Psalms 105
1 O give thanks unto the LORD; Call upon his name; Make known his deeds among the people!
Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
2 Sing unto him; sing psalms unto him; Tell ye of all his wondrous works!
Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
3 Glory ye in his holy name; Let the hearts of them that seek the LORD rejoice!
Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4 Seek the LORD, and his majesty; Seek his face continually!
Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
5 Remember the wonders he hath wrought, His miracles and the judgments of his mouth,
Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
6 Ye offspring of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob his chosen!
O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7 Jehovah, he is our God, His judgments are over all the earth.
He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
8 He remembereth his covenant for ever, And the promise to a thousand generations;
He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
9 The covenant which he made with Abraham, And the oath which he gave to Isaac;
the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
10 Which he confirmed to Jacob for a decree, And to Israel for an everlasting covenant.
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11 “To thee,” said he, “will I give the land of Canaan For the lot of your inheritance.”
“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
12 When they were yet few in number, Very few, and strangers in the land;
When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
13 When they went from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people,
they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
14 He suffered no man to oppress them; Yea, he rebuked kings for their sakes.
He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
15 “Touch not,” said he, “mine anointed, And do my prophets no harm!”
“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
16 Again, when he commanded a famine in the land, And broke the whole staff of bread,
He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
17 He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
18 His feet they hurt with fetters; He was bound in chains of iron;
They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
19 Until his prediction came to pass, And the word of the LORD proved him.
until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
20 Then the king sent, and loosed him; The ruler of nations, and set him free;
The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.
21 He made him governor of his house, And lord of all his possessions;
He made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance,
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his counsellors wisdom.
to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham;
Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
24 Where God increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.
And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
25 He turned their hearts to hate his people, And form devices against his servants.
whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
26 Then sent he Moses his servant, And Aaron, whom he had chosen.
He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
27 They showed his signs among them, And his wonders in the land of Ham.
They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness upon them, and made it dark; And they did not disobey his word.
He sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words.
29 He turned their waters into blood, And caused their fish to die.
He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.
30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, Even in the chambers of their kings.
Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
31 He spake, and there came flies, And lice in all their coasts.
He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country.
32 Instead of rain he gave them hail, And flaming fire in their land.
He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land.
33 He smote also their vines and fig-trees, And broke the trees of their coasts.
He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spake, and the locusts came. Destructive locusts without number,
He spoke, and the locusts came— young locusts without number.
35 Which ate up all the herbage in their land, And devoured the fruits of their fields.
They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.
36 Then he smote all the first-born in their land, The first-fruits of all their strength.
Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
37 He led forth his people with silver and gold; Nor was there one feeble person in all their tribes.
He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed, For their terror had fallen upon them.
Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
39 He spread out a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light by night.
He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.
40 They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed forth, And ran in the dry places like a river.
He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
42 For he remembered his holy promise, Which he had made to Abraham his servant;
For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
43 And he led forth his people with joy, And his chosen with gladness.
He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
44 He gave to them the lands of the nations, And they inherited the labor of the peoples;
He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
45 That they might observe his statutes, And obey his laws. Praise ye the LORD!
that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
