Psalms 105
1 Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!
Give thanks to the LORD. Call on his name. Make his deeds known among the peoples.
2 Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!
Sing to him, sing praises to him. Tell of all his marvelous works.
3 Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4 Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be in his presence.
Seek the LORD and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
5 Remember all the wonderful things he's done, the miracles he's performed, and the judgments he's carried out,
Remember his marvelous works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
6 descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.
you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.
He is the LORD, our God. 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 forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
9 the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
10 The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this binding agreement with Israel:
and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
11 saying to you, “I will give the land of Canaan for you to possess.”
saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;"
12 He said this when they were only a few, just a small group of foreigners in the land.
when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
13 They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
14 He didn't let anyone one treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:
He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
15 “Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
"Do not touch my anointed ones. Do my prophets no harm."
16 He caused a famine in the Land of Canaan so that there was no food.
He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.
17 Before that he sent a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
He sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, sold as a slave.
18 They hurt his feet by placing them in shackles, and they put an iron collar around his neck,
They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
19 until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.
until the time that his word happened, and the LORD's word proved him true.
20 The king sent for him and released him; the king of the people set him free.
The king sent and freed him; even the ruler of peoples, and 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 of all of his possessions;
22 to teach the king's officials whatever he wanted, to make the king's advisors wise.
to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then Israel entered Egypt—Jacob settled as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 The Lord made his people more fertile and more powerful than their enemies.
He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their 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 sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They carried out his miraculous signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.
They performed miracles among them, 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 sent darkness, and made it dark, but they rebelled against his words.
29 He turned their water into blood, killing all the fish.
He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
30 Then he sent a plague of frogs across the land that even entered the bedrooms of their rulers.
Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.
31 He gave the command, and flies spread throughout their land; mosquitoes were everywhere.
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and gnats in all their territory.
32 He rained down hail on them, and lightning flashed across their land.
He gave them hail for rain, flaming fire in their land.
33 He struck down their grape vines, and tore down their trees.
He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He gave the command, and swarms of locusts came—countless locusts:
He spoke, and the locusts came, and the grasshoppers, without number,
35 they ate up all the vegetation in their land; they consumed all the growing crops.
ate up every plant in their land; and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, the first to be produced in their vigor and strength.
He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.
37 Then he led his people out of Egypt, carrying silver and gold—not one among the tribes was stumbling along.
And he brought them out with silver and gold, and there was no one among their tribes who stumbled.
38 The Egyptians were delighted to see them go, for they were frightened of the Israelites.
Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen on them.
39 He spread a cloud above them as a covering, and at night a fire to give them light.
He spread a cloud for a covering, 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.
They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.
41 He split the rock open, and water gushed out—a river flowing through the desert.
He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.
42 For he remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
43 So he led his people out, his chosen ones, as they sang for joy.
He brought forth his people with joy, his chosen with singing.
44 He gave them the lands of the heathen nations, and they inherited what other people had worked for.
He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labor of the peoples in possession,
45 The Lord did this so they could follow his instructions and keep his laws. Praise the Lord!
that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise the LORD.
