Psalms 105
1 O give thanks unto the Lord; call on his name: make known among the people his deeds.
O give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name; make known His doings among the peoples.
2 Sing unto, him, sing praises unto him: speak of all his wonderful works.
Sing unto Him, sing praises unto Him; speak ye of all His marvellous works.
3 Glorify yourselves in his holy name: let the heart of those rejoice that seek the Lord.
Glory ye in His holy name; let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
4 Inquire after the Lord and his strength: seek his presence evermore.
Seek ye the LORD and His strength; seek His face continually.
5 Remember his wonderful works which he hath done; his tokens, and the decrees of his mouth;
Remember His marvellous works that He hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth;
6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob, his elect.
O ye seed of Abraham His servant, ye children of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord our God: over all the earth are his decrees.
He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembereth his covenant for ever, the word which he hath commanded, to the thousandth generation.
He hath remembered His covenant for ever, the word which He commanded to a thousand generations;
9 Which he covenanted with Abraham; and his oath unto Isaac;
The covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath unto Isaac;
10 And which he established unto Jacob as a statute, unto Israel as an everlasting covenant:
And He established it unto Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
11 Saying, “Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, as the portion of your inheritance.”
Saying: 'Unto thee will I 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 And when they wandered from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people:
And when they went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,
14 He suffered no man to oppress them; yea, he reproved kings for their sake;
He suffered no man to do them wrong, yea, for their sake He reproved kings:
15 [Saying, ] “Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm,”—
'Touch not Mine anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm.'
16 And he called for a famine over the land; every staff of bread he broke.
And He called a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.
17 He sent a man before them; for a servant was Joseph sold;
He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant;
18 They forced into fetters his feet; in iron was his body put:
His feet they hurt with fetters, his person was laid in iron;
19 Until the time that his word came to pass, [when] the saying of the Lord had purified him.
Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him.
20 The king sent and unfettered him; the ruler of people, and let him go free.
The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the peoples, and set him free.
21 He appointed him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possession:
He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions;
22 That he might bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his ancients wisdom.
To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then came Israel 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 adversaries.
And He increased His people greatly, and made them too mighty for their adversaries.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilely with his servants.
He turned their heart to hate His people, to deal craftily with His servants.
26 He sent Moses his servant, Aaron also whom he had made choice of.
He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron whom He had chosen.
27 They displayed among them his effective signs, and wonders in the land of Ham.
They wrought among them His manifold 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 it was dark; and they rebelled not against His word.
29 He changed their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the very chambers of their kings.
Their land swarmed with frogs, in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came various wild beasts, lice also within all their boundary.
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats in all their borders.
32 He gave them as their rain hail, and flames of fire in their land.
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 And he smote their vines and their fig-trees, and broke the trees within their boundary.
He smote their vines also and their fig-trees; and broke the trees of their borders.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came, and crickets, and that without number;
He spoke, and the locust came, and the canker-worm without number,
35 And they ate up all the herbs in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.
And did eat up every herb in their land, and did eat up the fruit of their ground.
36 And he smote all the first-born in their land, the first of all their strength.
He smote also all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their strength.
37 And he brought them forth with silver and gold: and there was not one that stumbled among his tribes.
And He brought them forth with silver and gold; and there was none that stumbled among His tribes.
38 Egypt rejoiced when they departed; for the dread of them was fallen 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, and fire to give light in the night.
He spread a cloud for a screen; and fire to give light in the night.
40 The people asked, and he brought quails, and with heavenly bread he satisfied them.
They asked, and He brought quails, and gave them in plenty 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, a river in the dry places.
42 For he remembered his holy word given to Abraham his servant.
For He remembered His holy word unto Abraham His servant;
43 And he brought forth his people with gladness, with joyful song his elect.
And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with singing.
44 And he gave them the lands of nations; and the labor of people they obtained as an inheritance:
And He gave them the lands of the nations, and they took the labour of the peoples in possession;
45 So that they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Hallelujah.
That they might keep His statutes, and observe His laws. Hallelujah.
