< Psalms 105 >
1 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name; make known his doings among the peoples.
Give ye thanks to Jehovah — call ye in His name, Make known among the peoples His acts.
2 Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; talk ye of all his marvelous works.
Sing ye to Him — sing praise to Him, Meditate ye on all His wonders.
3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
Boast yourselves in His Holy Name, The heart of those seeking Jehovah rejoiceth.
4 Seek ye the LORD and his strength; seek his face evermore.
Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek ye His face continually.
5 Remember his marvelous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
Remember His wonders that He did, His signs and the judgments of His mouth.
6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
O seed of Abraham, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7 He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
He [is] Jehovah our God, In all the earth [are] His judgments.
8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
He hath remembered to the age His covenant, The word He commanded to a thousand generations,
9 [The covenant] which he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
That He hath made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,
10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
And doth establish it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel — a covenant age-during,
11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
Saying, 'To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,'
12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and sojourners in it;
In their being few in number, But a few, and sojourners in it.
13 And they went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
And they go up and down, from nation unto nation, From a kingdom unto another people.
14 He suffered no man to do them wrong; yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
He hath not suffered any to oppress them And He reproveth for their sakes kings.
15 [Saying], Touch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.
'Strike not against Mine anointed, And to My prophets do not evil.'
16 And he called for a famine upon the land; he brake the whole staff of bread.
And He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken.
17 He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant:
He hath sent before them a man, For a servant hath Joseph been sold.
18 His feet they hurt with fetters; he was laid in [chains of] iron:
They have afflicted with fetters his feet, Iron hath entered his soul,
19 Until the time that his word came to pass; the word of the LORD tried him.
Till the time of the coming of His word The saying of Jehovah hath tried him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.
The king hath sent, and looseth him, The ruler of the peoples, and draweth him out.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
He hath made him lord of his house, And ruler over all his possessions.
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his senators wisdom.
To bind his chiefs at his pleasure, And his elders he maketh wise.
23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
And Israel cometh in to Egypt, And Jacob hath sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 And he increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
And He maketh His people very fruitful, And maketh it mightier than its adversaries.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
He turned their heart to hate His people, To conspire against His servants.
26 He sent Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen.
He hath sent Moses His servant, Aaron whom He had fixed on.
27 They set among them his signs, and wonders in the land of Ham.
They have set among them the matters of His signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his words.
He hath sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
He hath turned their waters to blood, And putteth to death their fish.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs, in the chambers of their kings.
Teemed hath their land [with] frogs, In the inner chambers of their kings.
31 He spake, and there came swarms of flies, and lice in all their borders.
He hath said, and the beetle cometh, Lice into all their border.
32 He gave them hail for rain, [and] flaming fire in their land.
He hath made their showers hail, A flaming fire [is] in their land.
33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their borders.
And He smiteth their vine and their fig, And shivereth the trees of their border.
34 He spake, and the locust came, and the cankerworm, and that without number,
He hath said, and the locust cometh, And the cankerworm — innumerable,
35 And did eat up every herb in their land, and did eat up the fruit of their ground.
And it consumeth every herb in their land, And it consumeth the fruit of their ground.
36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
And He smiteth every first-born in their land, The first-fruit of all their strength,
37 And he brought them forth with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among his tribes.
And bringeth them out with silver and gold, And there is not in its tribes a feeble one.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed; for the fear of them had fallen upon them.
Rejoiced hath Egypt in their going forth, For their fear had fallen upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
He hath spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to enlighten the night.
40 They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They have asked, and He bringeth quails, And [with] bread of heaven satisfieth them.
41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places [like] a river.
He hath opened a rock, and waters issue, They have gone on in dry places — a river.
42 For he remembered his holy word, [and] Abraham his servant.
For He hath remembered His holy word, With Abraham His servant,
43 And he brought forth his people with joy, [and] his chosen with singing.
And He bringeth forth His people with joy, With singing His chosen ones.
44 And he gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the labour of the peoples in possession:
And He giveth to them the lands of nations, And the labour of peoples they possess,
45 That they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
That they may observe His statutes, And His laws may keep. Praise ye Jehovah!