Psalms 105
1 Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!
Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name; make known his doings among the peoples.
2 Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!
Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; talk ye of all his marvelous works.
3 Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
4 Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be in his presence.
Seek ye 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 his marvelous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
6 descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.
O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye 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: his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;
He hath remembered his covenant for ever, 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, and his oath unto Isaac;
10 The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this binding agreement with Israel:
And confirmed the same unto 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, Unto thee will I 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; yea, very few, and sojourners in it;
13 They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
And 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 suffered no man to do them wrong; yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
15 “Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
[Saying], Touch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.
16 He caused a famine in the Land of Canaan so that there was no food.
And he called for a famine upon the land; he brake 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 for a servant:
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 laid in [chains of] iron:
19 until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.
Until the time that his word came to pass; the word of the LORD tried him.
20 The king sent for him and released him; the king of the people set him free.
The king sent and loosed 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 his substance:
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 senators 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.
And 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 deal subtilly with 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 set among them 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 sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his words.
29 He turned their water into blood, killing all the fish.
He turned their waters into blood, and slew 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, 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 swarms of 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] flaming fire in their land.
33 He struck down their grape vines, and tore down their trees.
He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their borders.
34 He gave the command, and swarms of locusts came—countless locusts:
He spake, and the locust came, and the cankerworm, and that without number,
35 they ate up all the vegetation in their land; they consumed all the growing crops.
And did eat up every herb in their land, and did eat 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 smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief 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 he brought them forth with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among his tribes.
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 upon 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; 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.
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 waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places [like] a river.
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.
And he brought forth his people with joy, [and] his chosen with singing.
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; and they took the labour 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 ye the LORD.
