Psalms 105

105

1Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness.

Let the whole world know what he has done.

2Sing to him; yes, sing his praises.

Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.

3Exult in his holy name;

rejoice, you who worship the Lord.

4Search for the Lord and for his strength;

continually seek him.

5Remember the wonders he has performed,

his miracles, and the rulings he has given,

6you children of his servant Abraham,

you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.

7He is the Lord our God.

His justice is seen throughout the land.

8He always stands by his covenant—

the commitment he made to a thousand generations.

9This is the covenant he made with Abraham

and the oath he swore to Isaac.

10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,

and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:

11“I will give you the land of Canaan

as your special possession.”

12He said this when they were few in number,

a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.

13They wandered from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another.

14Yet he did not let anyone oppress them.

He warned kings on their behalf:

15“Do not touch my chosen people,

and do not hurt my prophets.”

16He called for a famine on the land of Canaan,

cutting off its food supply.

17Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them—

Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

18They bruised his feet with fetters

and placed his neck in an iron collar.

19Until the time came to fulfill his dreams,#105:19 Hebrew his word.

the Lord tested Joseph’s character.

20Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free;

the ruler of the nation opened his prison door.

21Joseph was put in charge of all the king’s household;

he became ruler over all the king’s possessions.

22He could instruct#105:22 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads bind or imprison. the king’s aides as he pleased

and teach the king’s advisers.

23Then Israel arrived in Egypt;

Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.

24And the Lord multiplied the people of Israel

until they became too mighty for their enemies.

25Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites,

and they plotted against the Lord’s servants.

26But the Lord sent his servant Moses,

along with Aaron, whom he had chosen.

27They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians,

and wonders in the land of Ham.

28The Lord blanketed Egypt in darkness,

for they had defied#105:28 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads had not defied. his commands to let his people go.

29He turned their water into blood,

poisoning all the fish.

30Then frogs overran the land

and even invaded the king’s bedrooms.

31When the Lord spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians,

and gnats swarmed across Egypt.

32He sent them hail instead of rain,

and lightning flashed over the land.

33He ruined their grapevines and fig trees

and shattered all the trees.

34He spoke, and hordes of locusts came—

young locusts beyond number.

35They ate up everything green in the land,

destroying all the crops in their fields.

36Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home,

the pride and joy of each family.

37The Lord brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold;

and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled.

38Egypt was glad when they were gone,

for they feared them greatly.

39The Lord spread a cloud above them as a covering

and gave them a great fire to light the darkness.

40They asked for meat, and he sent them quail;

he satisfied their hunger with manna—bread from heaven.

41He split open a rock, and water gushed out

to form a river through the dry wasteland.

42For he remembered his sacred promise

to his servant Abraham.

43So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy,

his chosen ones with rejoicing.

44He gave his people the lands of pagan nations,

and they harvested crops that others had planted.

45All this happened so they would follow his decrees

and obey his instructions.

Praise the Lord!

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Psalms 105

105

The Eternal Faithfulness of the Lord

1Oh, #1 Chr. 16:8–22, 34; Ps. 106:1; Is. 12:4give thanks to the Lord!

Call upon His name;

#Ps. 145:12Make known His deeds among the peoples!

2Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him;

#Ps. 119:27Talk of all His wondrous works!

3Glory in His holy name;

Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!

4Seek the Lord and His strength;

#Ps. 27:8Seek His face evermore!

5#Ps. 77:11Remember His marvelous works which He has done,

His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,

6O seed of Abraham His servant,

You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!

7He is the Lord our God;

#(Is. 26:9)His judgments are in all the earth.

8He #Luke 1:72remembers His covenant forever,

The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,

9#Gen. 17:2; Luke 1:73; (Gal. 3:17); Heb. 6:17The covenant which He made with Abraham,

And His oath to Isaac,

10And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,

To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

11Saying, #Gen. 13:15; 15:18“To you I will give the land of Canaan

As the allotment of your inheritance,”

12#Gen. 34:30; (Deut. 7:7)When they were few in number,

Indeed very few, #Gen. 23:4; Heb. 11:9and strangers in it.

13When they went from one nation to another,

From one kingdom to another people,

14#Gen. 35:5He permitted no one to do them wrong;

Yes, #Gen. 12:17He rebuked kings for their sakes,

15Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones,

And do My prophets no harm.”

16Moreover #Gen. 41:54He called for a famine in the land;

He destroyed all the #Lev. 26:26; Is. 3:1; Ezek. 4:16provision of bread.

17#(Gen. 45:5)He sent a man before them—

Joseph—who #Gen. 37:28, 36; Acts 7:9was sold as a slave.

18#Gen. 40:15They hurt his feet with fetters,

He was laid in irons.

19Until the time that his word came to pass,

#Gen. 39:11–21; 41:25, 42, 43The word of the Lord tested him.

20#Gen. 41:14The king sent and released him,

The ruler of the people let him go free.

21#Gen. 41:40–44He made him lord of his house,

And ruler of all his possessions,

22To bind his princes at his pleasure,

And teach his elders wisdom.

23#Gen. 46:6; Acts 7:15Israel also came into Egypt,

And Jacob dwelt #Ps. 78:51in the land of Ham.

24#Ex. 1:7, 9He increased His people greatly,

And made them stronger than their enemies.

25#Ex. 1:8–10; 4:21He turned their heart to hate His people,

To deal craftily with His servants.

26#Ex. 3:10; 4:12–15He sent Moses His servant,

And Aaron whom He had chosen.

27They #Ex. 7—12; Ps. 78:43performed His signs among them,

And wonders in the land of Ham.

28He sent darkness, and made it dark;

And they did not rebel against His word.

29#Ex. 7:20, 21; Ps. 78:44He turned their waters into blood,

And killed their fish.

30#Ex. 8:6Their land abounded with frogs,

Even in the chambers of their kings.

31#Ex. 8:16, 17He spoke, and there came swarms of flies,

And lice in all their territory.

32#Ex. 9:23–25He gave them hail for rain,

And flaming fire in their land.

33#Ps. 78:47He struck their vines also, and their fig trees,

And splintered the trees of their territory.

34#Ex. 10:4He spoke, and locusts came,

Young locusts without number,

35And ate up all the vegetation in their land,

And devoured the fruit of their ground.

36#Ex. 12:29; 13:15; Ps. 135:8; 136:10He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land,

#Gen. 49:3The first of all their strength.

37#Ex. 12:35, 36He also brought them out with silver and gold,

And there was none feeble among His tribes.

38#Ex. 12:33Egypt was glad when they departed,

For the fear of them had fallen upon them.

39#Ex. 13:21; Neh. 9:12; Ps. 78:14; Is. 4:5He spread a cloud for a covering,

And fire to give light in the night.

40#Ex. 16:12The people asked, and He brought quail,

And #Ps. 78:24satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41#Ex. 17:6; Num. 20:11; Ps. 78:15; 114:8; Is. 48:21; (1 Cor. 10:4)He opened the rock, and water gushed out;

It ran in the dry places like a river.

42For He remembered #Gen. 15:13, 14; Ps. 105:8His holy promise,

And Abraham His servant.

43He brought out His people with joy,

His chosen ones with gladness.

44#Josh. 11:16–23; 13:7; Ps. 78:55He gave them the lands of the Gentiles,

And they inherited the labor of the nations,

45#(Deut. 4:1, 40)That they might observe His statutes

And keep His laws.

Praise the Lord!

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