Psalms 105
1 Give thanks to the LORD. Call on his name. Make his deeds known among the peoples.
O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.
2 Sing to him, sing praises to him. Tell of all his marvelous works.
Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.
3 Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.
4 Seek the LORD and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.
5 Remember his marvelous works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;
6 you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.
7 He is the LORD, our God. His judgments are in all the earth.
He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.
8 He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;
9 the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
10 and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
11 saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;"
Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:
12 when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;
13 They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.
14 He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,
15 "Do not touch my anointed ones. Do my prophets no harm."
Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.
16 He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.
And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.
17 He sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:
18 They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;
19 until the time that his word happened, and the LORD's word proved him true.
Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.
20 The king sent and freed him; even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.
The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions;
He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;
22 to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.
23 Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.
24 He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.
Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.
27 They performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark, but they rebelled against his words.
He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.
Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.
31 He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and gnats in all their territory.
He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.
32 He gave them hail for rain, flaming fire in their land.
He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came, and the grasshoppers, without number,
At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,
35 ate up every plant in their land; and ate up the fruit of their ground.
And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.
36 He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.
He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.
37 And he brought them out with silver and gold, and there was no one among their tribes who stumbled.
He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen on them.
Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.
A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.
40 They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.
At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.
41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.
His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
43 He brought forth his people with joy, his chosen with singing.
And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:
44 He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labor of the peoples in possession,
And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;
45 that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise the LORD.
So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.
