Psalms 105
1 Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!
O give thanks unto the LORD; Call upon his name; Make known his deeds among the people!
2 Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!
Sing unto him; sing psalms unto him; Tell ye of all his wondrous works!
3 Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
Glory ye in his holy name; Let the hearts of them that seek the LORD rejoice!
4 Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be in his presence.
Seek the LORD, and his majesty; 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 the wonders he hath wrought, His miracles and the judgments of his mouth,
6 descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.
Ye offspring of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob his chosen!
7 He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.
Jehovah, he is our God, His judgments are over all the earth.
8 He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;
He remembereth his covenant for ever, And the promise to a thousand generations;
9 the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
The covenant which he made with Abraham, And the oath which he gave to Isaac;
10 The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this binding agreement with Israel:
Which he confirmed to Jacob for a decree, And to Israel for an everlasting covenant.
11 saying to you, “I will give the land of Canaan for you to possess.”
“To thee,” said he, “will I give the land of Canaan For 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 yet few in number, Very few, and strangers in the land;
13 They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
When they went 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 suffered no man to oppress them; Yea, he rebuked kings for their sakes.
15 “Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
“Touch not,” said he, “mine anointed, And do my prophets no harm!”
16 He caused a famine in the Land of Canaan so that there was no food.
Again, when he commanded a famine in the land, And broke the whole staff of bread,
17 Before that he sent a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold as a slave.
18 They hurt his feet by placing them in shackles, and they put an iron collar around his neck,
His feet they hurt with fetters; He was bound in chains of iron;
19 until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.
Until his prediction came to pass, And the word of the LORD proved him.
20 The king sent for him and released him; the king of the people set him free.
Then the king sent, and loosed him; The ruler of nations, and set him free;
21 He put Joseph in charge of the royal household, manager of everything he had,
He made him governor of his house, And lord of all his possessions;
22 to teach the king's officials whatever he wanted, to make the king's advisors wise.
To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his counsellors wisdom.
23 Then Israel entered Egypt—Jacob settled as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham;
24 The Lord made his people more fertile and more powerful than their enemies.
Where God increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He made the Egyptians change their minds and hate his people and act deceptively towards them.
He turned their hearts to hate his people, And form devices against his servants.
26 He sent his servant Moses, together with Aaron, whom he had chosen.
Then sent he 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 showed his signs among them, 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 darkness upon them, and made it dark; And they did not disobey his word.
29 He turned their water into blood, killing all the fish.
He turned their waters into blood, And caused their fish to die.
30 Then he sent a plague of frogs across the land that even entered the bedrooms of their rulers.
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, Even in the chambers of their kings.
31 He gave the command, and flies spread throughout their land; mosquitoes were everywhere.
He spake, and there came flies, And lice in all their coasts.
32 He rained down hail on them, and lightning flashed across their land.
Instead of rain he gave them hail, And flaming fire in their land.
33 He struck down their grape vines, and tore down their trees.
He smote also their vines and fig-trees, And broke the trees of their coasts.
34 He gave the command, and swarms of locusts came—countless locusts:
He spake, and the locusts came. Destructive locusts without number,
35 they ate up all the vegetation in their land; they consumed all the growing crops.
Which ate up all the herbage in their land, And devoured the fruits of their fields.
36 He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, the first to be produced in their vigor and strength.
Then he smote all the first-born in their land, The first-fruits 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.
He led forth his people with silver and gold; Nor was there one feeble person in all their tribes.
38 The Egyptians were delighted to see them go, for they were frightened of the Israelites.
Egypt was glad when they departed, For their terror had fallen upon them.
39 He spread a cloud above them as a covering, and at night a fire to give them light.
He spread out a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light by 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 heaven.
41 He split the rock open, and water gushed out—a river flowing through the desert.
He opened the rock, and the waters gushed forth, And ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
For he remembered his holy promise, Which he had made to Abraham his servant;
43 So he led his people out, his chosen ones, as they sang for joy.
And he led forth his people with joy, And his chosen with gladness.
44 He gave them the lands of the heathen nations, and they inherited what other people had worked for.
He gave to them the lands of the nations, And they inherited the labor of the peoples;
45 The Lord did this so they could follow his instructions and keep his laws. Praise the Lord!
That they might observe his statutes, And obey his laws. Praise ye the LORD!
