Psalms 105

1 Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.

Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations.

2 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.

Sing to him, sing praises to him; speak of all his marvelous deeds.

3 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Boast in his holy name; let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

4 Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his presence continually.

5 Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,

Recall the marvelous things he has done, his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,

6 O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

you descendants of Abraham his servant, you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.

7 He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.

He is Yahweh, our God. His decrees are on all the earth.

8 He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—

He keeps in mind his covenant forever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.

9 the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.

He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham and his oath to Isaac.

10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.

11 “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan as your share of your inheritance.”

12 When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,

He said this when they were only few in number, so very few, and were strangers in the land.

13 they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

They went from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another.

14 He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:

He did not allow anyone to oppress them; he rebuked kings for their sakes.

15 “Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”

He said, “Do not touch my anointed ones, and do not harm my prophets.”

16 He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.

He called for a famine on the land; he cut off the whole supply of bread.

17 He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.

He sent a man ahead of them; Joseph was sold as a servant.

18 They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,

His feet were bound by shackles; on his neck was put an iron collar,

19 until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.

until what he had said came to pass. The word of Yahweh tested him.

20 The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.

The king sent servants to release him; the ruler of the people set him free.

21 He made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance,

He put him in charge of his house as ruler of all his possessions

22 to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.

to instruct his princes as he wished and to teach his elders wisdom.

23 Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.

Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.

24 And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,

Yahweh made his people fruitful, and made them stronger than their enemies.

25 whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.

He caused their enemies to hate his people, to mistreat his servants.

26 He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.

He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.

27 They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

They performed his signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words.

He sent darkness and made that land dark, but its people did not obey his commands.

29 He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.

He turned their water into blood and killed their fish.

30 Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.

Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their rulers.

31 He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country.

He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats came throughout their country.

32 He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land.

He turned their rain into hail, with fire flaming on their land.

33 He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.

He destroyed their vines and fig trees; he broke the trees of their country.

34 He spoke, and the locusts came— young locusts without number.

He spoke, and the locusts came, so many locusts.

35 They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.

The locusts ate up all of the vegetation in their land; They ate up all the crops of the ground.

36 Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.

He killed every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength.

37 He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.

He brought the Israelites out with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled on the way.

38 Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.

Egypt was glad when they went away, for the Egyptians were afraid of them.

39 He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.

He spread a cloud for a covering and made a fire to light up the night.

40 They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

The Israelites asked for food, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.

41 He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.

He split the rock, and waters gushed from it; they flowed in the wilderness like a river.

42 For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.

For he called to mind his holy promise that he made to Abraham his servant.

43 He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.

He led his people out with joy, his chosen with shouts of triumph.

44 He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,

He gave them the lands of the nations; they took possession of the wealth of the peoples

45 that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!

so that they might keep his statutes and obey his laws. Praise Yahweh.