan as your share of your inheritance.”
12 when they were few in number, very few, and sojourners in it.
He said this when they were only few in number, so very few, and were strangers in the land.
13 And they went from nation to nation, and from [one] kingdom to another people.
They went from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another.
14 He suffered no man to wrong them; and he rebuked kings for their sakes:
He did not allow anyone to oppress them; he rebuked kings for their sakes.
15 [saying], Touch not my anointed ones; and do my prophets no harm.
He said, “Do not touch my anointed ones, and do not harm my prophets.”
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole support of bread.
He called for a famine on the land; he cut off the whole supply of bread.
17 He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a slave.
He sent a man ahead of them; Joseph was sold as a servant.
18 They hurt his feet with fetters; his soul passed into iron,
His feet were bound by shackles; on his neck was put an iron collar,
19 until the time that his cause came on; the word of the Lord tried him as fire.
until what he had said came to pass. The word of Yahweh tested him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; [even] the prince of the people, and let him go free.
The king sent servants to release him; the ruler of the people set him free.
21 He made him Lord over his house, and ruler of all his substance;
He put him in charge of his house as ruler of all his possessions
22 to chastise his rulers at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
to instruct his princes as he wished and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Cham.
Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.
24 And he increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their enemies.
Yahweh made his people fruitful, and made them stronger than their enemies.
25 And he turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
He caused their enemies to hate his people, to mistreat 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 signs among the Egyptians, his 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 made that land dark, but its people did not obey his commands.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
He turned their water into blood and killed their fish.
30 Their land produced frogs abundantly, in the chambers of their kings.
Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their rulers.
31 He spoke, and the dog-fly came, and lice in all their coasts.
He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats came throughout their country.
32 He turned their rain into hail, [and sent] flaming fire in their land.
He turned their rain into hail, with fire flaming on their land.
33 And he struck their vines and their fig trees; and broke every tree of their coast.
He destroyed their vines and fig trees; he broke the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the locust came, and caterpillars innumerable,
He spoke, and the locusts came, so many locusts.
35 and devoured all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of the ground.
The locusts ate up all of the vegetation in their land; They ate up all the crops of the ground.
36 He struck also every firstborn of their land, the first fruits of all their labour.
He killed every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength.
37 And he brought them out with silver and gold; and there was not a feeble one amongst their tribes.
He brought the Israelites out with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled on the way.
38 Egypt rejoiced at their departing; for the fear of them fell upon them.
Egypt was glad when they went away, for the Egyptians were afraid of them.
39 He spread out a cloud for a covering to them, and fire to give them light by night.
He spread a cloud for a covering and made a fire to light up the night.
40 They asked, and the quail came, and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
The Israelites asked for food, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.
41 He clave the rock, and the waters flowed, rivers ran in dry places.
He split the rock, and waters gushed from it; they flowed in the wilderness like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy word, which [he promised] to Abraam his servant.
For he called to mind his holy promise that he made to Abraham his servant.
43 And he brought out his people with exultation, and his chosen with joy;
He led his people out with joy, his chosen with shouts of triumph.
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; they took possession of the wealth of the peoples
45 that they might keep his ordinances, and diligently seek his law.
so that they might keep his statutes and obey his laws. Praise Yahweh.
