< Psalms 105 >
1 O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
O give thanks to Jehovah, call upon his name. Make known among the peoples his doings.
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Sing to him, sing praises to him. Talk ye of all his marvelous 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 those who seek Jehovah rejoice.
4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
Seek ye Jehovah and his strength. Seek his face evermore.
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.
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 Jehovah 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 Which [covenant] he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac,
10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, [and] 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 thee 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, yea, very few, and sojourners in it.
13 When they went from one nation to another, from [one] kingdom to another people;
And 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 man to do them wrong. Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
15 [Saying], Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
saying, Touch not my anointed men, and do my prophets no harm.
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
And he called for a famine upon the land. He broke the whole staff of bread.
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 servant.
18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
They hurt his feet with fetters. He was placed in iron.
19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of Jehovah tried him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; [even] the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
The king sent and released 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 his substance,
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
to bind his rulers at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
And 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 deal craftily with 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 set among them his signs 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. And 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 brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
Their land swarmed with frogs in the 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 swarms of flies, 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, and flaming fire in their land.
33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
He also smote their vines and their fig trees, and broke the trees of their borders.
34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
He spoke, and the locust came, and the grasshopper, and that without number,
35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
and ate up every herb 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 also smote all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and [there was] not one feeble [person] among their tribes.
And he brought them forth with silver and gold, and there was not a feeble soul among 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 upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
He spread a cloud for a covering, and 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 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 gushed out. They ran in the dry places like a river.
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:
And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with singing.
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 nations, and they took the labor 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 ye Jehovah.