Psalms 105
1 Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations.
Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!
2 Sing to him, sing praises to him; speak of all his marvelous deeds.
Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!
3 Boast in his holy name; let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
4 Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his presence continually.
Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be in his presence.
5 Recall the marvelous things he has done, his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,
Remember all the wonderful things he's done, the miracles he's performed, and the judgments he's carried out,
6 you descendants of Abraham his servant, you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.
descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.
7 He is Yahweh, our God. His decrees are on all the earth.
He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.
8 He keeps in mind his covenant forever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.
He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;
9 He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham and his oath to Isaac.
the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
10 This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this binding agreement with Israel:
11 He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan as your share of your inheritance.”
saying to you, “I will give the land of Canaan for you to possess.”
12 He said this when they were only few in number, so very few, and were strangers in the land.
He said this when they were only a few, just a small group of foreigners in the land.
13 They went from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another.
They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
14 He did not allow anyone to oppress them; he rebuked kings for their sakes.
He didn't let anyone one treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:
15 He said, “Do not touch my anointed ones, and do not harm my prophets.”
“Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
16 He called for a famine on the land; he cut off the whole supply of bread.
He caused a famine in the Land of Canaan so that there was no food.
17 He sent a man ahead of them; Joseph was sold as a servant.
Before that he sent a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
18 His feet were bound by shackles; on his neck was put an iron collar,
They hurt his feet by placing them in shackles, and they put an iron collar around his neck,
19 until what he had said came to pass. The word of Yahweh tested him.
until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.
20 The king sent servants to release him; the ruler of the people set him free.
The king sent for him and released him; the king of the people set him free.
21 He put him in charge of his house as ruler of all his possessions
He put Joseph in charge of the royal household, manager of everything he had,
22 to instruct his princes as he wished and to teach his elders wisdom.
to teach the king's officials whatever he wanted, to make the king's advisors wise.
23 Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.
Then Israel entered Egypt—Jacob settled as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
24 Yahweh made his people fruitful, and made them stronger than their enemies.
The Lord made his people more fertile and more powerful than their enemies.
25 He caused their enemies to hate his people, to mistreat his servants.
He made the Egyptians change their minds and hate his people and act deceptively towards them.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
He sent his servant Moses, together with Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They performed his signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.
They carried out his miraculous signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness and made that land dark, but its people did not obey his commands.
He plunged the country into darkness—for hadn't they defied what the Lord had said?
29 He turned their water into blood and killed their fish.
He turned their water into blood, killing all the fish.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their rulers.
Then he sent a plague of frogs across the land that even entered the bedrooms of their rulers.
31 He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats came throughout their country.
He gave the command, and flies spread throughout their land; mosquitoes were everywhere.
32 He turned their rain into hail, with fire flaming on their land.
He rained down hail on them, and lightning flashed across their land.
33 He destroyed their vines and fig trees; he broke the trees of their country.
He struck down their grape vines, and tore down their trees.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came, so many locusts.
He gave the command, and swarms of locusts came—countless locusts:
35 The locusts ate up all of the vegetation in their land; They ate up all the crops of the ground.
they ate up all the vegetation in their land; they consumed all the growing crops.
36 He killed every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength.
He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, the first to be produced in their vigor and strength.
37 He brought the Israelites out with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled on the way.
Then he led his people out of Egypt, carrying silver and gold—not one among the tribes was stumbling along.
38 Egypt was glad when they went away, for the Egyptians were afraid of them.
The Egyptians were delighted to see them go, for they were frightened of the Israelites.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering and made a fire to light up the night.
He spread a cloud above them as a covering, and at night a fire to give them light.
40 The Israelites asked for food, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.
He gave them quails to eat when they asked him; he fed them with the bread of heaven until they were full.
41 He split the rock, and waters gushed from it; they flowed in the wilderness like a river.
He split the rock open, and water gushed out—a river flowing through the desert.
42 For he called to mind his holy promise that he made to Abraham his servant.
For he remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
43 He led his people out with joy, his chosen with shouts of triumph.
So he led his people out, his chosen ones, as they sang for joy.
44 He gave them the lands of the nations; they took possession of the wealth of the peoples
He gave them the lands of the heathen nations, and they inherited what other people had worked for.
45 so that they might keep his statutes and obey his laws. Praise Yahweh.
The Lord did this so they could follow his instructions and keep his laws. Praise the Lord!
