Psalms 105
1 Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!
Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his name; declare his works among the heathen.
2 Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!
Sing to him, yes, sing praises to him: tell forth all his wonderful works.
3 Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
Glory in his holy name: let the heart of them that seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be in his presence.
Seek you the Lord, and be strengthened; seek his face continually.
5 Remember all the wonderful things he's done, the miracles he's performed, and the judgments he's carried out,
Remember his wonderful works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
6 descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.
[you] seed of Abraam, his servants, [you] children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.
He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;
He has remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded for a thousand generation:
9 the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
which he established as a covenant to Abraam, and [he remembered] his oath to Isaac.
10 The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this binding agreement with Israel:
And he established it to Jacob for an ordinance, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
11 saying to you, “I will give the land of Canaan for you to possess.”
saying To you will I give the land of Chanaan, the line of your inheritance:
12 He said this when they were only a few, just a small group of foreigners in the land.
when they were few in number, very few, and sojourners in it.
13 They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
And they went from nation to nation, and from [one] kingdom to another people.
14 He didn't let anyone one treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:
He suffered no man to wrong them; and he rebuked kings for their sakes:
15 “Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
[saying], Touch not my anointed ones; and do my prophets no harm.
16 He caused a famine in the Land of Canaan so that there was no food.
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole support of bread.
17 Before that he sent a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a slave.
18 They hurt his feet by placing them in shackles, and they put an iron collar around his neck,
They hurt his feet with fetters; his soul passed into iron,
19 until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.
until the time that his cause came on; the word of the Lord tried him as fire.
20 The king sent for him and released him; the king of the people set him free.
The king sent and loosed him; [even] the prince of the people, and let him go free.
21 He put Joseph in charge of the royal household, manager of everything he had,
He made him Lord over his house, and ruler of all his substance;
22 to teach the king's officials whatever he wanted, to make the king's advisors wise.
to chastise his rulers at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then Israel entered Egypt—Jacob settled as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Cham.
24 The Lord made his people more fertile and more powerful than their enemies.
And he increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He made the Egyptians change their minds and hate his people and act deceptively towards them.
And he turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
26 He sent his servant Moses, together with Aaron, whom he had chosen.
He sent fort Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen.
27 They carried out his miraculous signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.
He established among them his signs, and [his] wonders in the land of Cham.
28 He plunged the country into darkness—for hadn't they defied what the Lord had said?
He sent forth darkness, and made it dark; yet they rebelled against his words.
29 He turned their water into blood, killing all the fish.
He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
30 Then he sent a plague of frogs across the land that even entered the bedrooms of their rulers.
Their land produced frogs abundantly, in the chambers of their kings.
31 He gave the command, and flies spread throughout their land; mosquitoes were everywhere.
He spoke, and the dog-fly came, and lice in all their coasts.
32 He rained down hail on them, and lightning flashed across their land.
He turned their rain into hail, [and sent] flaming fire in their land.
33 He struck down their grape vines, and tore down their trees.
And he struck their vines and their fig trees; and broke every tree of their coast.
34 He gave the command, and swarms of locusts came—countless locusts:
He spoke, and the locust came, and caterpillars innumerable,
35 they ate up all the vegetation in their land; they consumed all the growing crops.
and devoured all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of the ground.
36 He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, the first to be produced in their vigor and strength.
He struck also every firstborn of their land, the first fruits of all their labor.
37 Then he led his people out of Egypt, carrying silver and gold—not one among the tribes was stumbling along.
And he brought them out with silver and gold; and there was not a feeble one among their tribes.
38 The Egyptians were delighted to see them go, for they were frightened of the Israelites.
Egypt rejoiced at their departing; for the fear of them fell upon them.
39 He spread a cloud above them as a covering, and at night a fire to give them light.
He spread out a cloud for a covering to them, and fire to give them light by night.
40 He gave them quails to eat when they asked him; he fed them with the bread of heaven until they were full.
They asked, and the quail came, and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He split the rock open, and water gushed out—a river flowing through the desert.
He clave the rock, and the waters flowed, rivers ran in dry places.
42 For he remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
For he remembered his holy word, which [he promised] to Abraam his servant.
43 So he led his people out, his chosen ones, as they sang for joy.
And he brought out his people with exultation, and his chosen with joy;
44 He gave them the lands of the heathen nations, and they inherited what other people had worked for.
and gave them the lands of the heathen; and they inherited the labors of the people;
45 The Lord did this so they could follow his instructions and keep his laws. Praise the Lord!
that they might keep his ordinances, and diligently seek his law.
