Psalms 105
1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Announce his works among the nations.
Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
2 Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders.
Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
3 Be praised in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4 Seek the Lord, and be confirmed. Seek his face always.
Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
5 Remember his miracles, which he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth:
Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
6 you offspring of Abraham his servant, you sons of Jacob his elect.
O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout the entire earth.
He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
8 He has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,
He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
9 which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
10 And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11 saying: To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritance.
“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
12 Though they may have been but a small number, very few and foreigners there,
When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
13 and though they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,
they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
14 he allowed no man to harm them, and he reproved kings on their behalf.
He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
15 Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.
“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
16 And he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the bread.
He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
17 He sent a man before them: Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
18 They humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his soul,
They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
19 until his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him.
until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
20 The king sent and released him; he was the ruler of the people, and he dismissed him.
The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.
21 He established him as master of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
He made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance,
22 so that he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his elders prudence.
to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
23 And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.
Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
24 And he helped his people greatly, and he strengthened them over their enemies.
And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the one whom he chose.
He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
27 He placed with them signs of his word, and portents in the land of Ham.
They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness and made it conceal, and he did not afflict them with his speech.
He sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and he slaughtered their fish.
He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.
30 Their land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kings.
Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
31 He spoke, and there came forth common flies and gnats, in every region.
He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country.
32 He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same land.
He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land.
33 And he struck their vineyards and their fig trees, and he crushed the trees of their region.
He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.
He spoke, and the locusts came— young locusts without number.
35 And it devoured all the grass in their land, and it consumed all the fruit of their land.
They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.
36 And he struck all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their labor.
Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
37 And he led them out with silver and gold, and there was not an infirm one among their tribes.
He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
38 Egypt was joyful at their departure, for the fear of them lay heavy upon them.
Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
39 He spread a cloud for their protection, and a fire, to give them light through the night.
He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.
40 They petitioned, 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 ruptured the rock and the waters flowed: rivers gushed in the dry land.
He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
42 For he had called to mind his holy word, which he kept near to his servant Abraham.
For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
43 And he led forth his people in exultation, and his elect in rejoicing.
He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
44 And he gave them the regions of the Gentiles, and they possessed the labors of the peoples,
He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
45 so that they might observe his justifications, and inquire about his law.
that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
