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