Psalm 105 ~ Psalm 105

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1 O h 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!

2 S ing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvelous works.

Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!

3 G lory ye in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.

Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!

4 S eek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!

5 R emember his marvellous works that he hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,

6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

O seed of Abraham His servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!

7 H e is Jehovah our God: His judgments are in all the earth.

He is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth.

8 H e hath remembered his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

He remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,

9 T he covenant which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac,

The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,

10 A nd confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,

And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

11 S aying, 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 the allotment of your inheritance,”

12 W hen they were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it.

When they were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it.

13 A nd they went about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people.

When they went from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people,

14 H e suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

He permitted no one to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,

15 S aying, Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm.

Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.”

16 A nd he called for a famine upon the land; He brake the whole staff of bread.

Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread.

17 H e sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant:

He sent a man before them— Joseph— who was sold as a slave.

18 H is feet they hurt with fetters: He was laid in chains of iron,

They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons.

19 U ntil the time that his word came to pass, The word of Jehovah tried him.

Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the Lord tested him.

20 T he 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 people let him go free.

21 H e 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,

22 T o bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom.

To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom.

23 I srael also came into Egypt; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.

24 A nd he increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their adversaries.

He increased His people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.

25 H e turned their heart to hate his people, To deal subtly with his servants.

He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.

26 H e sent Moses his servant, And Aaron whom he had chosen.

He sent Moses His servant, And Aaron whom He had chosen.

27 T hey set among them his signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.

They performed His signs among them, And wonders in the land of Ham.

28 H e sent darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not against his words.

He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His word.

29 H e turned their waters into blood, And slew their fish.

He turned their waters into blood, And killed their fish.

30 T heir land swarmed with frogs In the chambers of their kings.

Their land abounded with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings.

31 H e spake, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders.

He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their territory.

32 H e gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

33 H e smote their vines also and their fig-trees, And brake the trees of their borders.

He struck their vines also, and their fig trees, And splintered the trees of their territory.

34 H e spake, and the locust came, And the grasshopper, and that without number,

He spoke, and locusts came, Young locusts without number,

35 A nd did eat up every herb in their land, And did eat up the fruit of their ground.

And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground.

36 H e smote also all the first-born in their land, The chief of all their strength.

He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, The first of all their strength.

37 A nd he brought them forth with silver and gold; And there was not one feeble person among his tribes.

He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes.

38 E gypt was glad when they departed; For the fear of them had fallen upon them.

Egypt was glad when they departed, For the fear of them had fallen upon them.

39 H e 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 in the night.

40 T hey asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41 H e 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 ran in the dry places like a river.

42 F or he remembered his holy word, And Abraham his servant.

For He remembered His holy promise, And Abraham His servant.

43 A nd he brought forth his people with joy, And his chosen with singing.

He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness.

44 A nd he gave them the lands of the nations; And they took the labor of the peoples in possession:

He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations,

45 T hat they might keep his statutes, And observe his laws. Praise ye Jehovah.

That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the Lord!