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 upon his name; Make known his deeds among the people!
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Sing unto him; sing psalms unto him; Tell ye of 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 hearts of them that seek the LORD rejoice!
4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
Seek the LORD, and his majesty; Seek his face continually!
5 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
Remember the wonders he hath wrought, His miracles and the judgments of his mouth,
6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
Ye offspring of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob his chosen!
7 He [is] the LORD our God: his judgments [are] in all the earth.
Jehovah, he is our God, His judgments are over all the earth.
8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word [which] he commanded to a thousand generations.
He remembereth his covenant for ever, And the promise to a thousand generations;
9 Which [covenant] he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
The covenant which he made with Abraham, And the oath which he gave to Isaac;
10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, [and] to Israel [for] an everlasting covenant:
Which he confirmed to Jacob for a decree, And to Israel for an everlasting covenant.
11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
“To thee,” said he, “will I give the land of Canaan For 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 yet few in number, Very few, and strangers in the land;
13 When they went from one nation to another, from [one] kingdom to another people;
When they went 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 suffered no man to oppress them; Yea, he rebuked kings for their sakes.
15 [Saying], Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
“Touch not,” said he, “mine anointed, And do my prophets no harm!”
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
Again, when he commanded a famine in the land, And 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 as a slave.
18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
His feet they hurt with fetters; He was bound in chains of iron;
19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
Until his prediction came to pass, And the word of the LORD proved him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; [even] the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
Then the king sent, and loosed him; The ruler of nations, and set him free;
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
He made him governor of his house, And lord of all his possessions;
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his counsellors 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.
Where God increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
He turned their hearts to hate his people, And form devices against his servants.
26 He sent Moses his servant; [and] Aaron whom he had chosen.
Then sent he Moses his servant, And Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
They showed his signs among them, And his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
He sent darkness upon them, and made it dark; And they did not disobey his word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
He turned their waters into blood, And caused their fish to die.
30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, Even in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, [and] lice in all their coasts.
He spake, and there came flies, And lice in all their coasts.
32 He gave them hail for rain, [and] flaming fire in their land.
Instead of rain he gave them hail, And flaming fire in their land.
33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
He smote also their vines and fig-trees, And broke the trees of their coasts.
34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
He spake, and the locusts came. Destructive locusts without number,
35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
Which ate up all the herbage in their land, And devoured the fruits of their fields.
36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
Then he smote all the first-born in their land, The first-fruits of all their strength.
37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and [there was] not one feeble [person] among their tribes.
He led forth his people with silver and gold; Nor was there one feeble person in all their tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
Egypt was glad when they departed, For their terror had 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 by 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 the waters gushed forth, And ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy promise, [and] Abraham his servant.
For he remembered his holy promise, Which he had made to Abraham his servant;
43 And he brought forth his people with joy, [and] his chosen with gladness:
And he led 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;
He gave to them the lands of the nations, And they inherited the labor of the peoples;
45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
That they might observe his statutes, And obey his laws. Praise ye the LORD!
