Psalms 105

1 Give thanks to the Lord, call on 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, make music to him, tell of all his wondrous works.

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

3 Make your boast in his holy name, be glad at heart, you who seek the Lord.

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

4 Seek after the Lord and his strength, seek his face evermore.

Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his presence continually.

5 Remember the wonders he did, his portents, the judgments he uttered,

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

6 you who are offspring of Abraham, his servant, the children 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: in all the earth are his judgments.

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

8 He remembers forever his covenant, his promise 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, the oath he swore to Isaac,

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

10 and confirmed as a statute to Jacob, a pact everlasting to Israel

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

11 to give them the land of Canaan as the lot which they should inherit.

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

12 And when they were very few, few and but pilgrims therein,

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

13 wandering from nation to nation, journeying from people to people,

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

14 he allowed no one to oppress them, even punishing kings for their sakes.

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

15 He forbade them to touch his anointed, or do any hurt to his prophets.

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

16 When he called down famine on the land, and cut off the bread which sustained them,

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

17 he sent before them a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

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

18 His feet were galled with fetters, he was laid in chains of iron,

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

19 till the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord that had tried him.

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

20 The king sent and freed him, the ruler of nations released him.

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

21 He made him lord of his household, and ruler of all his possessions,

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

22 to admonish his princes at will and instruct his elders in wisdom.

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

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

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

24 His people he made very fruitful, and mightier than their foes.

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

25 He inspired them to hate his people, and to deal with his servants craftily.

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

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

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

27 portents he wrought in Egypt, and signs in the land of Ham.

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

28 Darkness he sent, and it fell: yet they gave no heed to his word.

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

29 He turned their waters into blood, thus causing their fish to die.

He turned their water into blood and killed their fish.

30 Their land was alive with frogs, swarming even in the royal chambers.

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

31 At his command came flies, and lice in all their borders.

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

32 He gave them hail for rain and fire that flashed through the land,

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

33 smiting their vines and figs, breaking the trees of their border.

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

34 At his command came locusts, young locusts beyond all counting,

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

35 which ate every herb in the land, ate up, too, the fruit of their ground.

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

36 He struck down in their land all the firstborn, the firstlings of all their strength

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

37 Then forth he led Israel with silver and gold, and among his tribes no one was weary.

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

38 Egypt was glad when they left, for terror had fallen upon them.

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

39 He spread out a cloud to screen them, and fire to give light in the night.

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

40 He sent quails at their entreaty, and heavenly bread in abundance.

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

41 He opened the rock; waters gushed: in the desert they ran like a river.

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 So he led out his people with joy, his elect with a ringing cry.

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

44 And he gave them the lands of the nations, the fruit of their toil for possession,

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

45 that so they might keep his statutes, and be of his laws observant. Hallelujah.

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