Psalms 105:1 ←
O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.
Psalms 105:2 ←
Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.
Psalms 105:3 ←
Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.
Psalms 105:4 ←
Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.
Psalms 105:5 ←
Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;
Psalms 105:6 ←
O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.
Psalms 105:7 ←
He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.
Psalms 105:8 ←
He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;
Psalms 105:9 ←
The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
Psalms 105:10 ←
And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
Psalms 105:11 ←
Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:
Psalms 105:12 ←
When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;
Psalms 105:13 ←
When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.
Psalms 105:14 ←
He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,
Psalms 105:15 ←
Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.
Psalms 105:16 ←
And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.
Psalms 105:17 ←
He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:
Psalms 105:18 ←
His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;
Psalms 105:19 ←
Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.
Psalms 105:20 ←
The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free.
Psalms 105:21 ←
He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;
Psalms 105:22 ←
To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.
Psalms 105:23 ←
Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.
Psalms 105:24 ←
And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.
Psalms 105:25 ←
Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.
Psalms 105:26 ←
He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.
Psalms 105:27 ←
He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.
Psalms 105:28 ←
He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.
Psalms 105:29 ←
At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.
Psalms 105:30 ←
Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.
Psalms 105:31 ←
He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.
Psalms 105:32 ←
He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
Psalms 105:33 ←
He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down.
Psalms 105:34 ←
At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,
Psalms 105:35 ←
And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.
Psalms 105:36 ←
He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.
Psalms 105:37 ←
He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.
Psalms 105:38 ←
Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.
Psalms 105:39 ←
A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.
Psalms 105:40 ←
At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.
Psalms 105:41 ←
His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.
Psalms 105:42 ←
For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
Psalms 105:43 ←
And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:
Psalms 105:44 ←
And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;
Psalms 105:45 ←
So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.
Public Domain