Psalms 105
1 Praise the Lord, and call vpon his Name: declare his workes among the people.
Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations.
2 Sing vnto him, sing prayse vnto him, and talke of all his wonderous workes.
Sing to him, sing praises to him; speak of all his marvelous deeds.
3 Reioyce in his holy Name: let the heart of them that seeke the Lord, reioyce.
Boast in his holy name; let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
4 Seeke the Lord and his strength: seeke his face continually.
Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his presence continually.
5 Remember his marueilous woorkes, that he hath done, his wonders and the iudgements of his mouth,
Recall the marvelous things he has done, his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,
6 Ye seede of Abraham his seruant, ye children of Iaakob, which are his elect.
you descendants of Abraham his servant, you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord our God: his iudgements are through all the earth.
He is Yahweh, our God. His decrees are on all the earth.
8 He hath alway remembred his couenant and promise, that he made to a thousand generations,
He keeps in mind his covenant forever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.
9 Euen that which he made with Abraham, and his othe vnto Izhak:
He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham and his oath to Isaac.
10 And since hath confirmed it to Iaakob for a lawe, and to Israel for an euerlasting couenant,
This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
11 Saying, Vnto thee will I giue the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.
He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan as your share of your inheritance.”
12 Albeit they were fewe in nomber, yea, very fewe, and strangers in the land,
He said this when they were only few in number, so very few, and were strangers in the land.
13 And walked about from nation to nation, from one kingdome to another people,
They went from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another.
14 Yet suffered he no man to doe them wrong, but reprooued Kings for their sakes, saying,
He did not allow anyone to oppress them; he rebuked kings for their sakes.
15 Touche not mine anointed, and doe my Prophets no harme.
He said, “Do not touch my anointed ones, and do not harm my prophets.”
16 Moreouer, he called a famine vpon ye land, and vtterly brake the staffe of bread.
He called for a famine on the land; he cut off the whole supply of bread.
17 But he sent a man before them: Ioseph was solde for a slaue.
He sent a man ahead of them; Joseph was sold as a servant.
18 They helde his feete in the stockes, and he was laide in yrons,
His feet were bound by shackles; on his neck was put an iron collar,
19 Vntill his appointed time came, and the counsell of the Lord had tryed him.
until what he had said came to pass. The word of Yahweh tested him.
20 The King sent and loosed him: euen the Ruler of the people deliuered him.
The king sent servants to release him; the ruler of the people set him free.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance,
He put him in charge of his house as ruler of all his possessions
22 That he shoulde binde his princes vnto his will, and teach his Ancients wisedome.
to instruct his princes as he wished and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then Israel came to Egypt, and Iaakob was a stranger in the land of Ham.
Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.
24 And he increased his people exceedingly, and made them stronger then their oppressours.
Yahweh made his people fruitful, and made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deale craftily with his seruants.
He caused their enemies to hate his people, to mistreat his servants.
26 Then sent he Moses his seruant, and Aaron whom he had chosen.
He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They shewed among them the message of his signes, and wonders in the land of Ham.
They performed his signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkenesse, and made it darke: and they were not disobedient vnto his commission.
He sent darkness and made that land dark, but its people did not obey his commands.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and slewe their fish.
He turned their water into blood and killed their fish.
30 Their land brought foorth frogs, euen in their Kings chambers.
Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their rulers.
31 He spake, and there came swarmes of flies and lice in all their quarters.
He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats came throughout their country.
32 He gaue them haile for raine, and flames of fire in their land.
He turned their rain into hail, with fire flaming on their land.
33 He smote their vines also and their figge trees, and brake downe the trees in their coastes.
He destroyed their vines and fig trees; he broke the trees of their country.
34 He spake, and the grashoppers came, and caterpillers innumerable,
He spoke, and the locusts came, so many locusts.
35 And did eate vp all the grasse in their land, and deuoured the fruite of their ground.
The locusts ate up all of the vegetation in their land; They ate up all the crops of the ground.
36 He smote also all the first borne in their land, euen the beginning of all their strength.
He killed every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength.
37 He brought them forth also with siluer and golde, and there was none feeble among their tribes.
He brought the Israelites out with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled on the way.
38 Egypt was glad at their departing: for the feare of them had fallen vpon them.
Egypt was glad when they went away, for the Egyptians were afraid of them.
39 He spred a cloude to be a couering, and fire to giue light in the night.
He spread a cloud for a covering and made a fire to light up the night.
40 They asked, and he brought quailes, and he filled them with the bread of heauen.
The Israelites asked for food, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.
41 He opened the rocke, and the waters flowed out, and ranne in the drye places like a riuer.
He split the rock, and waters gushed from it; they flowed in the wilderness like a river.
42 For he remembred his holy promise to Abraham his seruant,
For he called to mind his holy promise that he made to Abraham his servant.
43 And he brought forth his people with ioy, and his chosen with gladnesse,
He led his people out with joy, his chosen with shouts of triumph.
44 And gaue them the lands of the heathen, and they tooke the labours of the people in possession,
He gave them the lands of the nations; they took possession of the wealth of the peoples
45 That they might keepe his statutes, and obserue his Lawes. Prayse ye the Lord.
so that they might keep his statutes and obey his laws. Praise Yahweh.
