Psalms 105
1 O give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name; make known His doings among the peoples.
Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations.
2 Sing unto Him, sing praises unto Him; speak ye of all His marvellous works.
Sing to him, sing praises to him; speak of all his marvelous deeds.
3 Glory ye in His holy name; let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
Boast in his holy name; let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
4 Seek ye the LORD and His strength; seek His face continually.
Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his presence continually.
5 Remember His marvellous works that He hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth;
Recall the marvelous things he has done, his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,
6 O ye seed of Abraham His servant, ye children of Jacob, His chosen ones.
you descendants of Abraham his servant, you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
He is Yahweh, our God. His decrees are on all the earth.
8 He hath remembered His covenant for ever, the word which He commanded to a thousand generations;
He keeps in mind his covenant forever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.
9 The covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath unto Isaac;
He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham and his oath to Isaac.
10 And He established it unto Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
11 Saying: 'Unto thee will I give 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 When they were but a few men in number. Yea, very few, and sojourners in it,
He said this when they were only few in number, so very few, and were strangers in the land.
13 And when they went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,
They went from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another.
14 He suffered no man to do them wrong, yea, for their sake He reproved kings:
He did not allow anyone to oppress them; he rebuked kings for their sakes.
15 'Touch not Mine anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm.'
He said, “Do not touch my anointed ones, and do not harm my prophets.”
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 cut off the whole supply of bread.
17 He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant;
He sent a man ahead of them; Joseph was sold as a servant.
18 His feet they hurt with fetters, his person was laid in iron;
His feet were bound by shackles; on his neck was put an iron collar,
19 Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him.
until what he had said came to pass. The word of Yahweh tested him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the peoples, and set him free.
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 possessions;
He put him in charge of his house as ruler of all his possessions
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.
to instruct his princes as he wished and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned 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 greatly, and made them too mighty for their adversaries.
Yahweh made his people fruitful, and made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate His people, to deal craftily with His servants.
He caused their enemies to hate his people, to mistreat 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 his signs among the Egyptians, his 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 that land dark, but its people did not obey his commands.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
He turned their water 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 rooms of their rulers.
31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats in all their borders.
He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats came throughout their country.
32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
He turned their rain into hail, with fire flaming on their land.
33 He smote their vines also and their fig-trees; and broke the trees of their borders.
He destroyed their vines and fig trees; he broke the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the locust came, and the canker-worm without number,
He spoke, and the locusts came, so many locusts.
35 And did eat up every herb in their land, and did eat up the fruit 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-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their strength.
He killed every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength.
37 And He brought them forth with silver and gold; and there was none that stumbled among His tribes.
He brought the Israelites out with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled on the way.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed; for the fear of them had fallen upon them.
Egypt was glad when they went away, for the Egyptians were afraid of them.
39 He spread a cloud for a screen; and fire to give 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 quails, and gave them in plenty the bread of heaven.
The Israelites asked for food, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.
41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; they ran, a river in the dry places.
He split the rock, and waters gushed from it; they flowed in the wilderness like a river.
42 For He remembered His holy word unto Abraham His servant;
For he called to mind his holy promise that he made to Abraham his servant.
43 And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with singing.
He led his people out with joy, his chosen with shouts of triumph.
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 possession of the wealth of the peoples
45 That they might keep His statutes, and observe His laws. Hallelujah.
so that they might keep his statutes and obey his laws. Praise Yahweh.
