Psalms 105
105
1Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!
2Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!
3Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
4Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be in his presence.
5Remember all the wonderful things he's done, the miracles he's performed, and the judgments#105:5. In the context, probably referring to the judgments on heathen nations. he's carried out,
6descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.
7He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.
8He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;
9the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
10The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this binding agreement with Israel:
11saying to you, “I will give the land of Canaan for you to possess.”
12He said this when they were only a few, just a small group of foreigners in the land.
13They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
14He didn't let anyone treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:
15“Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
16He caused#105:16. Literally, “called.” a famine in the Land of Canaan so that there was no food.
17Before that he sent a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.#105:17. This refers to the story in Genesis of Joseph being sold as a slave and taken to Egypt.
18They hurt his feet by placing them in shackles, and they put an iron collar around his neck,
19until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.
20The king#105:20. Referring to the Pharaoh. sent for him and released him; the king of the people set him free.
21He put Joseph in charge of the royal household, manager of everything he had,
22to teach#105:22. Septuagint reading. the king's officials whatever he wanted, to make the king's advisors wise.
23Then Israel entered Egypt—Jacob settled as a foreigner in the land of Ham.#105:23. “Land of Ham”: an old term for Egypt.
24The Lord made his people more fertile and more powerful than their enemies.
25He made the Egyptians#105:25. Literally, “them.” In the context it is the people of Egypt, particularly the Pharaoh. change their minds and hate his people and act deceptively towards them.
26He sent his servant Moses, together with Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27They#105:27. Or “he.” carried out his miraculous signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.
28He plunged the country into darkness—for hadn't they defied what the Lord had said?#105:28 “For hadn't they defied what the Lord had said?” This applies to the Egyptians. Alternatively it could be translated, “for they had not defied what the Lord had said,” referring to Moses and Aaron.
29He turned their water into blood, killing all the fish.
30Then he sent a plague of frogs across the land that even entered the bedrooms of their rulers.
31He gave the command, and flies spread throughout their land; mosquitoes were everywhere.
32He rained down hail on them, and lightning flashed across their land.
33He struck down their grape vines, and tore down their trees.
34He gave the command, and swarms of locusts came—countless locusts:
35they ate up all the vegetation in their land; they consumed all the growing crops.
36He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, the first to be produced in their vigor and strength.
37Then he led his people out of Egypt, carrying silver and gold—not one among the tribes was stumbling along.
38The Egyptians were delighted to see them go, for they were frightened of the Israelites.
39He spread a cloud above them as a covering, and at night a fire to give them light.
40He gave them quails to eat when they asked him; he fed them with the bread of heaven until they were full.
41He split the rock open, and water gushed out—a river flowing through the desert.
42For he remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
43So he led his people out, his chosen ones, as they sang for joy.
44He gave them the lands of the heathen nations, and they inherited what other people had worked for.
45The Lord did this so they could follow his instructions and keep his laws. Praise the Lord!
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Psalms 105
105
The Lord Can Be Trusted
1 #
3 Macc 2.1. Praise the Lord
and pray in his name!
Tell everyone
what he has done.
2Sing praises to the Lord!
Tell about his miracles.
3Celebrate and worship
his holy name
with all your heart.
4Trust the Lord
and his mighty power.
5Remember his miracles
and all his wonders
and his fair decisions.
6You belong to the family
of Abraham, his servant;
you are his chosen ones,
the descendants of Jacob.
7The Lord is our God,
bringing justice
everywhere on earth.
8He will never forget
his agreement or his promises,
not in thousands of years.
* 9#Gn 12.7; 17.8; Gn 26.3. God made an eternal promise
10 #
Gn 28.13. to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
11when he said, “I'll give you
the land of Canaan.”
12At the time there were
only a few of us,
and we were homeless.
13We wandered from nation
to nation, from one country
to another.
14 #
Gn 20.3-7. God did not let anyone
mistreat our people.
Instead he protected us
by punishing rulers
15and telling them,
“Don't touch my chosen leaders
or harm my prophets!”
16 #
Gn 41.53-57. God kept crops from growing
until food was scarce
everywhere in the land.
17 #
Gn 37.28; 45.5. But he had already sent Joseph,
sold as a slave into Egypt,
18 #
Gn 39.20—40.23. with chains of iron
around his legs and neck.
19Joseph remained a slave
until his own words
had come true,
and the Lord had finished
testing him.
20 #
Gn 41.14. Then the king of Egypt
set Joseph free
21 #
Gn 41.39-41. and put him in charge
of everything he owned.
22Joseph was in command
of the officials,
and he taught the leaders
how to use wisdom.
23 #
Gn 46.5-7;
Gn 47.11. Jacob and his family
came and settled in Egypt
as foreigners.
24 #
Ex 1.7-14. They were the Lord's people,
so he let them grow stronger
than their enemies.
25They served the Lord,
and he made the Egyptians plan
hateful things against them.
26 #
Ex 3.1—4.17. God sent his servant Moses.
He also chose and sent Aaron
27to his people in Egypt,
and they worked miracles
and wonders there.
28 #
Ex 10.21-23. Moses and Aaron obeyed God,
and he sent darkness
to cover Egypt.
29 #
Ex 7.17-21. God turned their rivers
into streams of blood,
and the fish all died.
30 #
Ex 8.1-6. Frogs were everywhere,
even in the royal palace.
31 #
Ex 8.20-24;
Ex 8.16,17. When God gave the command,
flies and gnats
swarmed all around.
32 #
Ex 9.22-25. In place of rain,
God sent hailstones
and flashes of lightning.
33He destroyed their grapevines
and their fig trees,
and he made splinters
of all the other trees.
34 #
Ex 10.12-15. God gave the command,
and more grasshoppers came
than could be counted.
35They ate every green plant
and all the crops that grew
in the land of Egypt.
36 #
Ex 12.29. Then God took the life
of every first-born son.
37 #
Ex 12.33-36. When God led Israel from Egypt,
they took silver and gold,
and no one was left behind.
38The Egyptians were afraid
and gladly let them go.
39 #
Ex 13.21,22. God hid them under a cloud
and guided them by fire
during the night.
40 #
Ex 16.2-15. When they asked for food,
he sent more birds
than they could eat.
41 #
Ex 17.1-7; Nu 20.2-13. God even split open a rock,
and streams of water
gushed into the desert.
42God never forgot
his sacred promise
to his servant Abraham.
43When the Lord rescued
his chosen people from Egypt,
they celebrated with songs.
44 #
Js 11.16-23. The Lord gave them the land
and everything else
the nations had worked for.
45He did this so that his people
would obey all his laws.
Shout praises to the Lord!
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