Psalms 105
1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Announce his works among the nations.
Alleluia. Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles.
2 Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders.
Sing to him, yea sing praises to him: relate all his wondrous works.
3 Be praised in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
4 Seek the Lord, and be confirmed. Seek his face always.
Seek ye the Lord, and be strengthened: seek his face evermore.
5 Remember his miracles, which he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth:
Remember his marvellous works which he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.
6 you offspring of Abraham his servant, you sons of Jacob his elect.
O ye seed of Abraham his servant; ye sons of Jacob his chosen.
7 He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout the entire earth.
He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,
He hath remembered his covenant for ever: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
9 which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:
10 And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,
And he appointed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting testament:
11 saying: To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritance.
Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the lot of your inheritance.
12 Though they may have been but a small number, very few and foreigners there,
When they were but a small number: yea very few, and sojourners therein:
13 and though they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,
And they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.
14 he allowed no man to harm them, and he reproved kings on their behalf.
He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes.
15 Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.
Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.
16 And he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the bread.
And he called a famine upon the land: and he broke in pieces all the support of bread.
17 He sent a man before them: Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.
18 They humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his soul,
They humbled his feet in fetters: the iron pierced his soul,
19 until his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him.
Until his word came. The word of the Lord inflamed him.
20 The king sent and released him; he was the ruler of the people, and he dismissed him.
The king sent, and he released him: the ruler of the people, and he set him at liberty.
21 He established him as master of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
He made him master of his house, and ruler of all his possession.
22 so that he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his elders prudence.
That he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his ancients wisdom.
23 And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.
And Israel went into Egypt: and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Cham.
24 And he helped his people greatly, and he strengthened them over their enemies.
And he increased his people exceedingly: and strengthened them over their enemies,
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
He turned their heart to hate his people: and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the one whom he chose.
He sent Moses his servant: Aaron the man whom he had chosen.
27 He placed with them signs of his word, and portents in the land of Ham.
He gave them power to shew his signs, and his wonders in the land of Cham.
28 He sent darkness and made it conceal, and he did not afflict them with his speech.
He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and he slaughtered their fish.
He turned their waters into blood, and destroyed their fish.
30 Their land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kings.
Their land brought forth frogs, in the inner chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came forth common flies and gnats, in every region.
He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts.
32 He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same land.
He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.
33 And he struck their vineyards and their fig trees, and he crushed the trees of their region.
And he destroyed their vineyards and their fig trees: and he broke in pieces the trees of their coasts.
34 He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.
He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.
35 And it devoured all the grass in their land, and it consumed all the fruit of their land.
And they devoured all the grass in their land, and consumed all the fruit of their ground.
36 And he struck all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their labor.
And he slew all the firstborn in their land: the firstfruits of all their labour.
37 And he led them out with silver and gold, and there was not an infirm one among their tribes.
And he brought them out with silver and gold: and there was not among their tribes one that was feeble.
38 Egypt was joyful at their departure, for the fear of them lay heavy upon them.
Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them lay upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for their protection, and a fire, to give them light through the night.
He spread a cloud for their protection, and fire to give them light in the night.
40 They petitioned, and the quail came; and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They asked, and the quail came: and he filled them with the bread of heaven.
41 He ruptured the rock and the waters flowed: rivers gushed in the dry land.
He opened the rock, and waters flowed: rivers ran down in the dry land.
42 For he had called to mind his holy word, which he kept near to his servant Abraham.
Because he remembered his holy word, which he had spoken to his servant Abraham.
43 And he led forth his people in exultation, and his elect in rejoicing.
And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness.
44 And he gave them the regions of the Gentiles, and they possessed the labors of the peoples,
And he gave them the lands of the Gentiles: and they possessed the labours of the people:
45 so that they might observe his justifications, and inquire about his law.
That they might observe his justifications, and seek after his law.
