Psalms 105 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 O give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the people. Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.
2 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonderful acts and devoutly praise them. Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.
3 Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those who seek and require the LORD [as their most essential need] rejoice. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
4 Seek and deeply long for the LORD and His strength [His power, His might]; Seek and deeply long for His face and His presence continually. Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
5 Remember [with awe and gratitude] the wonderful things which He has done, His amazing deeds and the judgments uttered by His mouth [on His enemies, as in Egypt], Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered, Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
6 O you offspring of Abraham, His servant, O you sons of Jacob, His chosen ones! O offspring of Abraham, his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones! you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
7 He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth. He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He has remembered His covenant forever, The word which He commanded and established to a thousand generations, He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
9 The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His sworn oath to Isaac, the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac, the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.
10 Which He confirmed to Jacob as a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant, which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant, He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
11 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan As the measured portion of your inheritance.” saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance.” “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit.”
12 When there were only a few men in number, Very few [in fact], and strangers in it; When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it, When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it,
13 And they wandered from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people, wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people, they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
14 He allowed no man to oppress them; He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying, he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account, He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:
15 “Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.” saying, “Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm!” “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.”
16 And He called for a famine upon the land [of Egypt]; He cut off every source of bread. When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread, He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food;
17 He sent a man before them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. and he sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
18 His feet they hurt with shackles; He was put in chains of iron, His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron; They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons,
19 Until the time that his word [of prophecy regarding his brothers] came true, The word of the LORD tested and refined him. until what he had said came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him. till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the LORD proved him true.
20 The king sent and released him, The ruler of the peoples [of Egypt], and set him free. The king sent and released him; the ruler of the peoples set him free; The king sent and released him, the ruler of peoples set him free.
21 He made Joseph lord of his house And ruler of all his possessions, he made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions, He made him master of his household, ruler over all he possessed,
22 To imprison his princes at his will, That he might teach his elders wisdom. to bind his princes at his pleasure and to teach his elders wisdom. to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt; Thus Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob resided as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
24 There the LORD greatly increased [the number of] His people, And made them more powerful than their enemies. And the LORD made his people very fruitful and made them stronger than their foes. The LORD made his people very fruitful; he made them too numerous for their foes,
25 He turned the heart [of the Egyptians] to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants. He turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants. whose hearts he turned to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.
26 He sent Moses His servant, And Aaron, whom He had chosen. He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They exhibited His wondrous signs among them, Great miracles in the land of Ham (Egypt). They performed his signs among them and miracles in the land of Ham. They performed his signs among them, his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent [thick, oppressive] darkness and made the land dark; And Moses and Aaron did not rebel against His words. He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they did not rebel against his words. He sent darkness and made the land dark— for had they not rebelled against his words?
29 He turned Egypt’s waters into blood And caused their fish to die. He turned their waters into blood and caused their fish to die. He turned their waters into blood, causing their fish to die.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings. Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings. Their land teemed with frogs, which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies And gnats in all their territory. He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country. He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.
32 He gave them hail for rain, With flaming fire in their land. He gave them hail for rain, and fiery lightning bolts through their land. He turned their rain into hail, with lightning throughout their land;
33 He struck their vines also and their fig trees, And shattered the [ice-laden] trees of their territory. He struck down their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country. he struck down their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the [migratory] locusts came, And the young locusts, even without number, He spoke, and the locusts came, young locusts without number, He spoke, and the locusts came, grasshoppers without number;
35 And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground. which devoured all the vegetation in their land and ate up the fruit of their ground. they ate up every green thing in their land, ate up the produce of their soil.
36 He also struck down all the firstborn in their land, The first fruits and chief substance of all their strength. He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength. Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their manhood.
37 He brought the sons of Israel out [of Egypt] with silver and gold, And among their tribes there was not one who stumbled. Then he brought out Israel with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled. He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold, and from among their tribes no one faltered.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed, For the dread and fear of them had fallen on the Egyptians. Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it. Egypt was glad when they left, because dread of Israel had fallen on them.
39 The LORD spread a cloud as a covering [by day], And a fire to illumine the night. He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night. He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night.
40 The Israelites asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven. They asked, and he brought quail, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance. They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened the rock and water flowed out; It ran in the dry places like a river. He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed through the desert like a river. He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
42 For He remembered His holy word To Abraham His servant; For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant. For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham.
43 He brought out His people with joy, And His chosen ones with a joyful shout, So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing. He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
44 He gave them the lands of the nations [of Canaan], So that they would possess the fruits of those peoples’ labor, And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples’ toil, he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for—
45 So that they might observe His precepts And keep His laws [obediently accepting and honoring and valuing them]. Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!) that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the LORD! that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws. Praise the LORD.
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