Psalms 105
1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Announce his works among the nations.
Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations.
2 Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders.
Sing to him, sing praises to him; speak of all his marvelous deeds.
3 Be praised in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Boast in his holy name; let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
4 Seek the Lord, and be confirmed. Seek his face always.
Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his presence continually.
5 Remember his miracles, which he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth:
Recall the marvelous things he has done, his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,
6 you offspring of Abraham his servant, you sons of Jacob his elect.
you descendants of Abraham his servant, you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout the entire earth.
He is Yahweh, our God. His decrees are on all the earth.
8 He has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,
He keeps in mind his covenant forever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.
9 which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham and his oath to Isaac.
10 And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,
This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
11 saying: To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritance.
He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan as your share of your inheritance.”
12 Though they may have been but a small number, very few and foreigners there,
He said this when they were only few in number, so very few, and were strangers in the land.
13 and though they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,
They went from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another.
14 he allowed no man to harm them, and he reproved kings on their behalf.
He did not allow anyone to oppress them; he rebuked kings for their sakes.
15 Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.
He said, “Do not touch my anointed ones, and do not harm my prophets.”
16 And he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the bread.
He called for a famine on the land; he cut off the whole supply of bread.
17 He sent a man before them: Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
He sent a man ahead of them; Joseph was sold as a servant.
18 They humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his soul,
His feet were bound by shackles; on his neck was put an iron collar,
19 until his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him.
until what he had said came to pass. The word of Yahweh tested him.
20 The king sent and released him; he was the ruler of the people, and he dismissed him.
The king sent servants to release him; the ruler of the people set him free.
21 He established him as master of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
He put him in charge of his house as ruler of all his possessions
22 so that he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his elders prudence.
to instruct his princes as he wished and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.
Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.
24 And he helped his people greatly, and he strengthened them over their enemies.
Yahweh made his people fruitful, and made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
He caused their enemies to hate his people, to mistreat his servants.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the one whom he chose.
He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 He placed with them signs of his word, and portents in the land of Ham.
They performed his signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness and made it conceal, and he did not afflict them with his speech.
He sent darkness and made that land dark, but its people did not obey his commands.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and he slaughtered their fish.
He turned their water into blood and killed their fish.
30 Their land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kings.
Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their rulers.
31 He spoke, and there came forth common flies and gnats, in every region.
He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats came throughout their country.
32 He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same land.
He turned their rain into hail, with fire flaming on their land.
33 And he struck their vineyards and their fig trees, and he crushed the trees of their region.
He destroyed their vines and fig trees; he broke the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.
He spoke, and the locusts came, so many locusts.
35 And it devoured all the grass in their land, and it consumed all the fruit of their land.
The locusts ate up all of the vegetation in their land; They ate up all the crops of the ground.
36 And he struck all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their labor.
He killed every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength.
37 And he led them out with silver and gold, and there was not an infirm one among their tribes.
He brought the Israelites out with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled on the way.
38 Egypt was joyful at their departure, for the fear of them lay heavy upon them.
Egypt was glad when they went away, for the Egyptians were afraid of them.
39 He spread a cloud for their protection, and a fire, to give them light through the night.
He spread a cloud for a covering and made a fire to light up the night.
40 They petitioned, and the quail came; and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
The Israelites asked for food, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.
41 He ruptured the rock and the waters flowed: rivers gushed in the dry land.
He split the rock, and waters gushed from it; they flowed in the wilderness like a river.
42 For he had called to mind his holy word, which he kept near to his servant Abraham.
For he called to mind his holy promise that he made to Abraham his servant.
43 And he led forth his people in exultation, and his elect in rejoicing.
He led his people out with joy, his chosen with shouts of triumph.
44 And he gave them the regions of the Gentiles, and they possessed the labors of the peoples,
He gave them the lands of the nations; they took possession of the wealth of the peoples
45 so that they might observe his justifications, and inquire about his law.
so that they might keep his statutes and obey his laws. Praise Yahweh.
