< Psalms 105 >

1 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; make known his acts among the peoples.
Give thanks to YHWH—call on His Name, Make His acts known among the peoples.
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; meditate upon all his wondrous works.
Sing to Him—sing praise to Him, Meditate on all His wonders.
3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.
Boast yourselves in His Holy Name, The heart of those seeking YHWH rejoices.
4 Seek Jehovah and his strength, seek his face continually;
Seek YHWH and His strength, Seek His face continually.
5 Remember his wondrous works which he hath done, his miracles and the judgments of his mouth:
Remember His wonders that He did, His signs and the judgments of His mouth.
6 Ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
O seed of Abraham, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7 He, Jehovah, is our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
He [is] our God YHWH, 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 all time, The word He commanded to one thousand generations,
9 Which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;
That He has made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,
10 And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, unto Israel for an everlasting covenant,
And establishes it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel—a perpetual covenant,
11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
Saying, “I give the land of Canaan to you, The portion of your inheritance,”
12 When they were a few men in number, of small account, and strangers in it.
In their being few in number, But a few, and sojourners in it.
13 And they went from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
And they go up and down, from nation to nation, From a kingdom to another people.
14 He suffered no man to oppress them, and reproved kings for their sakes,
He has not permitted any to oppress them And He reproves kings for their sakes.
15 [Saying, ] Touch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.
“Do not strike against 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 calls a famine on the land, He has broken the whole staff of bread.
17 He sent a man before them: Joseph was sold for a bondman.
He has sent a man before them, Joseph has been sold for a servant.
18 They afflicted his feet with fetters; his soul came into irons;
They have afflicted his feet with chains, Iron has entered his soul,
19 Until the time when what he said came about: the word of Jehovah tried him.
Until the time of the coming of His word The saying of YHWH has tried him.
20 The king sent and loosed him — the ruler of peoples — and let him go free.
The king has sent, and looses him, The ruler of the peoples, and draws him out.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler over all his possessions:
He has made him lord of his house, And ruler over all his possessions.
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.
To bind his chiefs at his pleasure, And he makes his elderly wise.
23 And Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
And Israel comes into Egypt, And Jacob has sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 And he made his people exceeding fruitful, and made them mightier than their oppressors.
And He makes His people very fruitful, And makes it mightier than its adversaries.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
He turned their heart to hate His people, To conspire against His servants.
26 He sent Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen:
He has sent His servant Moses, Aaron whom He had fixed on.
27 They set his signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham.
They have set among them the matters of His signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
He has sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die.
He has turned their waters to blood, And puts their fish to death.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs, — in the chambers of their kings.
Their land has teemed [with] frogs, In the inner chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came dog-flies, [and] gnats in all their borders.
He has commanded, and the beetle comes, Lice into all their border.
32 He gave them hail for rain, [and] flaming fire in their land;
He has made their showers hail, A flaming fire [is] in their land.
33 And he smote their vines and their fig-trees, and broke the trees of their borders.
And He strikes their vine and their fig, And shatters the trees of their border.
34 He spoke, and the locust came, and the cankerworm, even without number;
He has commanded, and the locust comes, And the cankerworm—innumerable,
35 And they devoured every herb in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.
And it consumes every herb in their land, And it consumes the fruit of their ground.
36 And he smote every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigour.
And He strikes every firstborn in their land, The first-fruit of all their strength,
37 And he brought them forth with silver and gold; and there was not one feeble among their tribes.
And brings them out with silver and gold, And there is not a feeble one in its tribes.
38 Egypt rejoiced at their departure; for the fear of them had fallen upon them.
Egypt has rejoiced in their going forth, For their fear had fallen on them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.
He has spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to enlighten the night.
40 They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They have asked, and He brings quails, And satisfies them [with] bread of the heavens.
41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed forth; they ran in the dry places [like] a river.
He has opened a rock, and waters flow, They have gone on in dry places—a river.
42 For he remembered his holy word, [and] Abraham his servant;
For He has remembered His holy word, With His servant Abraham,
43 And he brought forth his people with gladness, his chosen with rejoicing;
And He brings forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with singing.
44 And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the labour of the peoples:
And He gives to them the lands of nations, And they possess the labor of peoples,
45 That they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Hallelujah!
That they may observe His statutes, And may keep His laws. Praise YAH!

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