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Psalms 105

¹O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.

²Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.

³Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.

⁴Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.

⁵Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;

⁶O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.

⁷He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.

⁸He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;

⁹The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

¹⁰And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;

¹¹Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:

¹²When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;

¹³When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.

¹⁴He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

¹⁵Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.

¹⁶And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.

¹⁷He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:

¹⁸His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;

¹⁹Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.

²⁰The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free.

²¹He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;

²²To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.

²³Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.

²⁴And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.

²⁵Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.

²⁶He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.

²⁷He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.

²⁸He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.

²⁹At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.

³⁰Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.

³¹He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.

³²He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

³³He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down.

³⁴At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,

³⁵And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.

³⁶He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.

³⁷He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.

³⁸Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.

³⁹A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.

⁴⁰At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.

⁴¹His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.

⁴²For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.

⁴³And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:

⁴⁴And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;

⁴⁵So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.

Psalms 105

¹Give thanks to the Lord! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.

²Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvelous works.

³Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

⁴Seek the Lord and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

⁵Remember his marvelous works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

⁶you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

⁷He is the Lord, our God. His judgments are in all the earth.

⁸He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

⁹the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,

¹⁰and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

¹¹saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;"

¹²when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.

¹³They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.

¹⁴He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,

¹⁵"Do not touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!"

¹⁶He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.

¹⁷He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.

¹⁸They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,

¹⁹until the time that his word happened, and the Lord's word proved him true.

²⁰The king sent and freed him; even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

²¹He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions;

²²to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.

²³Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

²⁴He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.

²⁵He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.

²⁶He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.

²⁷They performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

²⁸He sent darkness, and made it dark. They did not rebel against his words.

²⁹He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.

³⁰Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.

³¹He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.

³²He gave them hail for rain, with lightning in their land.

³³He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.

³⁴He spoke, and the locusts came, and the grasshoppers, without number,

³⁵ate up every plant in their land; and ate up the fruit of their ground.

³⁶He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.

³⁷He brought them forth with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person among his tribes.

³⁸Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen on them.

³⁹He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.

⁴⁰They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.

⁴¹He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.

⁴²For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.

⁴³He brought forth his people with joy, his chosen with singing.

⁴⁴He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labor of the peoples in possession,

⁴⁵that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise the Lord!