Psalms 105
1 Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his name; declare his works among the heathen.
Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Announce his works among the nations.
2 Sing to him, yes, sing praises to him: tell forth all his wonderful works.
Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders.
3 Glory in his holy name: let the heart of them that seek the Lord rejoice.
Be praised in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Seek you the Lord, and be strengthened; seek his face continually.
Seek the Lord, and be confirmed. Seek his face always.
5 Remember his wonderful works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
Remember his miracles, which he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth:
6 [you] seed of Abraam, his servants, [you] children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
you offspring of Abraham his servant, you sons of Jacob his elect.
7 He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout the entire earth.
8 He has remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded for a thousand generation:
He has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,
9 which he established as a covenant to Abraam, and [he remembered] his oath to Isaac.
which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
10 And he established it to Jacob for an ordinance, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,
11 saying To you will I give the land of Chanaan, the line of your inheritance:
saying: To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritance.
12 when they were few in number, very few, and sojourners in it.
Though they may have been but a small number, very few and foreigners there,
13 And they went from nation to nation, and from [one] kingdom to another people.
and though they passed from nation to nation, and 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 harm them, and he reproved kings on their behalf.
15 [saying], Touch not my anointed ones; and do my prophets no harm.
Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole support of bread.
And he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the bread.
17 He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a slave.
He sent a man before them: Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
18 They hurt his feet with fetters; his soul passed into iron,
They humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his soul,
19 until the time that his cause came on; the word of the Lord tried him as fire.
until his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed 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; he was the ruler of the people, and he dismissed him.
21 He made him Lord over his house, and ruler of all his substance;
He established him as master of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
22 to chastise his rulers at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
so that he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his elders prudence.
23 Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Cham.
And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.
24 And he increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their enemies.
And he helped his people greatly, and he strengthened them over their enemies.
25 And he turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
26 He sent fort Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen.
He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the one whom he chose.
27 He established among them his signs, and [his] wonders in the land of Cham.
He placed with them signs of his word, and portents 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 conceal, and he did not afflict them with his speech.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
He turned their waters into blood, and he slaughtered their fish.
30 Their land produced frogs abundantly, in the chambers of their kings.
Their land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and the dog-fly came, and lice in all their coasts.
He spoke, and there came forth common flies and gnats, in every region.
32 He turned their rain into hail, [and sent] flaming fire in their land.
He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same land.
33 And he struck their vines and their fig trees; and broke every tree of their coast.
And he struck their vineyards and their fig trees, and he crushed the trees of their region.
34 He spoke, and the locust came, and caterpillars innumerable,
He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.
35 and devoured all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of the ground.
And it devoured all the grass in their land, and it consumed all the fruit of their land.
36 He struck also every firstborn of their land, the first fruits of all their labor.
And he struck all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their labor.
37 And he brought them out with silver and gold; and there was not a feeble one among their tribes.
And he led them out with silver and gold, and there was not an infirm one among their tribes.
38 Egypt rejoiced at their departing; for the fear of them fell upon them.
Egypt was joyful at their departure, for the fear of them lay heavy 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 their protection, and a fire, to give them light through the night.
40 They asked, and the quail came, and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They petitioned, and the quail came; and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He clave the rock, and the waters flowed, rivers ran in dry places.
He ruptured the rock and the waters flowed: rivers gushed in the dry land.
42 For he remembered his holy word, which [he promised] to Abraam his servant.
For he had called to mind his holy word, which he kept near to his servant Abraham.
43 And he brought out his people with exultation, and his chosen with joy;
And he led forth his people in exultation, and his elect in rejoicing.
44 and gave them the lands of the heathen; and they inherited the labors of the people;
And he gave them the regions of the Gentiles, and they possessed the labors of the peoples,
45 that they might keep his ordinances, and diligently seek his law.
so that they might observe his justifications, and inquire about his law.
