Psalm 105
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1Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name, and make his deeds known among the people.1Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.
2Sing to him! Praise him! Declare all his awesome deeds!2Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.
3Exult in his holy name; let all those who seek the LORD rejoice!3Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his face continually.4Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
5Remember his awesome deeds that he has done, his wonders and the judgments he declared.5Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
6You descendants of Abraham, his servant, You children of Jacob, his chosen ones.6you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
7He is the LORD our God; his judgments extend to the entire earth.7He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
8He remembers his eternal covenant— every promise he made for a thousand generations,8He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
9like the covenant he made with Abraham, and his promise to Isaac.9the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.
10He presented it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant.10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11He said: "I will give Canaan to you as the allotted portion that is your inheritance."11"To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit."
12When the Hebrews were few in number—so very few— and were sojourners in it,12When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it,
13they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. 13they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
14He did not allow anyone to oppress them, or any kings to reprove them.14He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:
15"Don't touch my anointed or hurt my prophets!"15"Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm."
16He declared a famine on the land; destroying the entire food supply. 16He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food;
17He sent a man before them— Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.17and he sent a man before them-- Joseph, sold as a slave.
18They bound his feet with fetters and placed an iron collar on his neck, 18They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons,
19until the time his prediction came true, as the word of the LORD refined him.19till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the LORD proved him true.
20He sent a king who released him, a ruler of people who set him free.20The king sent and released him, the ruler of peoples set him free.
21He made him the master over his household, the manager of all his possessions—21He made him master of his household, ruler over all he possessed,
22to discipline his rulers at will and make his elders wise.22to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
23Then Israel came to Egypt; indeed, Jacob lived in the land of Ham. 23Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob resided as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
24He caused his people to multiply greatly; and be more numerous than their enemies.24The LORD made his people very fruitful; he made them too numerous for their foes,
25He caused them to hate his people and to deceive his servants.25whose hearts he turned to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.
26He sent his servant Moses, along with Aaron, whom he had chosen.26He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27They performed his signs among them, his wonders in the land of Ham. 27They performed his signs among them, his wonders in the land of Ham.
28He sent darkness, and it became dark. Did they not rebel against his words?28He sent darkness and made the land dark-- for had they not rebelled against his words?
29He turned their water into blood, so that the fish died.29He turned their waters into blood, causing their fish to die.
30Their land swarmed with frogs even to the chambers of their kings.30Their land teemed with frogs, which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
31He spoke, and a swarm of insects invaded their land. 31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.
32He sent hail instead of rain, and lightning throughout their land.32He turned their rain into hail, with lightning throughout their land;
33It destroyed their vines and their figs, breaking trees throughout their country. 33he struck down their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.
34Then he commanded the locust to come— grasshoppers without number.34He spoke, and the locusts came, grasshoppers without number;
35They consumed every green plant in their land, and devoured the fruit of their soil.35they ate up every green thing in their land, ate up the produce of their soil.
36He struck down every firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their progeny.36Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their manhood.
37Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among his tribes stumbled.37He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold, and from among their tribes no one faltered.
38The Egyptians rejoiced when they left, because fear of Israel descended on them.38Egypt was glad when they left, because dread of Israel had fallen on them.
39He spread out a cloud for a cover, and fire for light at night.39He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night.
40Israel asked, and quail came; food from heaven satisfied them.40They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven.
41He opened a rock, and water gushed out flowing like a river in the desert.41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
42Indeed, he remembered his sacred promise to his servant Abraham.42For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham.
43He led his people out with gladness, his chosen ones with shouts of joy.43He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
44He gave to them the land of nations; they inherited the labor of other people44he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for--
45so they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Hallelujah!45that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws. Praise the LORD.
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