Psalms 105
1 Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!
Give ye thanks to Yahweh, Call upon his Name, Make known, among the peoples, his doings;
2 Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!
Sing ye to him, Make ye music to him, Speak ye of all his wonders.
3 Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
Make your boast in his holy Name, Joyful be the heart of them who are seeking Yahweh.
4 Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be in his presence.
Search out Yahweh and his strength, Seek diligently his face at all times.
5 Remember all the wonderful things he's done, the miracles he's performed, and the judgments he's carried out,
Remember his wonders which he hath done, His portents, and the just decisions of his mouth.
6 descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.
O ye Seed of Abraham—his servants, Sons of Jacob—his chosen ones:
7 He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.
Yahweh himself, is our God, Through all the land, are his just decision.
8 He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;
He hath remembered, unto times age-abiding, his covenant, The word he commanded, to a thousand generations;
9 the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
Which he solemnised with Abraham, and his oath, to Isaac;
10 The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this binding agreement with Israel:
And confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel, as a covenant age-abiding;
11 saying to you, “I will give the land of Canaan for you to possess.”
Saying, To thee, will I give the land of Canaan, As your inherited portion;
12 He said this when they were only a few, just a small group of foreigners in the land.
While as yet they were men easily counted, —A very few, and sojourners therein;
13 They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
And they wandered 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 suffered no son of earth to oppress them, And reproved—for their sakes—[even] kings!
15 “Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
Ye may not touch mine Anointed ones, And, to my Prophets, may ye do no wrong.
16 He caused a famine in the Land of Canaan so that there was no food.
Then called he a famine over the land, All the staff of bread, he brake;
17 Before that he sent a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
He sent before them a man, For a slave, was he sold—[even] Joseph;
18 They hurt his feet by placing them in shackles, and they put an iron collar around his neck,
They forced, into a fetter, his foot, Into the iron, entered his soul;
19 until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.
Until the time when his word came to pass, Speech of Yahweh, proved him;
20 The king sent for him and released him; the king of the people set him free.
The king sent, and set him free, One having dominion over peoples, yet loosed he his bonds;
21 He put Joseph in charge of the royal household, manager of everything he had,
He appointed him lord to his household, And one having dominion over all he possessed;
22 to teach the king's officials whatever he wanted, to make the king's advisors wise.
That he might bind his rulers as he pleased, And, his elders, he might embue with wisdom.
23 Then Israel entered Egypt—Jacob settled as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
So Israel 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 made his people exceeding fruitful, —And caused them to become stronger than their adversaries.
25 He made the Egyptians change their minds and hate his people and act deceptively towards them.
He let them turn their heart—To hate his people, To deal treacherously with his servants;
26 He sent his servant Moses, together with Aaron, whom he had chosen.
He sent Moses his servant, Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They carried out his miraculous signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.
He set among them his threatening signs, 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, 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 so 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 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 in the gad-fly, Gnats, in all their bounds;
32 He rained down hail on them, and lightning flashed across their land.
He made their showers—hail, A fire flaming throughout their land;
33 He struck down their grape vines, and tore down their trees.
And he smote their vines, and their fig-trees, And brake in pieces the trees of their bounds;
34 He gave the command, and swarms of locusts came—countless locusts:
He spake—then came the swarming locust, —The devouring locust, and that without number;
35 they ate up all the vegetation in their land; they consumed all the growing crops.
And devoured all the herbage in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground.
36 He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, the first to be produced in their vigor and strength.
Then smote he every firstborn in their land, The beginning 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.
Thus brought he them forth, with silver and gold, Nor was there, throughout his tribes, one that faltered;
38 The Egyptians were delighted to see them go, for they were frightened of the Israelites.
Egypt rejoiced when they went out, For the dread 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 out a cloud as 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 in the quail, —And, with the bread of the heavens, he satisfied them;
41 He split the rock open, and water gushed out—a river flowing through the desert.
He opened the rock, and there gushed forth waters, They flowed along, through parched places, as a river;
42 For he remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
For he remembered his holy word, With Abraham his servant.
43 So he led his people out, his chosen ones, as they sang for joy.
Thus brought he forth his people with gladness, —With shouts of triumph, his chosen ones;
44 He gave them the lands of the heathen nations, and they inherited what other people had worked for.
And gave them, the lands of the nations, And, of the toil of the peoples, took they possession:
45 The Lord did this so they could follow his instructions and keep his laws. Praise the Lord!
In order that they might observe his statutes, And, over his laws, might keep watch, Praise ye Yah.
