Psalms 105
1 Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his name; declare his works among the heathen.
O give thanks to Jehovah, call upon his name. Make known among the peoples his doings.
2 Sing to him, yes, sing praises to him: tell forth all his wonderful works.
Sing to him, sing praises to him. Talk ye of all his marvelous works.
3 Glory in his holy name: let the heart of them that seek the Lord rejoice.
Glory ye in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Jehovah rejoice.
4 Seek you the Lord, and be strengthened; seek his face continually.
Seek ye Jehovah and his strength. Seek his face evermore.
5 Remember his wonderful works that he has 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 [you] seed of Abraam, his servants, [you] children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
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 has remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded for a thousand generation:
He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
9 which he established as a covenant to Abraam, and [he remembered] his oath to Isaac.
which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac,
10 And he established it to Jacob for an ordinance, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
11 saying To you will I give the land of Chanaan, the line of your inheritance:
saying, To thee I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance,
12 when they were few in number, very few, and sojourners in it.
when they were but a few men in number, yea, very few, and sojourners in it.
13 And they went from nation to nation, and 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 wrong them; and he rebuked kings for their sakes:
He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
15 [saying], Touch not my anointed ones; 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 broke the whole support 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; Joseph was sold for a slave.
He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a servant.
18 They hurt his feet with fetters; his soul passed into iron,
They hurt his feet with fetters. He was placed in iron.
19 until the time that his cause came on; the word of the Lord tried him as fire.
Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of Jehovah tried him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; [even] the prince 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 over his house, and ruler of all his substance;
He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance,
22 to chastise his rulers at his pleasure, and to teach his elders 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 Cham.
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 And he turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
26 He sent fort Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen.
He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron whom he had chosen.
27 He established among them his signs, and [his] wonders in the land of Cham.
They set among them his signs and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent forth darkness, and made it dark; yet they rebelled against his words.
He sent darkness, and made it dark. And they rebelled against his words.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
30 Their land produced frogs abundantly, in the chambers of their kings.
Their land swarmed with frogs in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and the dog-fly came, and lice in all their coasts.
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and lice in all their borders.
32 He turned their rain into hail, [and sent] flaming fire in their land.
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 And he struck their vines and their fig trees; and broke every tree of their coast.
He also smote their vines and their fig trees, and broke the trees of their borders.
34 He spoke, and the locust came, and caterpillars innumerable,
He spoke, and the locust came, and the grasshopper, and that without number,
35 and devoured all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of the ground.
and ate up every herb in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 He struck also every firstborn of their land, the first fruits of all their labor.
He also smote all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
37 And he brought them out with silver and gold; and there was not a feeble one among their tribes.
And he brought them forth with silver and gold, and there was not a feeble soul among his tribes.
38 Egypt rejoiced at their departing; 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 out a cloud for a covering to them, and fire to give them light by night.
He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.
40 They asked, and the quail came, and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He clave the rock, and the waters flowed, rivers ran in dry places.
He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy word, which [he promised] to Abraam his servant.
For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham his servant.
43 And he brought out his people with exultation, and his chosen with joy;
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 labors 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 keep his ordinances, and diligently seek his law.
that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise ye Jehovah.
