Psalms 105
1 Give thanks to the LORD. Call on his name. Make his deeds known among the peoples.
Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Announce his works among the nations.
2 Sing to him, sing praises to him. Tell of all his marvelous works.
Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders.
3 Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Be praised in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Seek the LORD and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
Seek the Lord, and be confirmed. Seek his face always.
5 Remember his marvelous 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 offspring of Abraham, his servant, you descendants 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 forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
He has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,
9 the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
10 and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute; 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 I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;"
saying: To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritance.
12 when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
Though they may have been but a small number, very few and foreigners there,
13 They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
and though they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,
14 He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
he allowed no man to harm them, and he reproved kings on their behalf.
15 "Do not touch my anointed ones. Do my prophets no harm."
Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.
16 He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.
And he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the bread.
17 He sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them: Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
18 They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
They humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his soul,
19 until the time that his word happened, and the LORD's word proved him true.
until his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him.
20 The king sent and freed him; even the ruler of peoples, 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 of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions;
He established him as master of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
22 to discipline his princes 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. Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.
24 He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
And he helped his people greatly, and he strengthened them over their enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.
He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the one whom he chose.
27 They performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
He placed with them signs of his word, and portents in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark, but 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 swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.
Their land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and gnats in all their territory.
He spoke, and there came forth common flies and gnats, in every region.
32 He gave them hail for rain, flaming fire in their land.
He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same land.
33 He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
And he struck their vineyards and their fig trees, and he crushed the trees of their region.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came, and the grasshoppers, without number,
He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.
35 ate up every plant in their land; and ate up the fruit of their ground.
And it devoured all the grass in their land, and it consumed all the fruit of their land.
36 He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.
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 no one among their tribes who stumbled.
And he led them out with silver and gold, and there was not an infirm one among their tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen on them.
Egypt was joyful at their departure, for the fear of them lay heavy upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.
He spread a cloud for their protection, and a fire, to give them light through the night.
40 They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.
They petitioned, and the quail came; and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.
He ruptured the rock and the waters flowed: rivers gushed in the dry land.
42 For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
For he had called to mind his holy word, which he kept near to his servant Abraham.
43 He brought forth his people with joy, his chosen with singing.
And he led forth his people in exultation, and his elect in rejoicing.
44 He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labor of the peoples in possession,
And he gave them the regions of the Gentiles, and they possessed the labors of the peoples,
45 that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise the LORD.
so that they might observe his justifications, and inquire about his law.
