Psalms 105
1 Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name: make known his deeds among the nations.
O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
2 Sing to him, make music to him, tell of all his wondrous works.
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk all of you of all his wondrous works.
3 Make your boast in his holy name, be glad at heart, you who seek the Lord.
Glory all of you in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
4 Seek after the Lord and his strength, seek his face evermore.
Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
5 Remember the wonders he did, his portents, the judgments he uttered,
Remember his marvellous works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
6 you who are offspring of Abraham, his servant, the children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
O all of you seed of Abraham his servant, all of you children of Jacob his chosen.
7 He is the Lord our God: in all the earth are his judgments.
He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers forever his covenant, his promise for a thousand generations
He has remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
9 The covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac,
Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
10 and confirmed as a statute to Jacob, a pact everlasting to Israel
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
11 to give them the land of Canaan as the lot which they should inherit.
Saying, Unto you will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
12 And when they were very few, few and but pilgrims therein,
When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
13 wandering from nation to nation, journeying from people to people,
When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;
14 he allowed no one to oppress them, even punishing kings for their sakes.
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
15 He forbade them to touch his anointed, or do any hurt to his prophets.
Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
16 When he called down famine on the land, and cut off the bread which sustained them,
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
17 he sent before them a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
18 His feet were galled with fetters, he was laid in chains of iron,
Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
19 till the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord that had tried him.
Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
20 The king sent and freed him, the ruler of nations released him.
The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his household, and ruler of all his possessions,
He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
22 to admonish his princes at will and instruct his elders in wisdom.
To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
23 Thus Israel came into Egypt, Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 His people he made very fruitful, and mightier than their foes.
And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He inspired them to hate his people, and to deal with his servants craftily.
He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtlely with his servants.
26 He sent his servant Moses, and Aaron whom he had chosen,
He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.
27 portents he wrought in Egypt, and signs in the land of Ham.
They showed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 Darkness he sent, and it fell: yet they gave no heed to his word.
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, thus causing their fish to die.
He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
30 Their land was alive with frogs, swarming even in the royal chambers.
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
31 At his command came flies, and lice in all their borders.
He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
32 He gave them hail for rain and fire that flashed through the land,
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 smiting their vines and figs, breaking the trees of their border.
He stroke their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
34 At his command came locusts, young locusts beyond all counting,
He spoke, and the locusts came, and caterpillars, and that without number,
35 which ate every herb in the land, ate up, too, the fruit of their ground.
And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
36 He struck down in their land all the firstborn, the firstlings of all their strength
He stroke also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
37 Then forth he led Israel with silver and gold, and among his tribes no one was weary.
He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they left, for terror had fallen upon them.
Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
39 He spread out a cloud to screen them, and fire to give light in the night.
He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
40 He sent quails at their entreaty, and heavenly bread in abundance.
The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened the rock; waters gushed: in the desert they ran like a river.
He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy promise to Abraham his servant.
For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
43 So he led out his people with joy, his elect with a ringing cry.
And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
44 And he gave them the lands of the nations, the fruit of their toil for possession,
And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
45 that so they might keep his statutes, and be of his laws observant. Hallelujah.
That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise all of you the LORD.
