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Psalms 105 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | Oh give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known among the peoples his doings. | 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 unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvellous works. | 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 ye in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah. | 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 ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore. | Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! | Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. | |
| 5 | Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth, | 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 ye seed of Abraham his servant, Ye children 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 Jehovah 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 hath remembered his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded 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 oath unto 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 | And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for 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, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot 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 they were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners 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 went about from nation to nation, 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 suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes, | 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 | Saying, Touch not mine 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; He brake the whole staff 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 was sold for a servant: | 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 fetters: He was laid 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 came to pass, The word of Jehovah tried 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 loosed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go 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 him lord of his house, And ruler of all his substance; | 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 bind his princes at his pleasure, And 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; And 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 | And he increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their adversaries. | 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 their heart to hate his people, To deal subtly 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 set among them his signs, And wonders in the land of Ham. | 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 darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not 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 their waters into blood, And slew their fish. | 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 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 spake, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders. | 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, And 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 smote their vines also and their fig-trees, And brake the trees of their borders. | 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 spake, and the locust came, And the grasshopper, and that without number, | He spoke, and the locusts came, young locusts without number, | He spoke, and the locusts came, grasshoppers without number; | |
| 35 | And did eat up every herb in their land, And did eat up 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 smote also all the first-born in their land, The chief 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 | And he brought them forth with silver and gold; And there was not one feeble person among his tribes. | 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 fear of them had fallen upon them. | 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 | He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in 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 | They asked, and he brought quails, 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 waters gushed out; They 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, And 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 | And he brought forth his people with joy, And his chosen with singing. | 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 | And he gave them the lands of the nations; And they took the labor of the peoples in possession: | 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 | That they might keep his statutes, And observe his laws. Praise ye Jehovah. | 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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