Psalms 105
1 O give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
Give thanks to YHWH—call on His Name, Make His acts known among the peoples.
2 Sing to him, sing psalms to him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Sing to Him—sing praise to Him, Meditate 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 YHWH rejoices.
4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
Seek YHWH and His strength, Seek His face continually.
5 Remember his wonderful 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.
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] our God YHWH, His judgments [are] in all the earth.
8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word [which] he commanded to a thousand generations.
He has remembered His covenant for all time, The word He commanded to one thousand generations,
9 Which [covenant] he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
That He has made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,
10 And confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, [and] to Israel [for] an everlasting covenant:
And establishes it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel—a perpetual covenant,
11 Saying, To thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
Saying, “I give the land of Canaan to you, The portion of your inheritance,”
12 When they were a few men in number; yes, very few, and strangers in it.
In their being few in number, But a few, and sojourners in it.
13 When they went from one nation to another, from [one] kingdom to another people;
And they go up and down, from nation to nation, From a kingdom to another people.
14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yes, he reproved kings for their sakes;
He has not permitted any to oppress them And He reproves kings for their sakes.
15 [Saying], Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
“Do not strike against My anointed, And do no evil to My prophets.”
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he broke the whole staff of bread.
And He calls a famine on the land, He has broken the whole staff of bread.
17 He sent a man before them, [even] Joseph, [who] was sold for a servant:
He has sent a man before them, Joseph has been sold for a servant.
18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
They have afflicted his feet with chains, Iron has entered his soul,
19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
Until the time of the coming of His word The saying of YHWH has tried him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; [even] the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
The king has sent, and looses him, The ruler of the peoples, and draws him out.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
He has 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 he makes his elderly wise.
23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
And Israel comes into Egypt, And Jacob has sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
And He makes His people very fruitful, And makes 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 has sent His servant Moses, Aaron whom He had fixed on.
27 They showed his signs among them, 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 word.
He has 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 has turned their waters to blood, And puts their fish to death.
30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
Their land has teemed [with] frogs, In the inner chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies, [and] lice in all their borders.
He has commanded, and the beetle comes, Lice into all their border.
32 He gave them hail for rain, [and] flaming fire in their land.
He has made their showers hail, A flaming fire [is] in their land.
33 He smote their vines also and their fig-trees; and broke the trees of their borders.
And He strikes their vine and their fig, And shatters the trees of their border.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came, and caterpillars, and that without number,
He has commanded, and the locust comes, And the cankerworm—innumerable,
35 And ate up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
And it consumes every herb in their land, And it consumes the fruit of their ground.
36 He smote also all the first-born in their land, the chief of all their strength.
And He strikes every firstborn in their land, The first-fruit of all their strength,
37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and [there was] not one feeble [person] among their tribes.
And brings them out with silver and gold, And there is not a feeble one in its tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
Egypt has rejoiced in their going forth, For their fear had fallen on them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
He has spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to enlighten the night.
40 [The people] asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They have asked, and He brings quails, And satisfies them [with] bread of the heavens.
41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places [like] a river.
He has opened a rock, and waters flow, They have gone on in dry places—a river.
42 For he remembered his holy promise, [and] Abraham his servant.
For He has remembered His holy word, With His servant Abraham,
43 And he brought forth his people with joy, [and] his chosen with gladness:
And He brings forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with singing.
44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labor of the people;
And He gives to them the lands of nations, And they possess the labor of peoples,
45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
That they may observe His statutes, And may keep His laws. Praise YAH!
