< Psalms 105 >

1 O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
O give thanks unto the Lord; call on his name: make known among the people his deeds.
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Sing unto, him, sing praises unto him: speak of all his wonderful works.
3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
Glorify yourselves in his holy name: let the heart of those rejoice that seek the Lord.
4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
Inquire after the Lord and his strength: seek his presence evermore.
5 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
Remember his wonderful works which he hath done; his tokens, and the decrees 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 children of Jacob, his elect.
7 He [is] the LORD our God: his judgments [are] in all the earth.
He is the Lord our God: over all the earth are his decrees.
8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word [which] he commanded to a thousand generations.
He remembereth his covenant for ever, the word which he hath commanded, to the thousandth generation.
9 Which [covenant] he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
Which he covenanted with Abraham; and his oath unto Isaac;
10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, [and] to Israel [for] an everlasting covenant:
And which he established unto Jacob as a statute, unto Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
Saying, “Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, as the portion 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 strangers in it;
13 When they went from one nation to another, from [one] kingdom to another people;
And when they wandered from one nation to another, 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 oppress them; yea, he reproved kings for their sake;
15 [Saying], Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
[Saying, ] “Touch not my anointed, 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 over the land; every staff of bread he broke.
17 He sent a man before them, [even] Joseph, [who] was sold for a servant:
He sent a man before them; for a servant was Joseph sold;
18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
They forced into fetters his feet; in iron was his body put:
19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
Until the time that his word came to pass, [when] the saying of the Lord had purified him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; [even] the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
The king sent and unfettered him; the ruler of people, and let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
He appointed him lord 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 bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his ancients wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Then came Israel 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 subtilely with his servants.
26 He sent Moses his servant; [and] Aaron whom he had chosen.
He sent Moses his servant, Aaron also whom he had made choice of.
27 They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
They displayed among them his effective 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 not against his word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
He changed their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the very 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 various wild beasts, lice also within all their boundary.
32 He gave them hail for rain, [and] flaming fire in their land.
He gave them as their rain hail, and flames of fire in their land.
33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
And he smote their vines and their fig-trees, and broke the trees within their boundary.
34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
He spoke, and the locusts came, and crickets, and that without number;
35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
And they ate up all the herbs 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.
And he smote all the first-born in their land, the first 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 one that stumbled among his tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
Egypt rejoiced when they departed; for the dread of them was fallen upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
He spread out 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.
The people asked, and he brought quails, and with heavenly bread he satisfied them.
41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places [like] a river.
He opened the rock, and the 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 given to Abraham his servant.
43 And he brought forth his people with joy, [and] his chosen with gladness:
And he brought forth his people with gladness, with joyful song his elect.
44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
And he gave them the lands of nations; and the labor of people they obtained as an inheritance:
45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
So that they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Hallelujah.

< Psalms 105 >