Psalms 105
1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Announce his works among the nations.
O give thanks unto the LORD; Call upon his name; Make known his deeds among the people!
2 Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders.
Sing unto him; sing psalms unto him; Tell ye of 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 hearts of them that seek the LORD rejoice!
4 Seek the Lord, and be confirmed. Seek his face always.
Seek the LORD, and his majesty; Seek his face continually!
5 Remember his miracles, which he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth:
Remember the wonders he hath wrought, His miracles and the judgments of his mouth,
6 you offspring of Abraham his servant, you sons of Jacob his elect.
Ye offspring of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob his chosen!
7 He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout the entire earth.
Jehovah, he is our God, His judgments are over all the earth.
8 He has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,
He remembereth his covenant for ever, And the promise to a thousand generations;
9 which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
The covenant which he made with Abraham, And the oath which he gave to Isaac;
10 And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,
Which he confirmed to Jacob for a decree, And to Israel for an everlasting covenant.
11 saying: To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritance.
“To thee,” said he, “will I give the land of Canaan For the lot of your inheritance.”
12 Though they may have been but a small number, very few and foreigners there,
When they were yet few in number, Very few, and strangers in the land;
13 and though they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,
When they went from nation to nation, 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 oppress them; Yea, he rebuked kings for their sakes.
15 Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.
“Touch not,” said he, “mine anointed, And do my prophets no harm!”
16 And he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the bread.
Again, when he commanded a famine in the land, And broke the whole staff of bread,
17 He sent a man before them: Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold as a slave.
18 They humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his soul,
His feet they hurt with fetters; He was bound in chains of iron;
19 until his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him.
Until his prediction came to pass, And the word of the LORD proved him.
20 The king sent and released him; he was the ruler of the people, and he dismissed him.
Then the king sent, and loosed him; The ruler of nations, and set him free;
21 He established him as master of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
He made him governor of his house, And lord of all his possessions;
22 so that he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his elders prudence.
To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his counsellors wisdom.
23 And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.
Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham;
24 And he helped his people greatly, and he strengthened them over their enemies.
Where God increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
He turned their hearts to hate his people, And form devices against his servants.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the one whom he chose.
Then sent he 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 showed his signs among them, And his 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 upon them, and made it dark; And they did not disobey his word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and he slaughtered their fish.
He turned their waters into blood, And caused their fish to die.
30 Their land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kings.
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, Even in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came forth common flies and gnats, in every region.
He spake, and there came flies, And lice in all their coasts.
32 He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same land.
Instead of rain he gave them hail, And flaming fire in their land.
33 And he struck their vineyards and their fig trees, and he crushed the trees of their region.
He smote also their vines and fig-trees, And broke the trees of their coasts.
34 He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.
He spake, and the locusts came. Destructive locusts without number,
35 And it devoured all the grass in their land, and it consumed all the fruit of their land.
Which ate up all the herbage in their land, And devoured the fruits of their fields.
36 And he struck all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their labor.
Then he smote all the first-born in their land, The first-fruits of all their strength.
37 And he led them out with silver and gold, and there was not an infirm one among their tribes.
He led forth his people with silver and gold; Nor was there one feeble person in all their tribes.
38 Egypt was joyful at their departure, for the fear of them lay heavy upon them.
Egypt was glad when they departed, For their terror had fallen upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for their protection, and a fire, to give them light through the night.
He spread out a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light by night.
40 They petitioned, and the quail came; and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They asked, and he brought quails, 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 the rock, and the waters gushed forth, And ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For he had called to mind his holy word, which he kept near to his servant Abraham.
For he remembered his holy promise, Which he had made to Abraham his servant;
43 And he led forth his people in exultation, and his elect in rejoicing.
And he led 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,
He gave to them the lands of the nations, And they inherited the labor of the peoples;
45 so that they might observe his justifications, and inquire about his law.
That they might observe his statutes, And obey his laws. Praise ye the LORD!
