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 on his name! Make his doings known amongst the peoples.
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 marvellous works.
3 Glory ye in his holy name; Let the hearts of them that seek the LORD rejoice!
Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4 Seek the LORD, and his majesty; Seek his face continually!
Seek the LORD and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
5 Remember the wonders he hath wrought, His miracles and the judgments of his mouth,
Remember his marvellous works that he has done: his wonders, and the judgements of his mouth,
6 Ye offspring of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob his chosen!
you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you children 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 judgements are in all the earth.
8 He remembereth his covenant for ever, And the promise to a thousand generations;
He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
9 The covenant which he made with Abraham, And the oath which he gave to Isaac;
the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
10 Which he confirmed to Jacob for a decree, And to Israel for an everlasting covenant.
and confirmed it to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
11 “To thee,” said he, “will I give the land of Canaan For the lot of your inheritance.”
saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance,”
12 When they were yet few in number, Very few, and strangers in the land;
when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
13 When they went from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people,
They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
14 He suffered no man to oppress them; Yea, he rebuked kings for their sakes.
He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
15 “Touch not,” said he, “mine anointed, And do my prophets no harm!”
“Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”
16 Again, when he commanded a famine in the land, And broke the whole staff of bread,
He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.
17 He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.
18 His feet they hurt with fetters; He was bound in chains of iron;
They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
19 Until his prediction came to pass, And the word of the LORD proved him.
until the time that his word happened, and the LORD’s word proved him true.
20 Then the king sent, and loosed him; The ruler of nations, and set him free;
The king sent and freed him, even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.
21 He made him governor of his house, And lord of all his possessions;
He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions,
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his counsellors wisdom.
to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham;
Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob lived in the land of Ham.
24 Where God increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.
He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
25 He turned their hearts to hate his people, And form devices against his servants.
He turned their heart 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 miracles amongst 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 made it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words.
29 He turned their waters into blood, And caused their fish to die.
He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, Even in the chambers of their kings.
Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.
31 He spake, and there came flies, And lice in all their coasts.
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.
32 Instead of rain he gave them hail, And flaming fire in their land.
He gave them hail for rain, with lightning in their land.
33 He smote also their vines and fig-trees, And broke the trees of their coasts.
He struck their vines and also their 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 with the grasshoppers, without number.
35 Which ate up all the herbage in their land, And devoured the fruits of their fields.
They ate up every plant in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 Then he smote all the first-born in their land, The first-fruits of all their strength.
He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.
37 He led forth his people with silver and gold; Nor was there one feeble person in all their tribes.
He brought them out with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person amongst his tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed, For their terror had fallen upon them.
Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen on them.
39 He spread out a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light by night.
He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.
40 They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.
41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed forth, And ran in the dry places like a river.
He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.
42 For he remembered his holy promise, Which he had made to Abraham his servant;
For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
43 And he led forth his people with joy, And his chosen with gladness.
He brought his people out with joy, his chosen with singing.
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. They took the labour of the peoples in possession,
45 That they might observe his statutes, And obey his laws. Praise ye the LORD!
that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise the LORD!
