Psalms 105
1 O give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name; make known His doings among the peoples.
Alleluia. Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles.
2 Sing unto Him, sing praises unto Him; speak ye of all His marvellous works.
Sing to him, yea sing praises to him: relate all his wondrous works.
3 Glory ye in His holy name; let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
4 Seek ye the LORD and His strength; seek His face continually.
Seek ye the Lord, and be strengthened: seek his face evermore.
5 Remember His marvellous works that He hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth;
Remember his marvellous works which he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.
6 O ye seed of Abraham His servant, ye children of Jacob, His chosen ones.
O ye seed of Abraham his servant; ye sons of Jacob his chosen.
7 He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He hath remembered His covenant for ever, the word which He commanded to a thousand generations;
He hath remembered his covenant for ever: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
9 The covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath unto Isaac;
Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:
10 And He established it unto Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
And he appointed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting testament:
11 Saying: 'Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.'
Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the lot of your inheritance.
12 When they were but a few men in number. Yea, very few, and sojourners in it,
When they were but a small number: yea very few, and sojourners therein:
13 And when they went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,
And they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.
14 He suffered no man to do them wrong, yea, for their sake He reproved kings:
He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes.
15 'Touch not Mine anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm.'
Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.
16 And He called a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.
And he called a famine upon the land: and he broke in pieces all the support of bread.
17 He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant;
He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.
18 His feet they hurt with fetters, his person was laid in iron;
They humbled his feet in fetters: the iron pierced his soul,
19 Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him.
Until his word came. The word of the Lord inflamed him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the peoples, and set him free.
The king sent, and he released him: the ruler of the people, and he set him at liberty.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions;
He made him master of his house, and ruler of all his possession.
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.
That he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his ancients wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
And Israel went into Egypt: and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Cham.
24 And He increased His people greatly, and made them too mighty for their adversaries.
And he increased his people exceedingly: and strengthened them over their enemies,
25 He turned their heart to hate His people, to deal craftily with His servants.
He turned their heart to hate his people: and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
26 He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron whom He had chosen.
He sent Moses his servant: Aaron the man whom he had chosen.
27 They wrought among them His manifold signs, and wonders in the land of Ham.
He gave them power to shew his signs, and his wonders in the land of Cham.
28 He sent darkness, and it was dark; and they rebelled not against His word.
He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
He turned their waters into blood, and destroyed their fish.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs, in the chambers of their kings.
Their land brought forth frogs, in the inner chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats in all their borders.
He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts.
32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.
33 He smote their vines also and their fig-trees; and broke the trees of their borders.
And he destroyed their vineyards and their fig trees: and he broke in pieces the trees of their coasts.
34 He spoke, and the locust came, and the canker-worm without number,
He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.
35 And did eat up every herb in their land, and did eat up the fruit of their ground.
And they devoured all the grass in their land, and consumed all the fruit of their ground.
36 He smote also all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their strength.
And he slew all the firstborn in their land: the firstfruits of all their labour.
37 And He brought them forth with silver and gold; and there was none that stumbled among His tribes.
And he brought them out with silver and gold: and there was not among their tribes one that was feeble.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed; for the fear of them had fallen upon them.
Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them lay upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for a screen; and fire to give light in the night.
He spread a cloud for their protection, and fire to give them light in the night.
40 They asked, and He brought quails, and gave them in plenty the bread of heaven.
They asked, and the quail came: and he filled them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; they ran, a river in the dry places.
He opened the rock, and waters flowed: rivers ran down in the dry land.
42 For He remembered His holy word unto Abraham His servant;
Because he remembered his holy word, which he had spoken to his servant Abraham.
43 And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with singing.
And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness.
44 And He gave them the lands of the nations, and they took the labour of the peoples in possession;
And he gave them the lands of the Gentiles: and they possessed the labours of the people:
45 That they might keep His statutes, and observe His laws. Hallelujah.
That they might observe his justifications, and seek after his law.
