Psalms 105
1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Announce his works among the nations.
Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make his doings known amongst the peoples.
2 Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders.
Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvellous works.
3 Be praised in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4 Seek the Lord, and be confirmed. Seek his face always.
Seek the LORD and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
5 Remember his miracles, which he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth:
Remember his marvellous works that he has done: his wonders, and the judgements of his mouth,
6 you offspring of Abraham his servant, you sons of Jacob his elect.
you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you children 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 judgements are in all the earth.
8 He has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,
He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
9 which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
10 And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,
and confirmed it to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
11 saying: To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritance.
saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, 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 few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
13 and though they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,
They went about 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 allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
15 Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.
“Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”
16 And he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the bread.
He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.
17 He sent a man before them: Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.
18 They humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his soul,
They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
19 until his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him.
until the time that his word happened, and the LORD’s word proved him true.
20 The king sent and released him; he was the ruler of the people, and he dismissed him.
The king sent and freed him, even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.
21 He established him as master of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions,
22 so that he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his elders prudence.
to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.
Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob lived in the land of Ham.
24 And he helped his people greatly, and he strengthened them over their enemies.
He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
He turned their heart 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 miracles amongst 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 made it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and he slaughtered their fish.
He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
30 Their land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kings.
Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came forth common flies and gnats, in every region.
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.
32 He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same land.
He gave them hail for rain, with lightning in 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 also their 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 with the grasshoppers, without number.
35 And it devoured all the grass in their land, and it consumed all the fruit of their land.
They ate up every plant in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 And he struck all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their labor.
He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.
37 And he led them out with silver and gold, and there was not an infirm one among their tribes.
He brought them out with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person amongst his tribes.
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 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 for a covering, fire to give light in the 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 the sky.
41 He ruptured the rock and the waters flowed: rivers gushed in the dry land.
He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.
42 For he had called to mind his holy word, which he kept near to his servant Abraham.
For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
43 And he led forth his people in exultation, and his elect in rejoicing.
He brought his people out with joy, his chosen with singing.
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. They took the labour of the peoples in possession,
45 so that they might observe his justifications, and inquire about his law.
that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise the LORD!
