Psalms 105
1 Alleluia. Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles.
Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!
2 Sing to him, yea sing praises to him: relate all his wondrous works.
Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!
3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
4 Seek ye the Lord, and be strengthened: seek his face evermore.
Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be in his presence.
5 Remember his marvellous works which he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.
Remember all the wonderful things he's done, the miracles he's performed, and the judgments he's carried out,
6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant; ye sons of Jacob his chosen.
descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.
7 He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.
8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;
9 Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:
the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
10 And he appointed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting testament:
The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this binding agreement with Israel:
11 Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the lot of your inheritance.
saying to you, “I will give the land of Canaan for you to possess.”
12 When they were but a small number: yea very few, and sojourners therein:
He said this when they were only a few, just a small group of foreigners in the land.
13 And they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.
They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
14 He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes.
He didn't let anyone one treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:
15 Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.
“Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
16 And he called a famine upon the land: and he broke in pieces all the support of bread.
He caused a famine in the Land of Canaan so that there was no food.
17 He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.
Before that he sent a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
18 They humbled his feet in fetters: the iron pierced his soul,
They hurt his feet by placing them in shackles, and they put an iron collar around his neck,
19 Until his word came. The word of the Lord inflamed him.
until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.
20 The king sent, and he released him: the ruler of the people, and he set him at liberty.
The king sent for him and released him; the king of the people set him free.
21 He made him master of his house, and ruler of all his possession.
He put Joseph in charge of the royal household, manager of everything he had,
22 That he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his ancients wisdom.
to teach the king's officials whatever he wanted, to make the king's advisors wise.
23 And Israel went into Egypt: and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Cham.
Then Israel entered Egypt—Jacob settled as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
24 And he increased his people exceedingly: and strengthened them over their enemies,
The Lord made his people more fertile and more powerful than their enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people: and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
He made the Egyptians change their minds and hate his people and act deceptively towards them.
26 He sent Moses his servant: Aaron the man whom he had chosen.
He sent his servant Moses, together with Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 He gave them power to shew his signs, and his wonders in the land of Cham.
They carried out his miraculous signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.
He plunged the country into darkness—for hadn't they defied what the Lord had said?
29 He turned their waters into blood, and destroyed their fish.
He turned their water into blood, killing all the fish.
30 Their land brought forth frogs, in the inner chambers of their kings.
Then he sent a plague of frogs across the land that even entered the bedrooms of their rulers.
31 He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts.
He gave the command, and flies spread throughout their land; mosquitoes were everywhere.
32 He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.
He rained down hail on them, and lightning flashed across their land.
33 And he destroyed their vineyards and their fig trees: and he broke in pieces the trees of their coasts.
He struck down their grape vines, and tore down their trees.
34 He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.
He gave the command, and swarms of locusts came—countless locusts:
35 And they devoured all the grass in their land, and consumed all the fruit of their ground.
they ate up all the vegetation in their land; they consumed all the growing crops.
36 And he slew all the firstborn in their land: the firstfruits of all their labour.
He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, the first to be produced in their vigor and strength.
37 And he brought them out with silver and gold: and there was not among their tribes one that was feeble.
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 departed: for the fear of them lay upon them.
The Egyptians were delighted to see them go, for they were frightened of the Israelites.
39 He spread a cloud for their protection, and fire to give them light in the night.
He spread a cloud above them as a covering, and at night a fire to give them light.
40 They asked, and the quail came: and he filled them with the bread of 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 opened the rock, and waters flowed: rivers ran down in the dry land.
He split the rock open, and water gushed out—a river flowing through the desert.
42 Because he remembered his holy word, which he had spoken to his servant Abraham.
For he remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness.
So he led his people out, his chosen ones, as they sang for joy.
44 And he gave them the lands of the Gentiles: and they possessed the labours of the people:
He gave them the lands of the heathen nations, and they inherited what other people had worked for.
45 That they might observe his justifications, and seek after his law.
The Lord did this so they could follow his instructions and keep his laws. Praise the Lord!
