Psalms 105
1 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; make known his acts among the peoples.
Alleluia. Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles.
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; meditate upon all his wondrous works.
Sing to him, yea sing praises to him: relate all his wondrous works.
3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
4 Seek Jehovah and his strength, seek his face continually;
Seek ye the Lord, and be strengthened: seek his face evermore.
5 Remember his wondrous works which he hath done, his miracles and the judgments of his mouth:
Remember his marvellous works which he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.
6 Ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
O ye seed of Abraham his servant; ye sons of Jacob his chosen.
7 He, Jehovah, is our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He is ever mindful of his covenant, — the word which he commanded to a thousand generations, —
He hath remembered his covenant for ever: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
9 Which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;
Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:
10 And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, unto Israel for an everlasting covenant,
And he appointed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting testament:
11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the lot of your inheritance.
12 When they were a few men in number, of small account, and strangers in it.
When they were but a small number: yea very few, and sojourners therein:
13 And they went from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
And they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.
14 He suffered no man to oppress them, and reproved kings for their sakes,
He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes.
15 [Saying, ] Touch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.
Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.
16 And he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole staff of 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 was sold for a bondman.
He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.
18 They afflicted his feet with fetters; his soul came into irons;
They humbled his feet in fetters: the iron pierced his soul,
19 Until the time when what he said came about: the word of Jehovah tried him.
Until his word came. The word of the Lord inflamed him.
20 The king sent and loosed him — the ruler of peoples — and let him go free.
The king sent, and he released him: the ruler of the people, and he set him at liberty.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler over all his possessions:
He made him master of his house, and ruler of all his possession.
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.
That he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his ancients wisdom.
23 And Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
And Israel went into Egypt: and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Cham.
24 And he made his people exceeding fruitful, and made them mightier than their oppressors.
And he increased his people exceedingly: and strengthened them over their enemies,
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly 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 whom he had chosen:
He sent Moses his servant: Aaron the man whom he had chosen.
27 They set his signs among them, and miracles 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 dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die.
He turned their waters into blood, and destroyed their fish.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs, — in the chambers of their kings.
Their land brought forth frogs, in the inner chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came dog-flies, [and] gnats in all their borders.
He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts.
32 He gave them hail for rain, [and] flaming fire in their land;
He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.
33 And he smote their vines and their fig-trees, and broke the trees of their borders.
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, and the cankerworm, even without number;
He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.
35 And they devoured every herb in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.
And they devoured all the grass in their land, and consumed all the fruit of their ground.
36 And he smote every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigour.
And he slew all the firstborn in their land: the firstfruits of all their labour.
37 And he brought them forth with silver and gold; and there was not one feeble 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 rejoiced at their departure; for the fear of them had fallen upon them.
Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them lay upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.
He spread a cloud for their protection, and fire to give them light in the night.
40 They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They asked, and the quail came: and he filled them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed forth; they ran in the dry places [like] a river.
He opened the rock, and waters flowed: rivers ran down in the dry land.
42 For he remembered his holy word, [and] Abraham his servant;
Because he remembered his holy word, which he had spoken to his servant Abraham.
43 And he brought forth his people with gladness, his chosen with rejoicing;
And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness.
44 And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the labour of the peoples:
And he gave them the lands of the Gentiles: and they possessed the labours of the people:
45 That they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Hallelujah!
That they might observe his justifications, and seek after his law.
