Psalms 105
1 Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!
Give thanks to Yahweh, 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, sing praises to him; speak of all his marvelous deeds.
3 Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
Boast in his holy name; let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
4 Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be in his presence.
Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his presence continually.
5 Remember all the wonderful things he's done, the miracles he's performed, and the judgments he's carried out,
Recall the marvelous things he has done, his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,
6 descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.
you descendants of Abraham his servant, you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.
He is Yahweh, our God. His decrees are on all the earth.
8 He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;
He keeps in mind his covenant forever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.
9 the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham and his oath to Isaac.
10 The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this binding agreement with Israel:
This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
11 saying to you, “I will give the land of Canaan for you to possess.”
He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan as your share of your inheritance.”
12 He said this when they were only a few, just a small group of foreigners in the land.
He said this when they were only few in number, so very few, and were strangers in the land.
13 They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
They went from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another.
14 He didn't let anyone one treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:
He did not allow anyone to oppress them; he rebuked kings for their sakes.
15 “Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
He said, “Do not touch my anointed ones, and do not harm my prophets.”
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 cut off the whole supply of bread.
17 Before that he sent a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
He sent a man ahead of them; Joseph was sold as a servant.
18 They hurt his feet by placing them in shackles, and they put an iron collar around his neck,
His feet were bound by shackles; on his neck was put an iron collar,
19 until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.
until what he had said came to pass. The word of Yahweh tested him.
20 The king sent for him and released him; the king of the people set him free.
The king sent servants to release him; the ruler of the people set him free.
21 He put Joseph in charge of the royal household, manager of everything he had,
He put him in charge of his house as ruler of all his possessions
22 to teach the king's officials whatever he wanted, to make the king's advisors wise.
to instruct his princes as he wished and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then Israel entered Egypt—Jacob settled as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.
24 The Lord made his people more fertile and more powerful than their enemies.
Yahweh made his people fruitful, 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 caused their enemies to hate his people, to mistreat 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 his signs among the Egyptians, 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 that land dark, but its people did not obey his commands.
29 He turned their water into blood, killing all the fish.
He turned their water 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 rooms of their rulers.
31 He gave the command, and flies spread throughout their land; mosquitoes were everywhere.
He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats came throughout their country.
32 He rained down hail on them, and lightning flashed across their land.
He turned their rain into hail, with fire flaming on their land.
33 He struck down their grape vines, and tore down their trees.
He destroyed their vines and fig trees; he broke the trees of their country.
34 He gave the command, and swarms of locusts came—countless locusts:
He spoke, and the locusts came, so many locusts.
35 they ate up all the vegetation in their land; they consumed all the growing crops.
The locusts ate up all of the vegetation in their land; They ate up all the crops of the ground.
36 He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, the first to be produced in their vigor and strength.
He killed every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits 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 brought the Israelites out with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled on the way.
38 The Egyptians were delighted to see them go, for they were frightened of the Israelites.
Egypt was glad when they went away, for the Egyptians were afraid of 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 made a fire to light up 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.
The Israelites asked for food, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.
41 He split the rock open, and water gushed out—a river flowing through the desert.
He split the rock, and waters gushed from it; they flowed in the wilderness like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
For he called to mind his holy promise that he made to Abraham his servant.
43 So he led his people out, his chosen ones, as they sang for joy.
He led his people out with joy, his chosen with shouts of triumph.
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 possession of the wealth of the peoples
45 The Lord did this so they could follow his instructions and keep his laws. Praise the Lord!
so that they might keep his statutes and obey his laws. Praise Yahweh.
