Psalms 105
1 O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make his doings known amongst the peoples.
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvellous 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 the LORD rejoice.
4 Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
Seek the LORD 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 marvellous works that he has done: his wonders, and the judgements of his mouth,
6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
He is the LORD, our God. His judgements 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 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
and confirmed it 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 strangers in it.
when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
13 When they went from one nation to another, 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, he reproved kings for their sakes;
He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
“Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake 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, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.
18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.
until the time that his word happened, and the LORD’s word proved him true.
20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go 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 substance:
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 senators 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 lived in the land of Ham.
24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly 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 shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
They performed miracles amongst them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn’t rebel 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 brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.
31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.
32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
He gave them hail for rain, with lightning in their land.
33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
He spoke, and the locusts came with the grasshoppers, without number.
35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
They ate up every plant in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.
37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
He brought them out with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person amongst his tribes.
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 had fallen on them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.
40 The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with 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 the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.
42 For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
He brought his people out with joy, his chosen with singing.
44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labour of the peoples in possession,
45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.
that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise the LORD!
