Psalms 105

1 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; make known his acts among the peoples.

Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make his doings known amongst the peoples.

2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; meditate upon all his wondrous works.

Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvellous works.

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

Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

4 Seek Jehovah and his strength, seek his face continually;

Seek the LORD and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

5 Remember his wondrous works which he hath done, his miracles and the judgments of his mouth:

Remember his marvellous works that he has done: his wonders, and the judgements of his mouth,

6 Ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.

you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

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

He is the LORD, our God. His judgements are in all the earth.

8 He is ever mindful of his covenant, — the word which he commanded to a thousand generations, —

He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

9 Which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;

the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,

10 And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, unto Israel for an everlasting covenant,

and confirmed it to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;

saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance,”

12 When they were a few men in number, of small account, and strangers in it.

when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.

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

They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.

14 He suffered no man to oppress them, and reproved kings for their sakes,

He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,

15 [Saying, ] Touch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.

“Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”

16 And he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole staff of bread.

He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.

17 He sent a man before them: Joseph was sold for a bondman.

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

18 They afflicted his feet with fetters; his soul came into irons;

They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,

19 Until the time when what he said came about: the word of Jehovah tried him.

until the time that his word happened, and the LORD’s word proved him true.

20 The king sent and loosed him — the ruler of peoples — and 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 all his possessions:

He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions,

22 To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.

to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.

23 And Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob lived in the land of Ham.

24 And he made his people exceeding fruitful, and made them mightier than their oppressors.

He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.

25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.

He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against 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 set his signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham.

They performed miracles amongst them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.

He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words.

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

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

30 Their land swarmed with frogs, — in the chambers of their kings.

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

31 He spoke, and there came dog-flies, [and] gnats in all their borders.

He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.

32 He gave them hail for rain, [and] flaming fire in their land;

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

33 And he smote their vines and their fig-trees, and broke the trees of their borders.

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

34 He spoke, and the locust came, and the cankerworm, even without number;

He spoke, and the locusts came with the grasshoppers, without number.

35 And they devoured every herb in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.

They ate up every plant in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.

36 And he smote every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigour.

He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.

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

He brought them out with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person amongst his tribes.

38 Egypt rejoiced at their departure; for the fear of them had fallen upon them.

Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen on them.

39 He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.

He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.

40 They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.

41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed forth; they ran in 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 remembered his holy word, [and] Abraham his servant;

For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.

43 And he brought forth his people with gladness, his chosen with rejoicing;

He brought his people out with joy, his chosen with singing.

44 And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the labour of the peoples:

He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labour of the peoples in possession,

45 That they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Hallelujah!

that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise the LORD!