Psalms 105
1 Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!
O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.
2 Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!
Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.
3 Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.
4 Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be in his presence.
Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.
5 Remember all the wonderful things he's done, the miracles he's performed, and the judgments he's carried out,
Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;
6 descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.
O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.
7 He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.
He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.
8 He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;
He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;
9 the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
10 The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this binding agreement with Israel:
And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
11 saying to you, “I will give the land of Canaan for you to possess.”
Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:
12 He said this when they were only a few, just a small group of foreigners in the land.
When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;
13 They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.
14 He didn't let anyone one treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:
He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,
15 “Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.
16 He caused a famine in the Land of Canaan so that there was no food.
And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.
17 Before that he sent a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:
18 They hurt his feet by placing them in shackles, and they put an iron collar around his neck,
His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;
19 until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.
Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.
20 The king sent for him and released him; the king of the people set him free.
The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free.
21 He put Joseph in charge of the royal household, manager of everything he had,
He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;
22 to teach the king's officials whatever he wanted, to make the king's advisors wise.
To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.
23 Then Israel entered Egypt—Jacob settled as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.
24 The Lord made his people more fertile and more powerful than their enemies.
And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.
25 He made the Egyptians change their minds and hate his people and act deceptively towards them.
Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.
26 He sent his servant Moses, together with Aaron, whom he had chosen.
He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.
27 They carried out his miraculous signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.
He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He plunged the country into darkness—for hadn't they defied what the Lord had said?
He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.
29 He turned their water into blood, killing all the fish.
At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.
30 Then he sent a plague of frogs across the land that even entered the bedrooms of their rulers.
Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.
31 He gave the command, and flies spread throughout their land; mosquitoes were everywhere.
He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.
32 He rained down hail on them, and lightning flashed across their land.
He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 He struck down their grape vines, and tore down their trees.
He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down.
34 He gave the command, and swarms of locusts came—countless locusts:
At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,
35 they ate up all the vegetation in their land; they consumed all the growing crops.
And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.
36 He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, the first to be produced in their vigor and strength.
He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.
37 Then he led his people out of Egypt, carrying silver and gold—not one among the tribes was stumbling along.
He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.
38 The Egyptians were delighted to see them go, for they were frightened of the Israelites.
Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.
39 He spread a cloud above them as a covering, and at night a fire to give them light.
A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.
40 He gave them quails to eat when they asked him; he fed them with the bread of heaven until they were full.
At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.
41 He split the rock open, and water gushed out—a river flowing through the desert.
His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
43 So he led his people out, his chosen ones, as they sang for joy.
And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:
44 He gave them the lands of the heathen nations, and they inherited what other people had worked for.
And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;
45 The Lord did this so they could follow his instructions and keep his laws. Praise the Lord!
So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.
