Psalms 105
1 Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his name; declare his works among the heathen.
O give thanks unto the LORD; Call upon his name; Make known his deeds among the people!
2 Sing to him, yes, sing praises to him: tell forth all his wonderful works.
Sing unto him; sing psalms unto him; Tell ye of all his wondrous works!
3 Glory in his holy name: let the heart of them that seek the Lord rejoice.
Glory ye in his holy name; Let the hearts of them that seek the LORD rejoice!
4 Seek you the Lord, and be strengthened; seek his face continually.
Seek the LORD, and his majesty; Seek his face continually!
5 Remember his wonderful works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
Remember the wonders he hath wrought, His miracles and the judgments of his mouth,
6 [you] seed of Abraam, his servants, [you] children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
Ye offspring of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob his chosen!
7 He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
Jehovah, he is our God, His judgments are over all the earth.
8 He has remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded for a thousand generation:
He remembereth his covenant for ever, And the promise to a thousand generations;
9 which he established as a covenant to Abraam, and [he remembered] his oath to Isaac.
The covenant which he made with Abraham, And the oath which he gave to Isaac;
10 And he established it to Jacob for an ordinance, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
Which he confirmed to Jacob for a decree, And to Israel for an everlasting covenant.
11 saying To you will I give the land of Chanaan, the line of your inheritance:
“To thee,” said he, “will I give the land of Canaan For the lot of your inheritance.”
12 when they were few in number, very few, and sojourners in it.
When they were yet few in number, Very few, and strangers in the land;
13 And they went from nation to nation, and from [one] kingdom to another people.
When they went from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people,
14 He suffered no man to wrong them; and he rebuked kings for their sakes:
He suffered no man to oppress them; Yea, he rebuked kings for their sakes.
15 [saying], Touch not my anointed ones; and do my prophets no harm.
“Touch not,” said he, “mine anointed, And do my prophets no harm!”
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole support of bread.
Again, when he commanded a famine in the land, And broke the whole staff of bread,
17 He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a slave.
He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold as a slave.
18 They hurt his feet with fetters; his soul passed into iron,
His feet they hurt with fetters; He was bound in chains of iron;
19 until the time that his cause came on; the word of the Lord tried him as fire.
Until his prediction came to pass, And the word of the LORD proved him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; [even] the prince of the people, and let him go free.
Then the king sent, and loosed him; The ruler of nations, and set him free;
21 He made him Lord over his house, and ruler of all his substance;
He made him governor of his house, And lord of all his possessions;
22 to chastise his rulers at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his counsellors wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Cham.
Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham;
24 And he increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their enemies.
Where God increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.
25 And he turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
He turned their hearts to hate his people, And form devices against his servants.
26 He sent fort Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen.
Then sent he Moses his servant, And Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 He established among them his signs, and [his] wonders in the land of Cham.
They showed his signs among them, And his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent forth darkness, and made it dark; yet they rebelled against his words.
He sent darkness upon them, and made it dark; And they did not disobey his word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.
He turned their waters into blood, And caused their fish to die.
30 Their land produced frogs abundantly, in the chambers of their kings.
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, Even in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and the dog-fly came, and lice in all their coasts.
He spake, and there came flies, And lice in all their coasts.
32 He turned their rain into hail, [and sent] flaming fire in their land.
Instead of rain he gave them hail, And flaming fire in their land.
33 And he struck their vines and their fig trees; and broke every tree of their coast.
He smote also their vines and fig-trees, And broke the trees of their coasts.
34 He spoke, and the locust came, and caterpillars innumerable,
He spake, and the locusts came. Destructive locusts without number,
35 and devoured all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of the ground.
Which ate up all the herbage in their land, And devoured the fruits of their fields.
36 He struck also every firstborn of their land, the first fruits of all their labor.
Then he smote all the first-born in their land, The first-fruits of all their strength.
37 And he brought them out with silver and gold; and there was not a feeble one among their tribes.
He led forth his people with silver and gold; Nor was there one feeble person in all their tribes.
38 Egypt rejoiced at their departing; for the fear of them fell upon them.
Egypt was glad when they departed, For their terror had fallen upon them.
39 He spread out a cloud for a covering to them, and fire to give them light by night.
He spread out a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light by night.
40 They asked, and the quail came, and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He clave the rock, and the waters flowed, rivers ran in dry places.
He opened the rock, and the waters gushed forth, And ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy word, which [he promised] to Abraam his servant.
For he remembered his holy promise, Which he had made to Abraham his servant;
43 And he brought out his people with exultation, and his chosen with joy;
And he led forth his people with joy, And his chosen with gladness.
44 and gave them the lands of the heathen; and they inherited the labors of the people;
He gave to them the lands of the nations, And they inherited the labor of the peoples;
45 that they might keep his ordinances, and diligently seek his law.
That they might observe his statutes, And obey his laws. Praise ye the LORD!
