< Psalms 105 >

1 O give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name; make known His doings among the peoples.
Give thanks to YHWH. Call on his name. Make his deeds known among the peoples.
2 Sing unto Him, sing praises unto Him; speak ye of all His marvellous works.
Sing to him, sing praises to him. Tell of all his marvelous works.
3 Glory ye in His holy name; let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek YHWH rejoice.
4 Seek ye the LORD and His strength; seek His face continually.
Seek YHWH and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
5 Remember His marvellous works that He hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth;
Remember his marvelous works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
6 O ye seed of Abraham His servant, ye children of Jacob, His chosen ones.
you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
He is YHWH, 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 has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
9 The covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath unto Isaac;
the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
10 And He established it unto Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
11 Saying: 'Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.'
saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan, 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 few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
13 And when they went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,
They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
14 He suffered no man to do them wrong, yea, for their sake He reproved kings:
He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
15 'Touch not Mine anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm.'
"Do not touch my anointed ones. Do my prophets no harm."
16 And He called a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.
He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.
17 He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant;
He sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, sold as a slave.
18 His feet they hurt with fetters, his person was laid in iron;
They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
19 Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him.
until the time that his word happened, and YHWH's word proved him true.
20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the peoples, and set him free.
The king sent and freed him; even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions;
He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions;
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.
to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 And He increased His people greatly, and made them too mighty for their adversaries.
He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
25 He turned their heart to hate His people, to deal craftily with His servants.
He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.
26 He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron whom He had chosen.
He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They wrought among them His manifold signs, and wonders in the land of Ham.
They performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and it was dark; and they rebelled not against His word.
He sent darkness, and made it dark, but they rebelled against his words.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs, in the chambers of their kings.
Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats in all their borders.
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and gnats in all their territory.
32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
He gave them hail for rain, flaming fire in their land.
33 He smote their vines also and their fig-trees; and broke the trees of their borders.
He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the locust came, and the canker-worm without number,
He spoke, and the locusts came, and the grasshoppers, without number,
35 And did eat up every herb in their land, and did eat up the fruit of their ground.
ate up every plant in their land; and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 He smote also all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their strength.
He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.
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 no one among their tribes who stumbled.
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 had fallen on them.
39 He spread a cloud for a screen; and fire to give light in the night.
He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.
40 They asked, and He brought quails, and gave them in plenty the bread of heaven.
They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.
41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; they ran, a river in the dry places.
He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.
42 For He remembered His holy word unto Abraham His servant;
For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
43 And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with singing.
He brought forth his people with joy, his chosen with singing.
44 And He gave them the lands of the nations, and they took the labour of the peoples in possession;
He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labor of the peoples in possession,
45 That they might keep His statutes, and observe His laws. Hallelujah.
that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise JAH.

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