Psalms 105
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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
God and his People
(1 Chr 16.8–22)
1Give thanks to the LORD, proclaim his greatness;
tell the nations what he has done.
2Sing praise to the LORD;
tell of the wonderful things he has done.
3Be glad that we belong to him;
let all who worship him rejoice.
4Go to the LORD for help;
and worship him continually.
5-6You descendants of Abraham, his servant;
you descendants of Jacob, the man he chose:
remember the miracles that God performed
and the judgements that he gave.
7The LORD is our God;
his commands are for all the world.
8He will keep his covenant for ever,
his promises for a thousand generations.
9 #
Gen 12.7; 17.8; 26.3 He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham
and his promise to Isaac.
10 #
Gen 28.13
The LORD made a covenant with Jacob,
one that will last for ever.
11“I will give you the land of Canaan,” he said.
“It will be your own possession.”
12God's people were few in number,
strangers in the land of Canaan.
13They wandered from country to country,
from one kingdom to another.
14 #
Gen 20.3–7
But God let no one oppress them;
to protect them, he warned the kings:
15“Don't harm my chosen servants;
do not touch my prophets.”
16 #
Gen 41.53–57
The LORD sent famine to their country
and took away all their food.
17 #
Gen 37.28; 45.5 But he sent a man ahead of them,
Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
18 #
Gen 39.20—40.23
His feet were kept in chains,
and an iron collar was round his neck,
19until what he had predicted came true.
The word of the LORD proved him right.
20 #
Gen 41.14
Then the king of Egypt had him released;
the ruler of nations set him free.
21 #
Gen 41.39–41
He put him in charge of his government
and made him ruler over all the land,
22with power over the king's officials
and authority to instruct his advisers.
23 #
Gen 46.6; 47.11 Then Jacob went to Egypt
and settled in that country.
24 #
Ex 1.7–14
The LORD gave many children to his people
and made them stronger than their enemies.
25He made the Egyptians hate his people
and treat his servants with deceit.
26 #
Ex 3.1—4.17
Then he sent his servant Moses,
and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27They did God's mighty acts
and performed miracles in Egypt.
28 #
Ex 10.21–23
God sent darkness on the country,
but the Egyptians did not obey#105.28 Some ancient translations did not obey; Hebrew obeyed. his command.
29 #
Ex 7.17–21
He turned their rivers into blood
and killed all their fish.
30 #
Ex 8.1–6
Their country was overrun with frogs,
even the palace was filled with them.
31 #
Ex 8.16–17, 20–24 God commanded, and flies and gnats
swarmed throughout the whole country.
32 #
Ex 9.22–25
He sent hail and lightning on their land
instead of rain;
33he destroyed their grapevines and fig trees
and broke down all the trees.
34 #
Ex 10.12–15
He commanded, and the locusts came,
countless millions of them;
35they ate all the plants in the land;
they ate all the crops.
36 #
Ex 12.29
He killed the firstborn sons
of all the families of Egypt.
37 #
Ex 12.33–36
Then he led the Israelites out;
they carried silver and gold,
and all of them were healthy and strong.
38The Egyptians were afraid of them
and were glad when they left.
39 #
Ex 13.21–22
God put a cloud over his people
and a fire at night to give them light.
40 #
Ex 16.2–15
They#105.40 Some ancient translations They; Hebrew He. asked, and he sent quails;
he gave them food from heaven to satisfy them.
41 #
Ex 17.1–7; Num 20.2–13 He opened a rock, and water gushed out,
flowing through the desert like a river.
42He remembered his sacred promise
to Abraham his servant.
43So he led his chosen people out,
and they sang and shouted for joy.
44 #
Josh 11.16–23
He gave them the lands of other peoples
and let them take over their fields,
45so that his people would obey his laws
and keep all his commands.
Praise the LORD!
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