Psalm 105
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1Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; proclaim his deeds among the peoples.1Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.
2Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell about all his wondrous works!2Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.
3Honor his holy name; let the hearts of 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 always.4Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
5Remember the wondrous works he has done, his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced,5Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
6you offspring of Abraham his servant, Jacob's descendants--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 govern the whole earth.7He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
8He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he ordained for a thousand generations--8He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
9the covenant he made with Abraham, swore to Isaac,9the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.
10and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as a permanent covenant:10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11"I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion."11"To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit."
12When they were few in number, very few indeed, and resident aliens in Canaan,12When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it,
13wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another,13they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
14he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their behalf:14He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:
15"Do not touch my anointed ones, or harm my prophets."15"Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm."
16He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply.16He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food;
17He had sent a man ahead of them--Joseph, who was sold as a slave.17and he sent a man before them-- Joseph, sold as a slave.
18They hurt his feet with shackles; his neck was put in an iron collar.18They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons,
19Until the time his prediction came true, the word of the LORD tested him.19till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the LORD proved him true.
20The king sent for him and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.20The king sent and released him, the ruler of peoples set him free.
21He made him master of his household, ruler over all his possessions--21He made him master of his household, ruler over all he possessed,
22binding his officials at will and instructing his elders.22to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
23Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.23Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob resided as a foreigner 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; he made them too numerous for their foes,
25whose hearts he turned to hate his people and to deal deceptively with his servants.25whose hearts he turned to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.
26He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.26He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27They performed his miraculous signs among them, and 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--for did they not defy his commands?28He sent darkness and made the land dark-- for had they not rebelled against his words?
29He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die.29He turned their waters into blood, causing their fish to die.
30Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their royal chambers.30Their land teemed with frogs, which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
31He spoke, and insects came--gnats throughout their country.31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.
32He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land.32He turned their rain into hail, with lightning throughout their land;
33He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory.33he struck down their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.
34He spoke, and locusts came--young locusts without number.34He spoke, and the locusts came, grasshoppers without number;
35They devoured all the vegetation in their land and consumed the produce of their land.35they ate up every green thing in their land, ate up the produce of their soil.
36He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first 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.
38Egypt was glad when they left, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.38Egypt was glad when they left, because dread of Israel had fallen on them.
39He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night.39He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night.
40They asked, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.40They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven.
41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a stream in the desert.41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
42For he remembered his holy promise to Abraham his servant.42For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham.
43He brought his people out with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy.43He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
44He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for.44he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for--
45All this happened so that they might keep his statutes and obey his instructions. Hallelujah!45that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws. Praise the LORD.
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