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105 Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; make known his acts among the peoples.

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; meditate upon all his wondrous works.

Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.

Seek Jehovah and his strength, seek his face continually;

Remember his wondrous works which he hath done, his miracles and the judgments of his mouth:

Ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.

He, Jehovah, is our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

He is ever mindful of his covenant,—the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,—

Which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;

10 And he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, unto Israel for an everlasting covenant,

11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;

12 When they were a few men in number, of small account, and strangers in it.

13 And they went from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.

14 He suffered no man to oppress them, and reproved kings for their sakes,

15 [Saying,] Touch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.

16 And he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole staff of bread.

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

18 They afflicted his feet with fetters; his soul came into irons;

19 Until the time when what he said came about: the word of Jehovah tried him.

20 The king sent and loosed him—the ruler of peoples—and let him go free.

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

22 To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.

23 And Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

24 And he made his people exceeding fruitful, and made them mightier than their oppressors.

25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.

26 He sent Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen:

27 They set his signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.

29 He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die.

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

31 He spoke, and there came dog-flies, [and] gnats in all their borders.

32 He gave them hail for rain, [and] flaming fire in their land;

33 And he smote their vines and their fig-trees, and broke the trees of their borders.

34 He spoke, and the locust came, and the cankerworm, even without number;

35 And they devoured every herb in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.

36 And he smote every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigour.

37 And he brought them forth with silver and gold; and there was not one feeble among their tribes.

38 Egypt rejoiced at their departure; for the fear of them had fallen upon them.

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

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

41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed forth; they ran in the dry places [like] a river.

42 For he remembered his holy word, [and] Abraham his servant;

43 And he brought forth his people with gladness, his chosen with rejoicing;

44 And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the labour of the peoples:

45 That they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Hallelujah!

Psalm 105(A)

Give praise to the Lord,(B) proclaim his name;(C)
    make known among the nations what he has done.
Sing to him,(D) sing praise to him;(E)
    tell of all his wonderful acts.(F)
Glory in his holy name;(G)
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Look to the Lord and his strength;
    seek his face(H) always.

Remember the wonders(I) he has done,
    his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,(J)
you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,(K)
    his chosen(L) ones, the children of Jacob.
He is the Lord our God;
    his judgments are in all the earth.

He remembers his covenant(M) forever,
    the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
the covenant he made with Abraham,(N)
    the oath he swore to Isaac.
10 He confirmed it(O) to Jacob as a decree,
    to Israel as an everlasting covenant:(P)
11 “To you I will give the land of Canaan(Q)
    as the portion you will inherit.”(R)

12 When they were but few in number,(S)
    few indeed, and strangers in it,(T)
13 they wandered from nation to nation,(U)
    from one kingdom to another.
14 He allowed no one to oppress(V) them;
    for their sake he rebuked kings:(W)
15 “Do not touch(X) my anointed ones;
    do my prophets(Y) no harm.”

16 He called down famine(Z) on the land
    and destroyed all their supplies of food;
17 and he sent a man before them—
    Joseph, sold as a slave.(AA)
18 They bruised his feet with shackles,(AB)
    his neck was put in irons,
19 till what he foretold(AC) came to pass,
    till the word(AD) of the Lord proved him true.
20 The king sent and released him,
    the ruler of peoples set him free.(AE)
21 He made him master of his household,
    ruler over all he possessed,
22 to instruct his princes(AF) as he pleased
    and teach his elders wisdom.(AG)

23 Then Israel entered Egypt;(AH)
    Jacob resided(AI) as a foreigner in the land of Ham.(AJ)
24 The Lord made his people very fruitful;
    he made them too numerous(AK) for their foes,
25 whose hearts he turned(AL) to hate his people,
    to conspire(AM) against his servants.
26 He sent Moses(AN) his servant,
    and Aaron,(AO) whom he had chosen.(AP)
27 They performed(AQ) his signs(AR) among them,
    his wonders(AS) in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness(AT) and made the land dark—
    for had they not rebelled against(AU) his words?
29 He turned their waters into blood,(AV)
    causing their fish to die.(AW)
30 Their land teemed with frogs,(AX)
    which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
31 He spoke,(AY) and there came swarms of flies,(AZ)
    and gnats(BA) throughout their country.
32 He turned their rain into hail,(BB)
    with lightning throughout their land;
33 he struck down their vines(BC) and fig trees(BD)
    and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke,(BE) and the locusts came,(BF)
    grasshoppers(BG) without number;(BH)
35 they ate up every green thing in their land,
    ate up the produce of their soil.
36 Then he struck down all the firstborn(BI) in their land,
    the firstfruits of all their manhood.
37 He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,(BJ)
    and from among their tribes no one faltered.
38 Egypt was glad when they left,
    because dread of Israel(BK) had fallen on them.

39 He spread out a cloud(BL) as a covering,
    and a fire to give light at night.(BM)
40 They asked,(BN) and he brought them quail;(BO)
    he fed them well with the bread of heaven.(BP)
41 He opened the rock,(BQ) and water gushed out;
    it flowed like a river in the desert.

42 For he remembered his holy promise(BR)
    given to his servant Abraham.
43 He brought out his people with rejoicing,(BS)
    his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
44 he gave them the lands of the nations,(BT)
    and they fell heir to what others had toiled(BU) for—
45 that they might keep his precepts
    and observe his laws.(BV)

Praise the Lord.[a](BW)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 105:45 Hebrew Hallelu Yah