Psalms 105
1 Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his name; declare his works among the heathen.
O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.
2 Sing to him, yes, sing praises to him: tell forth all his wonderful works.
Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.
3 Glory in his holy name: let the heart of them that seek the Lord rejoice.
Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.
4 Seek you the Lord, and be strengthened; seek his face continually.
Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.
5 Remember his wonderful works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;
6 [you] seed of Abraam, his servants, [you] children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.
7 He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.
8 He has remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded for a thousand generation:
He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;
9 which he established as a covenant to Abraam, and [he remembered] his oath to Isaac.
The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
10 And he established it to Jacob for an ordinance, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
11 saying To you will I give the land of Chanaan, the line of your inheritance:
Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:
12 when they were few in number, very few, and sojourners in it.
When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;
13 And they went from nation to nation, and from [one] kingdom to another people.
When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.
14 He suffered no man to wrong them; and he rebuked kings for their sakes:
He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,
15 [saying], Touch not my anointed ones; and do my prophets no harm.
Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole support of bread.
And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.
17 He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a slave.
He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:
18 They hurt his feet with fetters; his soul passed into iron,
His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;
19 until the time that his cause came on; the word of the Lord tried him as fire.
Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.
20 The king sent and loosed him; [even] the prince of the people, and let him go free.
The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free.
21 He made him Lord over his house, and ruler of all his substance;
He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;
22 to chastise his rulers at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.
23 Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Cham.
Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.
24 And he increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their enemies.
And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.
25 And he turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.
26 He sent fort Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen.
He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.
27 He established among them his signs, and [his] wonders in the land of Cham.
He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent forth darkness, and made it dark; yet they rebelled against his words.
He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.
30 Their land produced frogs abundantly, in the chambers of their kings.
Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.
31 He spoke, and the dog-fly came, and lice in all their coasts.
He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.
32 He turned their rain into hail, [and sent] flaming fire in their land.
He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 And he struck their vines and their fig trees; and broke every tree of their coast.
He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down.
34 He spoke, and the locust came, and caterpillars innumerable,
At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,
35 and devoured all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of the ground.
And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.
36 He struck also every firstborn of their land, the first fruits of all their labor.
He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.
37 And he brought them out with silver and gold; and there was not a feeble one among their tribes.
He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.
38 Egypt rejoiced at their departing; for the fear of them fell upon them.
Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.
39 He spread out a cloud for a covering to them, and fire to give them light by night.
A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.
40 They asked, and the quail came, and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.
41 He clave the rock, and the waters flowed, rivers ran in dry places.
His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy word, which [he promised] to Abraam his servant.
For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
43 And he brought out his people with exultation, and his chosen with joy;
And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:
44 and gave them the lands of the heathen; and they inherited the labors of the people;
And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;
45 that they might keep his ordinances, and diligently seek his law.
So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.
