Psalms 105 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. 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; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds. 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 Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the LORD. 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 Search for the LORD and for his strength; continually seek him. Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
5 Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given, 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 you children of his servant Abraham, you descendants 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 justice is seen throughout the land. 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 always stands by his covenant— the commitment he made 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 This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore 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 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending 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 “I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession.” 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 He said this when they were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan. 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 They wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people, they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
14 Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf: 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 chosen people, and do not hurt my prophets.” saying, “Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm!” “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.”
16 He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply. 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 Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of 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 They bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron collar. 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 came to fulfill his dreams, the LORD tested Joseph’s character. 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 Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free; the ruler of the nation opened his prison door. 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 Joseph was put in charge of all the king’s household; he became ruler over all the king’s 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 He could instruct the king’s aides as he pleased and teach the king’s advisers. 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 Then Israel arrived in Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner 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 the LORD multiplied the people of Israel until they became too mighty for 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 Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the LORD’s 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 But the LORD sent his servant Moses, along with 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 performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians, 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 The LORD blanketed Egypt in darkness, for they had defied his commands to let his people go. 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 water into blood, poisoning all the 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 Then frogs overran the land and even invaded the king’s bedrooms. 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 When the LORD spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians, and gnats swarmed across Egypt. 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 sent them hail instead of rain, and lightning flashed over the 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 ruined their grapevines and fig trees and shattered all the trees. 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 hordes of locusts came— young locusts beyond number. He spoke, and the locusts came, young locusts without number, He spoke, and the locusts came, grasshoppers without number;
35 They ate up everything green in the land, destroying all the crops in their fields. 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 Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home, the pride and joy of each family. 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 The LORD brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold; and not one among the tribes of Israel even 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 were gone, for they feared them greatly. 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 above them as a covering and gave them a great fire to light the darkness. 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 for meat, and he sent them quail; he satisfied their hunger with manna—bread from 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 split open a rock, and water gushed out to form a river through the dry wasteland. 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 sacred promise to his servant Abraham. For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant. For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham.
43 So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy, his chosen ones with rejoicing. 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 his people the lands of pagan nations, and they harvested crops that others had planted. 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 All this happened so they would follow his decrees and obey his instructions. Praise the LORD! 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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