Psalms 105
1 O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
Alleluia. Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles.
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous 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 the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
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.
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 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:
10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and 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 strangers in it.
When they were but a small number: yea very few, and sojourners therein:
13 When they went from one nation to another, 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, he reproved kings for their sakes;
He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes.
15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake 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, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.
18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
They humbled his feet in fetters: the iron pierced his soul,
19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.
Until his word came. The word of the Lord inflamed him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go 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 substance:
He made him master of his house, and ruler of all his possession.
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators 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 stronger than their enemies.
And he increased his people exceedingly: and strengthened them over their enemies,
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly 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 shewed his signs among them, 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 made it 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 brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
Their land brought forth frogs, in the inner chambers of their kings.
31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
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 brake the trees of their coasts.
And he destroyed their vineyards and their fig trees: and he broke in pieces the trees of their coasts.
34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.
35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured 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 firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
And he slew all the firstborn in their land: the firstfruits of all their labour.
37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their 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 fell upon them.
Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them lay upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering; 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 The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with 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 the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
He opened the rock, and waters flowed: rivers ran down in the dry land.
42 For he remembered his holy promise, and 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, and his chosen with gladness:
And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness.
44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
And he gave them the lands of the Gentiles: and they possessed the labours of the people:
45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.
That they might observe his justifications, and seek after his law.
