Psalms 105
1 Alleluia. Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles.
O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.
2 Sing to him, yea sing praises to him: relate all his wondrous works.
Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.
3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.
4 Seek ye the Lord, and be strengthened: seek his face evermore.
Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.
5 Remember his marvellous works which he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.
Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;
6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant; ye sons of Jacob his chosen.
O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.
7 He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.
8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;
9 Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:
The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
10 And he appointed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting testament:
And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
11 Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the lot of your inheritance.
Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:
12 When they were but a small number: yea very few, and sojourners therein:
When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;
13 And they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.
When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.
14 He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes.
He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,
15 Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.
Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.
16 And he called a famine upon the land: and he broke in pieces all the support of bread.
And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.
17 He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.
He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:
18 They humbled his feet in fetters: the iron pierced his soul,
His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;
19 Until his word came. The word of the Lord inflamed him.
Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.
20 The king sent, and he released him: the ruler of the people, and he set him at liberty.
The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free.
21 He made him master of his house, and ruler of all his possession.
He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;
22 That he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his ancients wisdom.
To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.
23 And Israel went into Egypt: and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Cham.
Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.
24 And he increased his people exceedingly: and strengthened them over their enemies,
And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people: and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.
26 He sent Moses his servant: Aaron the man whom he had chosen.
He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.
27 He gave them power to shew his signs, and his wonders in the land of Cham.
He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.
He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and destroyed their fish.
At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.
30 Their land brought forth frogs, in the inner chambers of their kings.
Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.
31 He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts.
He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.
32 He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.
He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 And he destroyed their vineyards and their fig trees: and he broke in pieces the trees of their coasts.
He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down.
34 He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.
At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,
35 And they devoured all the grass in their land, and consumed all the fruit of their ground.
And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.
36 And he slew all the firstborn in their land: the firstfruits of all their labour.
He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.
37 And he brought them out with silver and gold: and there was not among their tribes one that was feeble.
He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them lay upon them.
Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.
39 He spread a cloud for their protection, and fire to give them light in the night.
A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.
40 They asked, and the quail came: and he filled them with the bread of heaven.
At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.
41 He opened the rock, and waters flowed: rivers ran down in the dry land.
His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.
42 Because he remembered his holy word, which he had spoken to his servant Abraham.
For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness.
And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:
44 And he gave them the lands of the Gentiles: and they possessed the labours of the people:
And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;
45 That they might observe his justifications, and seek after his law.
So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.
