Psalms 105
1 O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.
Alleluia. Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles.
2 Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.
Sing to him, yea sing praises to him: relate all his wondrous works.
3 Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
4 Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.
Seek ye the Lord, and be strengthened: seek his face evermore.
5 Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;
Remember his marvellous works which he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.
6 O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.
O ye seed of Abraham his servant; ye sons of Jacob his chosen.
7 He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.
He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;
He hath remembered his covenant for ever: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
9 The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:
10 And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
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 Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:
Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the lot of your inheritance.
12 When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;
When they were but a small number: yea very few, and sojourners therein:
13 When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.
And they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.
14 He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,
He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes.
15 Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.
Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.
16 And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without 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, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:
He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.
18 His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;
They humbled his feet in fetters: the iron pierced his soul,
19 Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.
Until his word came. The word of the Lord inflamed him.
20 The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who 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 of his house, and ruler over everything he had;
He made him master of his house, and ruler of all his possession.
22 To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.
That he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his ancients wisdom.
23 Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.
And Israel went into Egypt: and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Cham.
24 And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.
And he increased his people exceedingly: and strengthened them over their enemies,
25 Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.
He turned their heart to hate his people: and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.
He sent Moses his servant: Aaron the man whom he had chosen.
27 He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.
He gave them power to shew his signs, and his wonders in the land of Cham.
28 He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.
He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.
29 At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.
He turned their waters into blood, and destroyed their fish.
30 Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.
Their land brought forth frogs, in the inner chambers of their kings.
31 He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.
He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts.
32 He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.
33 He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down.
And he destroyed their vineyards and their fig trees: and he broke in pieces the trees of their coasts.
34 At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,
He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.
35 And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.
And they devoured all the grass in their land, and consumed all the fruit of their ground.
36 He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.
And he slew all the firstborn in their land: the firstfruits of all their labour.
37 He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.
And he brought them out with silver and gold: and there was not among their tribes one that was feeble.
38 Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.
Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them lay upon them.
39 A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.
He spread a cloud for their protection, and fire to give them light in the night.
40 At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.
They asked, and the quail came: and he filled them with the bread of heaven.
41 His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.
He opened the rock, and waters flowed: rivers ran down in the dry land.
42 For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
Because he remembered his holy word, which he had spoken to his servant Abraham.
43 And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:
And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness.
44 And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;
And he gave them the lands of the Gentiles: and they possessed the labours of the people:
45 So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.
That they might observe his justifications, and seek after his law.
