Psalms 105
1 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; make known his acts among the peoples.
Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his name; declare his works among the heathen.
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; meditate upon all his wondrous works.
Sing to him, yes, sing praises to him: tell forth all his wonderful works.
3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.
Glory in his holy name: let the heart of them that seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Seek Jehovah and his strength, seek his face continually;
Seek you the Lord, and be strengthened; seek his face continually.
5 Remember his wondrous works which he hath done, his miracles and the judgments of his mouth:
Remember his wonderful works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
6 Ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
[you] seed of Abraam, his servants, [you] children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
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 has remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded for a thousand generation:
9 Which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;
which he established as a covenant to Abraam, and [he remembered] his oath to Isaac.
10 And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, unto Israel for an everlasting covenant,
And he established it to Jacob for an ordinance, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
saying To you will I give the land of Chanaan, the line of your inheritance:
12 When they were a few men in number, of small account, and strangers in it.
when they were few in number, very few, and sojourners in it.
13 And they went from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
And they went 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 wrong them; and he rebuked kings for their sakes:
15 [Saying, ] Touch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.
[saying], Touch not my anointed ones; and do my prophets no harm.
16 And he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole staff of bread.
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole support of bread.
17 He sent a man before them: Joseph was sold for a bondman.
He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a slave.
18 They afflicted his feet with fetters; his soul came into irons;
They hurt his feet with fetters; his soul passed into iron,
19 Until the time when what he said came about: the word of Jehovah tried him.
until the time that his cause came on; the word of the Lord tried him as fire.
20 The king sent and loosed him — the ruler of peoples — and let him go free.
The king sent and loosed him; [even] the prince of the people, and let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler over all his possessions:
He made him Lord over his house, and ruler of all his substance;
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.
to chastise his rulers at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 And Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned 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 greatly, and made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
And he turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
26 He sent Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen:
He sent fort Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen.
27 They set his signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham.
He established among them 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 forth darkness, and made it dark; yet they rebelled against his words.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die.
He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs, — in the chambers of their kings.
Their land produced frogs abundantly, in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came dog-flies, [and] gnats in all their borders.
He spoke, and the dog-fly came, and lice in all their coasts.
32 He gave them hail for rain, [and] flaming fire in their land;
He turned their rain into hail, [and sent] flaming fire in their land.
33 And he smote their vines and their fig-trees, and broke the trees of their borders.
And he struck their vines and their fig trees; and broke every tree of their coast.
34 He spoke, and the locust came, and the cankerworm, even without number;
He spoke, and the locust came, and caterpillars innumerable,
35 And they devoured every herb in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.
and devoured all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of the ground.
36 And he smote every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigour.
He struck also every firstborn of their land, the first fruits of all their labor.
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 a feeble one among their tribes.
38 Egypt rejoiced at their departure; for the fear of them had fallen upon them.
Egypt rejoiced at their departing; for the fear of them fell upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.
He spread out a cloud for a covering to them, and fire to give them light by night.
40 They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They asked, and the quail came, and he satisfied 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 clave the rock, and the waters flowed, rivers ran in dry places.
42 For he remembered his holy word, [and] Abraham his servant;
For he remembered his holy word, which [he promised] to Abraam his servant.
43 And he brought forth his people with gladness, his chosen with rejoicing;
And he brought out his people with exultation, and his chosen with joy;
44 And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the labour of the peoples:
and gave them the lands of the heathen; and they inherited the labors of the people;
45 That they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Hallelujah!
that they might keep his ordinances, and diligently seek his law.
