Psalms 105
105
Psalm 105
1Give thanks to the LORD;
call upon his name;
make his deeds known to all people!
2Sing to God;
sing praises to the Lord;
dwell on all his wondrous works!
3Give praise to God’s holy name!
Let the hearts rejoice of all those seeking the LORD!
4Pursue the LORD and his strength;
seek his face always!
5Remember the wondrous works he has done,
all his marvelous works, and the justice he declared—
6you who are the offspring of Abraham, his servant,
and the children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7The LORD—he is our God.
His justice is everywhere throughout the whole world.
8God remembers his covenant forever,
the word he commanded to a thousand generations,
9which he made with Abraham,
the solemn pledge he swore to Isaac.
10God set it up as binding law for Jacob,
as an eternal covenant for Israel,
11promising, “I hereby give you the land of Canaan
as your allotted inheritance.”
12When they were few in number—
insignificant, just immigrants—
13wandering from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to the next,
14God didn’t let anyone oppress them.
God punished kings for their sake:
15“Don’t touch my anointed ones;
don’t harm my prophets!”
16When God called for a famine in the land,
destroying every source of food,
17he sent a man ahead of them,
who was sold as a slave: it was Joseph.
18Joseph’s feet hurt in his shackles;
his neck was in an iron collar,
19until what he predicted actually happened,
until what the LORD had said proved him true.#105.19 Heb uncertain
20The king sent for Joseph and set him free;
the ruler of many people released him.
21The king made Joseph master of his house and ruler over everything he owned,
22to make sure his princes acted according to his will,
and to teach wisdom to his advisors.
23That’s how Israel came to Egypt,
how Jacob became an immigrant in the land of Ham.
24God made his people very fruitful,
more powerful than their enemies,
25whose hearts God changed so they hated his people
and dealt shrewdly with his servants.
26God sent Moses his servant
and the one he chose, Aaron.
27They put God’s signs on Egypt,#105.27 Correction; MT they put on them the words of God’s signs
his marvelous works on the land of Ham.
28God sent darkness, and it became dark,
but the Egyptians rejected his word.
29God turned their waters into blood
and killed their fish.
30God made their land swarm with frogs#105.30 Correction; DSS (11QPsa) their land swarmed with frogs—
even in the bedrooms of their king!
31God spoke, and the insects came—
gnats throughout their whole country!
32God turned their rain into hail
along with lightning flashes throughout their land.
33God destroyed their vines and their fig trees;
shattered the trees of their countryside.
34God spoke, and the locusts came—
countless grasshoppers came!
35They devoured all the plants in their land;
they devoured the fruit of their soil.
36God struck down all the oldest sons throughout their land;
struck down their very pride and joy.
37Then God brought Israel out, filled with silver and gold;
not one of its tribes stumbled.
38Egypt celebrated when they left,
because the dread of Israel had come upon them.
39God spread out clouds as a covering;
gave lightning to provide light at night.
40The people asked, and God brought quail;
God filled them full with food from heaven.
41God opened the rock and out gushed water—
flowing like a river through the desert!
42Because God remembered his holy promise
to Abraham his servant,
43God brought his people out with rejoicing,
his chosen ones with songs of joy.
44God gave them the lands of other nations;
they inherited the wealth of many peoples—
45all so that they would keep his laws
and observe his instructions.
Praise the LORD!
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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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