Psalms 105

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

O give thanks to Jehovah, call upon his name. Make known among the peoples his doings.

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

Sing to him, sing praises to him. Talk ye of all his marvelous works.

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

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

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

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength. Seek his face evermore.

5 Remember his marvelous works that he has done: his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

Remember his marvelous works that he has done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

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

O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye sons of Jacob, his chosen.

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

He is Jehovah our God. His judgments are in all the earth.

8 He has remembered his covenant forever, 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 the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,

which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac,

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

and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

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

saying, To thee I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance,

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

when they were but a few men in number, yea, very few, and sojourners in it.

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

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

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

He allowed no man to do them wrong. Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

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

saying, Touch not my anointed men, and do my prophets no harm.

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

And he called for a famine upon the land. He 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 for a servant.

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

They hurt his feet with fetters. He was placed in iron.

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

Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of Jehovah tried him.

20 The king sent and freed him, even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

The king sent and released him, even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

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

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

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

to bind his rulers at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.

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

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

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

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

25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.

He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with 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 performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

They set among them his signs and wonders in the land of Ham.

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

He sent darkness, and made it dark. And they rebelled against his words.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

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

He also smote their vines and their fig trees, and broke the trees of their borders.

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

He spoke, and the locust came, and the grasshopper, and that without number,

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

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

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

He also smote all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

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

And he brought them forth with silver and gold, and there was not a feeble soul among his tribes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.

He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran in the dry places like a river.

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

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

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

And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with singing.

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

And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took the labor of the peoples in possession,

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

that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise ye Jehovah.