Psalm 105 ~ Psalm 105

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1 O h, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!

Give ye thanks to Jehovah -- call ye in His name, Make known among the peoples His acts.

2 S ing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!

Sing ye to Him -- sing praise to Him, Meditate ye on all His wonders.

3 G lory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!

Boast yourselves in His Holy Name, The heart of those seeking Jehovah rejoiceth.

4 S eek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek ye His face continually.

5 R emember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,

Remember His wonders that He did, His signs and the judgments of His mouth.

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

O seed of Abraham, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

7 H e is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth.

He Jehovah our God, In all the earth His judgments.

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

He hath remembered to the age His covenant, The word He commanded to a thousand generations,

9 T he covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,

That He hath made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,

10 A nd confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

And doth establish it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel -- a covenant age-during,

11 S aying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan As the allotment of your inheritance,”

Saying, `To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,'

12 W hen they were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it.

In their being few in number, But a few, and sojourners in it.

13 W hen they went from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people,

And they go up and down, from nation unto nation, From a kingdom unto another people.

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

He hath not suffered any to oppress them And He reproveth for their sakes kings.

15 S aying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.”

`Strike not against Mine anointed, And to My prophets do not evil.'

16 M oreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread.

And He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken.

17 H e sent a man before them— Joseph— who was sold as a slave.

He hath sent before them a man, For a servant hath Joseph been sold.

18 T hey hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons.

They have afflicted with fetters his feet, Iron hath entered his soul,

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

Till the time of the coming of His word The saying of Jehovah hath tried him.

20 T he king sent and released him, The ruler of the people let him go free.

The king hath sent, and looseth him, The ruler of the peoples, and draweth him out.

21 H e made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his possessions,

He hath made him lord of his house, And ruler over all his possessions.

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

To bind his chiefs at his pleasure, And his elders he maketh wise.

23 I srael also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.

And Israel cometh in to Egypt, And Jacob hath sojourned in the land of Ham.

24 H e increased His people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.

And He maketh His people very fruitful, And maketh it mightier than its adversaries.

25 H e turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.

He turned their heart to hate His people, To conspire against His servants.

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

He hath sent Moses His servant, Aaron whom He had fixed on.

27 T hey performed His signs among them, And wonders in the land of Ham.

They have set among them the matters of His signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.

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

He hath sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word.

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

He hath turned their waters to blood, And putteth to death their fish.

30 T heir land abounded with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings.

Teemed hath their land frogs, In the inner chambers of their kings.

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

He hath said, and the beetle cometh, Lice into all their border.

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

He hath made their showers hail, A flaming fire in their land.

33 H e struck their vines also, and their fig trees, And splintered the trees of their territory.

And He smiteth their vine and their fig, And shivereth the trees of their border.

34 H e spoke, and locusts came, Young locusts without number,

He hath said, and the locust cometh, And the cankerworm -- innumerable,

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

And it consumeth every herb in their land, And it consumeth the fruit of their ground.

36 H e also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, The first of all their strength.

And He smiteth every first-born in their land, The first-fruit of all their strength,

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

And bringeth them out with silver and gold, And there is not in its tribes a feeble one.

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

Rejoiced hath Egypt in their going forth, For their fear had fallen upon them.

39 H e spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night.

He hath spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to enlighten the night.

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

They have asked, and He bringeth quails, And bread of heaven satisfieth them.

41 H e opened the rock, and water gushed out; It ran in the dry places like a river.

He hath opened a rock, and waters issue, They have gone on in dry places -- a river.

42 F or He remembered His holy promise, And Abraham His servant.

For He hath remembered His holy word, With Abraham His servant,

43 H e brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness.

And He bringeth forth His people with joy, With singing His chosen ones.

44 H e gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations,

And He giveth to them the lands of nations, And the labour of peoples they possess,

45 T hat they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the Lord!

That they may observe His statutes, And His laws may keep. Praise ye Jehovah!