Psalms 105

1 Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his name; declare his works among the heathen.

Alleluia. Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles.

2 Sing to him, yes, sing praises to him: tell forth all his wonderful works.

Sing to him, yea sing praises to him: relate all his wondrous works.

3 Glory in his holy name: let the heart of them that seek the Lord rejoice.

Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

4 Seek you the Lord, and be strengthened; seek his face continually.

Seek ye the Lord, and be strengthened: seek his face evermore.

5 Remember his wonderful works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

Remember his marvellous works which he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.

6 [you] seed of Abraam, his servants, [you] children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

O ye seed of Abraham his servant; ye sons of Jacob his chosen.

7 He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.

8 He has remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded for a thousand generation:

He hath remembered his covenant for ever: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

9 which he established as a covenant to Abraam, and [he remembered] his oath to Isaac.

Which he made to 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 appointed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting testament:

11 saying To you will I give the land of Chanaan, the line of your inheritance:

Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the lot of your inheritance.

12 when they were few in number, very few, and sojourners in it.

When they were but a small number: yea very few, and sojourners therein:

13 And they went from nation to nation, and from [one] kingdom to another people.

And they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.

14 He suffered no man to wrong them; and he rebuked kings for their sakes:

He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes.

15 [saying], Touch not my anointed ones; and do my prophets no harm.

Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.

16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole support of bread.

And he called a famine upon the land: and he broke in pieces all the support of bread.

17 He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a slave.

He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.

18 They hurt his feet with fetters; his soul passed into iron,

They humbled his feet in fetters: the iron pierced his soul,

19 until the time that his cause came on; the word of the Lord tried him as fire.

Until his word came. The word of the Lord inflamed him.

20 The king sent and loosed him; [even] the prince of the people, and let him go free.

The king sent, and he released him: the ruler of the people, and he set him at liberty.

21 He made him Lord over his house, and ruler of all his substance;

He made him master of his house, and ruler of all his possession.

22 to chastise his rulers at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.

That he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his ancients wisdom.

23 Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Cham.

And Israel went into Egypt: and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Cham.

24 And he increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their enemies.

And he increased his people exceedingly: and strengthened them over their enemies,

25 And he turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.

He turned their heart to hate his people: and to deal deceitfully with his servants.

26 He sent fort Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen.

He sent Moses his servant: Aaron the man whom he had chosen.

27 He established among them his signs, and [his] wonders in the land of Cham.

He gave them power to shew his signs, and his wonders in the land of Cham.

28 He sent forth darkness, and made it dark; yet they rebelled against his words.

He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.

29 He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.

He turned their waters into blood, and destroyed their fish.

30 Their land produced frogs abundantly, in the chambers of their kings.

Their land brought forth frogs, in the inner chambers of their kings.

31 He spoke, and the dog-fly came, and lice in all their coasts.

He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts.

32 He turned their rain into hail, [and sent] flaming fire in their land.

He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.

33 And he struck their vines and their fig trees; and broke every tree of their coast.

And he destroyed their vineyards and their fig trees: and he broke in pieces the trees of their coasts.

34 He spoke, and the locust came, and caterpillars innumerable,

He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.

35 and devoured all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of the ground.

And they devoured all the grass in their land, and consumed all the fruit of their ground.

36 He struck also every firstborn of their land, the first fruits of all their labor.

And he slew all the firstborn in their land: the firstfruits of all their labour.

37 And he brought them out with silver and gold; and there was not a feeble one among their tribes.

And he brought them out with silver and gold: and there was not among their tribes one that was feeble.

38 Egypt rejoiced at their departing; for the fear of them fell upon them.

Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them lay upon them.

39 He spread out a cloud for a covering to them, and fire to give them light by night.

He spread a cloud for their protection, and fire to give them light in the night.

40 They asked, and the quail came, and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

They asked, and the quail came: and he filled them with the bread of heaven.

41 He clave the rock, and the waters flowed, rivers ran in dry places.

He opened the rock, and waters flowed: rivers ran down in the dry land.

42 For he remembered his holy word, which [he promised] to Abraam his servant.

Because he remembered his holy word, which he had spoken to his servant Abraham.

43 And he brought out his people with exultation, and his chosen with joy;

And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness.

44 and gave them the lands of the heathen; and they inherited the labors of the people;

And he gave them the lands of the Gentiles: and they possessed the labours of the people:

45 that they might keep his ordinances, and diligently seek his law.

That they might observe his justifications, and seek after his law.