Psalms 105
1 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; make known his acts among the peoples.
Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations.
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; meditate upon all his wondrous works.
Sing to him, sing praises to him; speak of all his marvelous deeds.
3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.
Boast in his holy name; let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
4 Seek Jehovah and his strength, seek his face continually;
Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his presence continually.
5 Remember his wondrous works which he hath done, his miracles and the judgments of his mouth:
Recall the marvelous things he has done, his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,
6 Ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
you descendants of Abraham his servant, you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He, Jehovah, is our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
He is Yahweh, our God. His decrees are on all the earth.
8 He is ever mindful of his covenant, — the word which he commanded to a thousand generations, —
He keeps in mind his covenant forever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.
9 Which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;
He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham and his oath to Isaac.
10 And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, unto Israel for an everlasting covenant,
This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan as your share of your inheritance.”
12 When they were a few men in number, of small account, and strangers in it.
He said this when they were only few in number, so very few, and were strangers in the land.
13 And they went from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
They went from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another.
14 He suffered no man to oppress them, and reproved kings for their sakes,
He did not allow anyone to oppress them; he rebuked kings for their sakes.
15 [Saying, ] Touch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.
He said, “Do not touch my anointed ones, and do not harm my prophets.”
16 And he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole staff of bread.
He called for a famine on the land; he cut off the whole supply of bread.
17 He sent a man before them: Joseph was sold for a bondman.
He sent a man ahead of them; Joseph was sold as a servant.
18 They afflicted his feet with fetters; his soul came into irons;
His feet were bound by shackles; on his neck was put an iron collar,
19 Until the time when what he said came about: the word of Jehovah tried him.
until what he had said came to pass. The word of Yahweh tested him.
20 The king sent and loosed him — the ruler of peoples — and let him go free.
The king sent servants to release him; the ruler of the people set him free.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler over all his possessions:
He put him in charge of his house as ruler of all his possessions
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.
to instruct his princes as he wished and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 And Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.
24 And he made his people exceeding fruitful, and made them mightier than their oppressors.
Yahweh made his people fruitful, and made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
He caused their enemies to hate his people, to mistreat his servants.
26 He sent Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen:
He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They set his signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham.
They performed his signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
He sent darkness and made that land dark, but its people did not obey his commands.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die.
He turned their water into blood and killed their fish.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs, — in the chambers of their kings.
Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their rulers.
31 He spoke, and there came dog-flies, [and] gnats in all their borders.
He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats came throughout their country.
32 He gave them hail for rain, [and] flaming fire in their land;
He turned their rain into hail, with fire flaming on their land.
33 And he smote their vines and their fig-trees, and broke the trees of their borders.
He destroyed their vines and fig trees; he broke the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the locust came, and the cankerworm, even without number;
He spoke, and the locusts came, so many locusts.
35 And they devoured every herb in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.
The locusts ate up all of the vegetation in their land; They ate up all the crops of the ground.
36 And he smote every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigour.
He killed every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength.
37 And he brought them forth with silver and gold; and there was not one feeble among their tribes.
He brought the Israelites out with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled on the way.
38 Egypt rejoiced at their departure; for the fear of them had fallen upon them.
Egypt was glad when they went away, for the Egyptians were afraid of them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.
He spread a cloud for a covering and made a fire to light up the night.
40 They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
The Israelites asked for food, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.
41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed forth; they ran in the dry places [like] a river.
He split the rock, and waters gushed from it; they flowed in the wilderness like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy word, [and] Abraham his servant;
For he called to mind his holy promise that he made to Abraham his servant.
43 And he brought forth his people with gladness, his chosen with rejoicing;
He led his people out with joy, his chosen with shouts of triumph.
44 And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the labour of the peoples:
He gave them the lands of the nations; they took possession of the wealth of the peoples
45 That they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Hallelujah!
so that they might keep his statutes and obey his laws. Praise Yahweh.
