Psalms 105
1 O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.
Yadah ·Extend hands in thankful praise· to Adonai! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.
2 Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.
Sing to him, sing zahmar ·musical praise· to him! Tell of all his marvelous works.
3 Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.
Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Adonai rejoice.
4 Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.
Seek Adonai and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
5 Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;
Remember his marvelous works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
6 O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.
you offspring of Abraham [Father of a multitude], his servant, you children of Jacob [Supplanter], his chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.
He is Adonai, 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 has remembered his covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties· forever, the word which he enjoined to a thousand generations,
9 The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
the covenant which he made with Abraham [Father of a multitude], his oath to Isaac [Laughter],
10 And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
and confirmed the same to Jacob [Supplanter] for a statute; to Israel [God prevails] for an everlasting covenant,
11 Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:
saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan [Humbled], the lot of your inheritance;”
12 When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;
when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.
13 When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.
They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
14 He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,
He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, 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.
“Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”
16 And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.
He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.
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 [May he add] was sold for a slave.
18 His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;
They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,
19 Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.
until the time that his word happened, and Adonai’s word proved him true.
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 freed him; even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;
He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions;
22 To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.
to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.
Israel [God prevails] also came into Egypt [Abode of slavery]. Jacob [Supplanter] lived in the land of Ham [Hot, Intensity, Passion].
24 And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.
He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
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, to conspire against his servants.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.
He sent Moses [Drawn out], his servant, and Aaron [Light-bringer], whom he had chosen.
27 He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.
They performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham [Hot, Intensity, Passion].
28 He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.
He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn’t rebel against 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 killed their fish.
30 Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.
Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.
31 He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.
He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.
32 He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
He gave them hail for rain, with lightning in their land.
33 He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down.
He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
34 At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,
He spoke, and the locusts came, and the grasshoppers, without number,
35 And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.
ate up every plant in their land; and ate up 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.
He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.
37 He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.
He brought them out with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person among his tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.
Egypt [Abode of slavery] was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen on 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 a covering, fire to give 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 he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.
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 gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.
42 For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham [Father of a multitude], his servant.
43 And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:
He brought his people out with joy, his chosen with singing.
44 And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;
He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labor of the peoples in possession,
45 So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.
that they might keep his statutes, and observe his torot ·teachings·. Halleluyah ·praise Yah·!
