Psalms 105
105
PSALM 105
1Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; make known his acts among the peoples. 2Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; meditate upon all his wondrous works. 3Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah. 4Seek Jehovah and his strength, seek his face continually; 5Remember his wondrous works which he hath done, his miracles and the judgments of his mouth: 6Ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones. 7He, Jehovah, is our God#GodHebrew: Elohim his judgments are in all the earth.
8He is ever mindful of his covenant, — the word which he commanded to a thousand generations, — 9Which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac; 10And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, unto Israel for an everlasting covenant, 11Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance; 12When they were a few men in number, of small account, and strangers in it. 13And they went from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people. 14He suffered no man to oppress them, and reproved kings for their sakes, 15Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm. 16And he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole staff of bread. 17He sent a man before them: Joseph was sold for a bondman. 18They afflicted his feet with fetters; his soul came into irons; 19Until the time when what he said came about: the word of Jehovah tried him. 20The king sent and loosed him — the ruler of peoples — and let him go free. 21He made him lord of his house, and ruler over all his possessions: 22To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom. 23And Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. 24And he made his people exceeding fruitful, and made them mightier than their oppressors.
25He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants. 26He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron whom he had chosen: 27They set his signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham. 28He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. 29He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die. 30Their land swarmed with frogs, — in the chambers of their kings. 31He spoke, and there came dog-flies, and gnats in all their borders. 32He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land; 33And he smote their vines and their fig-trees, and broke the trees of their borders. 34He spoke, and the locust came, and the cankerworm, even without number; 35And they devoured every herb in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground. 36And he smote every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigour. 37And he brought them forth with silver and gold; and there was not one feeble among their tribes. 38Egypt rejoiced at their departure; for the fear of them had fallen upon them. 39He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night. 40They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. 41He opened the rock, and waters gushed forth; they ran in the dry places like a river. 42For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham his servant; 43And he brought forth his people with gladness, his chosen with rejoicing; 44And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the labour of the peoples: 45That they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Hallelujah!
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Psalms 105
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1-6Hallelujah!
Thank God! Pray to him by name!
Tell everyone you meet what he has done!
Sing him songs, belt out hymns,
translate his wonders into music!
Honor his holy name with Hallelujahs,
you who seek God. Live a happy life!
Keep your eyes open for God, watch for his works;
be alert for signs of his presence.
Remember the world of wonders he has made,
his miracles, and the verdicts he’s rendered—
O seed of Abraham, his servant,
O child of Jacob, his chosen.
7-15He’s God, our God,
in charge of the whole earth.
And he remembers, remembers his Covenant—
for a thousand generations he’s been as good as his word.
It’s the Covenant he made with Abraham,
the same oath he swore to Isaac,
The very statute he established with Jacob,
the eternal Covenant with Israel,
Namely, “I give you the land.
Canaan is your hill-country inheritance.”
When they didn’t count for much,
a mere handful, and strangers at that,
Wandering from country to country,
drifting from pillar to post,
He permitted no one to abuse them.
He told kings to keep their hands off:
“Don’t you dare lay a hand on my anointed,
don’t hurt a hair on the heads of my prophets.”
16-22Then he called down a famine on the country,
he broke every last blade of wheat.
But he sent a man on ahead:
Joseph, sold as a slave.
They put cruel chains on his ankles,
an iron collar around his neck,
Until God’s word came to the Pharaoh,
and God confirmed his promise.
God sent the king to release him.
The Pharaoh set Joseph free;
He appointed him master of his palace,
put him in charge of all his business
To personally instruct his princes
and train his advisors in wisdom.
23-42Then Israel entered Egypt,
Jacob immigrated to the Land of Ham.
God gave his people lots of babies;
soon their numbers alarmed their foes.
He turned the Egyptians against his people;
they abused and cheated God’s servants.
Then he sent his servant Moses,
and Aaron, whom he also chose.
They worked marvels in that spiritual wasteland,
miracles in the Land of Ham.
He spoke, “Darkness!” and it turned dark—
they couldn’t see what they were doing.
He turned all their water to blood
so that all their fish died;
He made frogs swarm through the land,
even into the king’s bedroom;
He gave the word and flies swarmed,
gnats filled the air.
He substituted hail for rain,
he stabbed their land with lightning;
He wasted their vines and fig trees,
smashed their groves of trees to splinters;
With a word he brought in locusts,
millions of locusts, armies of locusts;
They consumed every blade of grass in the country
and picked the ground clean of produce;
He struck down every firstborn in the land,
the first fruits of their virile powers.
He led Israel out, their arms filled with loot,
and not one among his tribes even stumbled.
Egypt was glad to have them go—
they were scared to death of them.
God spread a cloud to keep them cool through the day
and a fire to light their way through the night;
They prayed and he brought quail,
filled them with the bread of heaven;
He opened the rock and water poured out;
it flowed like a river through that desert—
All because he remembered his Covenant,
his promise to Abraham, his servant.
43-45Remember this! He led his people out singing for joy;
his chosen people marched, singing their hearts out!
He made them a gift of the country they entered,
helped them seize the wealth of the nations
So they could do everything he told them—
could follow his instructions to the letter.
Hallelujah!
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