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 known his deeds among the nations.
2 Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!
Sing to him, make music to him, tell of all his wondrous works.
3 Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
Make your boast in his holy name, be glad at heart, you who seek the Lord.
4 Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be in his presence.
Seek after the Lord and his strength, seek his face evermore.
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 did, his portents, the judgments he uttered,
6 descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.
you who are offspring of Abraham, his servant, the children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.
He is the Lord our God: in all the earth are his judgments.
8 He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;
He remembers forever his covenant, his promise for a thousand generations
9 the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
The covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac,
10 The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this binding agreement with Israel:
and confirmed as a statute to Jacob, a pact everlasting to Israel
11 saying to you, “I will give the land of Canaan for you to possess.”
to give them the land of Canaan as the lot which they should inherit.
12 He said this when they were only a few, just a small group of foreigners in the land.
And when they were very few, few and but pilgrims therein,
13 They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
wandering from nation to nation, journeying from people to people,
14 He didn't let anyone one treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:
he allowed no one to oppress them, even punishing kings for their sakes.
15 “Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
He forbade them to touch his anointed, or do any hurt to his prophets.
16 He caused a famine in the Land of Canaan so that there was no food.
When he called down famine on the land, and cut off the bread which sustained them,
17 Before that he sent a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
he sent before them a man, Joseph, who 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 were galled with fetters, he was laid in chains of iron,
19 until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.
till the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord that had tried him.
20 The king sent for him and released him; the king of the people set him free.
The king sent and freed him, the ruler of nations released him.
21 He put Joseph in charge of the royal household, manager of everything he had,
He made him lord of his household, and ruler of all his possessions,
22 to teach the king's officials whatever he wanted, to make the king's advisors wise.
to admonish his princes at will and instruct his elders in wisdom.
23 Then Israel entered Egypt—Jacob settled as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
Thus Israel came into Egypt, Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 The Lord made his people more fertile and more powerful than their enemies.
His people he made very fruitful, and mightier than their foes.
25 He made the Egyptians change their minds and hate his people and act deceptively towards them.
He inspired them to hate his people, and to deal with his servants craftily.
26 He sent his servant Moses, together with Aaron, whom he had chosen.
He sent his servant Moses, and Aaron whom he had chosen,
27 They carried out his miraculous signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.
portents he wrought in Egypt, and signs in the land of Ham.
28 He plunged the country into darkness—for hadn't they defied what the Lord had said?
Darkness he sent, and it fell: yet they gave no heed to his word.
29 He turned their water into blood, killing all the fish.
He turned their waters into blood, thus causing 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 was alive with frogs, swarming even in the royal chambers.
31 He gave the command, and flies spread throughout their land; mosquitoes were everywhere.
At his command came flies, and lice in all their borders.
32 He rained down hail on them, and lightning flashed across their land.
He gave them hail for rain and fire that flashed through the land,
33 He struck down their grape vines, and tore down their trees.
smiting their vines and figs, breaking the trees of their border.
34 He gave the command, and swarms of locusts came—countless locusts:
At his command came locusts, young locusts beyond all counting,
35 they ate up all the vegetation in their land; they consumed all the growing crops.
which ate every herb in the land, ate up, too, 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 down in their land all the firstborn, the firstlings 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.
Then forth he led Israel with silver and gold, and among his tribes no one was weary.
38 The Egyptians were delighted to see them go, for they were frightened of the Israelites.
Egypt was glad when they left, for 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 to screen them, and 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.
He sent quails at their entreaty, and heavenly bread in abundance.
41 He split the rock open, and water gushed out—a river flowing through the desert.
He opened the rock; waters gushed: in the desert they ran like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
For he remembered his holy promise to Abraham his servant.
43 So he led his people out, his chosen ones, as they sang for joy.
So he led out his people with joy, his elect with a ringing cry.
44 He gave them the lands of the heathen nations, and they inherited what other people had worked for.
And he gave them the lands of the nations, the fruit of their toil for possession,
45 The Lord did this so they could follow his instructions and keep his laws. Praise the Lord!
that so they might keep his statutes, and be of his laws observant. Hallelujah.
