Psalms 105
1 Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!
Give ye thanks to Jehovah — call ye in His name, Make known among the peoples His acts.
2 Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!
Sing ye to Him — sing praise to Him, Meditate ye on all His wonders.
3 Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
Boast yourselves in His Holy Name, The heart of those seeking Jehovah rejoiceth.
4 Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be in his presence.
Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek ye 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 His wonders that He did, His signs and the judgments of His mouth.
6 descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.
O seed of Abraham, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.
He [is] Jehovah 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 hath remembered to the age His covenant, The word He commanded to a thousand generations,
9 the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
That He hath made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,
10 The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this binding agreement with Israel:
And doth establish it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel — a covenant age-during,
11 saying to you, “I will give the land of Canaan for you to possess.”
Saying, 'To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,'
12 He said this when they were only a few, just a small group of foreigners in the land.
In their being few in number, But a few, and sojourners in it.
13 They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
And they go up and down, from nation unto nation, From a kingdom unto another people.
14 He didn't let anyone one treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:
He hath not suffered any to oppress them And He reproveth for their sakes kings.
15 “Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
'Strike not against Mine anointed, And to My prophets do not evil.'
16 He caused a famine in the Land of Canaan so that there was no food.
And He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken.
17 Before that he sent a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
He hath sent before them a man, For a servant hath Joseph been sold.
18 They hurt his feet by placing them in shackles, and they put an iron collar around his neck,
They have afflicted with fetters his feet, Iron hath entered his soul,
19 until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.
Till the time of the coming of His word The saying of Jehovah hath tried him.
20 The king sent for him and released him; the king of the people set him free.
The king hath sent, and looseth him, The ruler of the peoples, and draweth him out.
21 He put Joseph in charge of the royal household, manager of everything he had,
He hath made him lord of his house, And ruler over all his possessions.
22 to teach the king's officials whatever he wanted, to make the king's advisors wise.
To bind his chiefs at his pleasure, And his elders he maketh wise.
23 Then Israel entered Egypt—Jacob settled as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
And Israel cometh in to Egypt, And Jacob hath sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 The Lord made his people more fertile and more powerful than their enemies.
And He maketh His people very fruitful, And maketh it mightier than its 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 conspire against His servants.
26 He sent his servant Moses, together with Aaron, whom he had chosen.
He hath sent Moses His servant, Aaron whom He had fixed on.
27 They carried out his miraculous signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.
They have set among them the matters of 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 hath sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word.
29 He turned their water into blood, killing all the fish.
He hath turned their waters to blood, And putteth to death their fish.
30 Then he sent a plague of frogs across the land that even entered the bedrooms of their rulers.
Teemed hath their land [with] frogs, In the inner chambers of their kings.
31 He gave the command, and flies spread throughout their land; mosquitoes were everywhere.
He hath said, and the beetle cometh, Lice into all their border.
32 He rained down hail on them, and lightning flashed across their land.
He hath made their showers hail, A flaming fire [is] in their land.
33 He struck down their grape vines, and tore down their trees.
And He smiteth their vine and their fig, And shivereth the trees of their border.
34 He gave the command, and swarms of locusts came—countless locusts:
He hath said, and the locust cometh, And the cankerworm — innumerable,
35 they ate up all the vegetation in their land; they consumed all the growing crops.
And it consumeth every herb in their land, And it consumeth the fruit of their ground.
36 He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, the first to be produced in their vigor and strength.
And He smiteth every first-born in their land, The first-fruit 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 bringeth them out with silver and gold, And there is not in its tribes a feeble one.
38 The Egyptians were delighted to see them go, for they were frightened of the Israelites.
Rejoiced hath Egypt in their going forth, For their fear had fallen upon them.
39 He spread a cloud above them as a covering, and at night a fire to give them light.
He hath spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to enlighten 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 have asked, and He bringeth quails, And [with] bread of heaven satisfieth them.
41 He split the rock open, and water gushed out—a river flowing through the desert.
He hath opened a rock, and waters issue, They have gone on in dry places — a river.
42 For he remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
For He hath remembered His holy word, With Abraham His servant,
43 So he led his people out, his chosen ones, as they sang for joy.
And He bringeth forth His people with joy, With singing His chosen ones.
44 He gave them the lands of the heathen nations, and they inherited what other people had worked for.
And He giveth to them the lands of nations, And the labour of peoples they possess,
45 The Lord did this so they could follow his instructions and keep his laws. Praise the Lord!
That they may observe His statutes, And His laws may keep. Praise ye Jehovah!
