Psalms 105
1 Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!
Give thanks to YHWH—call on His Name, Make His acts known among the peoples.
2 Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!
Sing to Him—sing praise to Him, Meditate on all His wonders.
3 Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
Boast yourselves in His Holy Name, The heart of those seeking YHWH rejoices.
4 Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be in his presence.
Seek YHWH and His strength, Seek His face continually.
5 Remember all the wonderful things he's done, the miracles he's performed, and the judgments he's carried out,
Remember His wonders that He did, His signs and the judgments of His mouth.
6 descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.
O seed of Abraham, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.
He [is] our God YHWH, His judgments [are] in all the earth.
8 He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;
He has remembered His covenant for all time, The word He commanded to one thousand generations,
9 the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
That He has made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,
10 The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this binding agreement with Israel:
And establishes it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel—a perpetual covenant,
11 saying to you, “I will give the land of Canaan for you to possess.”
Saying, “I give the land of Canaan to you, The portion of your inheritance,”
12 He said this when they were only a few, just a small group of foreigners in the land.
In their being few in number, But a few, and sojourners in it.
13 They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
And they go up and down, from nation to nation, From a kingdom to another people.
14 He didn't let anyone one treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:
He has not permitted any to oppress them And He reproves kings for their sakes.
15 “Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
“Do not strike against My anointed, And do no evil to My prophets.”
16 He caused a famine in the Land of Canaan so that there was no food.
And He calls a famine on the land, He has broken the whole staff of bread.
17 Before that he sent a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
He has sent a man before them, Joseph has been sold for a servant.
18 They hurt his feet by placing them in shackles, and they put an iron collar around his neck,
They have afflicted his feet with chains, Iron has entered his soul,
19 until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.
Until the time of the coming of His word The saying of YHWH has tried him.
20 The king sent for him and released him; the king of the people set him free.
The king has sent, and looses him, The ruler of the peoples, and draws him out.
21 He put Joseph in charge of the royal household, manager of everything he had,
He has made him lord of his house, And ruler over all his possessions.
22 to teach the king's officials whatever he wanted, to make the king's advisors wise.
To bind his chiefs at his pleasure, And he makes his elderly wise.
23 Then Israel entered Egypt—Jacob settled as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
And Israel comes into Egypt, And Jacob has sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 The Lord made his people more fertile and more powerful than their enemies.
And He makes His people very fruitful, And makes it mightier than its adversaries.
25 He made the Egyptians change their minds and hate his people and act deceptively towards them.
He turned their heart to hate His people, To conspire against His servants.
26 He sent his servant Moses, together with Aaron, whom he had chosen.
He has sent His servant Moses, Aaron whom He had fixed on.
27 They carried out his miraculous signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.
They have set among them the matters of His signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He plunged the country into darkness—for hadn't they defied what the Lord had said?
He has sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word.
29 He turned their water into blood, killing all the fish.
He has turned their waters to blood, And puts their fish to death.
30 Then he sent a plague of frogs across the land that even entered the bedrooms of their rulers.
Their land has teemed [with] frogs, In the inner chambers of their kings.
31 He gave the command, and flies spread throughout their land; mosquitoes were everywhere.
He has commanded, and the beetle comes, Lice into all their border.
32 He rained down hail on them, and lightning flashed across their land.
He has made their showers hail, A flaming fire [is] in their land.
33 He struck down their grape vines, and tore down their trees.
And He strikes their vine and their fig, And shatters the trees of their border.
34 He gave the command, and swarms of locusts came—countless locusts:
He has commanded, and the locust comes, And the cankerworm—innumerable,
35 they ate up all the vegetation in their land; they consumed all the growing crops.
And it consumes every herb in their land, And it consumes the fruit of their ground.
36 He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, the first to be produced in their vigor and strength.
And He strikes every firstborn in their land, The first-fruit of all their strength,
37 Then he led his people out of Egypt, carrying silver and gold—not one among the tribes was stumbling along.
And brings them out with silver and gold, And there is not a feeble one in its tribes.
38 The Egyptians were delighted to see them go, for they were frightened of the Israelites.
Egypt has rejoiced in their going forth, For their fear had fallen on them.
39 He spread a cloud above them as a covering, and at night a fire to give them light.
He has spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to enlighten 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.
They have asked, and He brings quails, And satisfies them [with] bread of the heavens.
41 He split the rock open, and water gushed out—a river flowing through the desert.
He has opened a rock, and waters flow, They have gone on in dry places—a river.
42 For he remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
For He has remembered His holy word, With His servant Abraham,
43 So he led his people out, his chosen ones, as they sang for joy.
And He brings forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with singing.
44 He gave them the lands of the heathen nations, and they inherited what other people had worked for.
And He gives to them the lands of nations, And they possess the labor of peoples,
45 The Lord did this so they could follow his instructions and keep his laws. Praise the Lord!
That they may observe His statutes, And may keep His laws. Praise YAH!
