Psalm 105
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1Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; proclaim his deeds among the peoples.1Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make known his accomplishments among the nations!
2Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell about all his wondrous works!2Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds!
3Honor his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.3Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
4Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.4Seek the LORD and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually!
5Remember the wondrous works he has done, his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced,5Recall the miraculous deeds he performed, his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed,
6you offspring of Abraham his servant, Jacob's descendants--his chosen ones.6O children of Abraham, God's servant, you descendants of Jacob, God's chosen ones!
7He is the LORD our God; his judgments govern the whole earth.7He is the LORD our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth.
8He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he ordained for a thousand generations--8He always remembers his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations--
9the covenant he made with Abraham, swore to Isaac,9the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!
10and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as a permanent covenant:10He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,
11"I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion."11saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance."
12When they were few in number, very few indeed, and resident aliens in Canaan,12When they were few in number, just a very few, and resident aliens within it,
13wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another,13they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another.
14he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their behalf:14He let no one oppress them; he disciplined kings for their sake,
15"Do not touch my anointed ones, or harm my prophets."15saying, "Don't touch my chosen ones! Don't harm my prophets!"
16He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply.16He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply.
17He had sent a man ahead of them--Joseph, who was sold as a slave.17He sent a man ahead of them--Joseph was sold as a servant.
18They hurt his feet with shackles; his neck was put in an iron collar.18The shackles hurt his feet; his neck was placed in an iron collar,
19Until the time his prediction came true, the word of the LORD tested him.19until the time when his prediction came true. The LORD's word proved him right.
20The king sent for him and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.20The king authorized his release; the ruler of nations set him free.
21He made him master of his household, ruler over all his possessions--21He put him in charge of his palace, and made him manager of all his property,
22binding his officials at will and instructing his elders.22giving him authority to imprison his officials and to teach his advisers.
23Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.23Israel moved to Egypt; Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.
24The LORD made his people very fruitful; he made them more numerous than their foes,24The LORD made his people very fruitful, and made them more numerous than their enemies.
25whose hearts he turned to hate his people and to deal deceptively with his servants.25He caused them to hate his people, and to mistreat his servants.
26He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.26He sent his servant Moses, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27They performed his miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.27They executed his miraculous signs among them, and his amazing deeds in the land of Ham.
28He sent darkness, and it became dark--for did they not defy his commands?28He made it dark; they did not disobey his orders.
29He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die.29He turned their water into blood, and killed their fish.
30Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their royal chambers.30Their land was overrun by frogs, which even got into the rooms of their kings.
31He spoke, and insects came--gnats throughout their country.31He ordered flies to come; gnats invaded their whole territory.
32He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land.32He sent hail along with the rain; there was lightning in their land.
33He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory.33He destroyed their vines and fig trees, and broke the trees throughout their territory.
34He spoke, and locusts came--young locusts without number.34He ordered locusts to come, innumerable grasshoppers.
35They devoured all the vegetation in their land and consumed the produce of their land.35They ate all the vegetation in their land, and devoured the crops of their fields.
36He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first progeny.36He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of their reproductive power.
37Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among his tribes stumbled.37He brought his people out enriched with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled.
38Egypt was glad when they left, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.38Egypt was happy when they left, for they were afraid of them.
39He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night.39He spread out a cloud for a cover, and provided a fire to light up the night.
40They asked, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.40They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky.
41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a stream in the desert.41He opened up a rock and water flowed out; a river ran through dry regions.
42For he remembered his holy promise to Abraham his servant.42Yes, he remembered the sacred promise he made to Abraham his servant.
43He brought his people out with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy.43When he led his people out, they rejoiced; his chosen ones shouted with joy.
44He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for.44He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced,
45All this happened so that they might keep his statutes and obey his instructions. Hallelujah!45so that they might keep his commands and obey his laws. Praise the LORD!
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