Psalms, 105

1. Alleluia! Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name, proclaim his deeds to the peoples!

1. O give thanks to the LORD, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples!

2. Sing to him, make music for him, recount all his wonders!

2. Sing to him, sing praises to him, tell of all his wonderful works!

3. Glory in his holy name, let the hearts that seek Yahweh rejoice!

3. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!

4. Seek Yahweh and his strength, tirelessly seek his presence!

4. Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his presence continually!

5. Remember the marvels he has done, his wonders, the judgements he has spoken.

5. Remember the wonderful works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,

6. Stock of Abraham, his servant, children of Jacob whom he chose!

6. O offspring of Abraham his servant, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!

7. He is Yahweh our God, his judgements touch the whole world.

7. He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

8. He remembers his covenant for ever, the promise he laid down for a thousand generations,

8. He is mindful of his covenant for ever, of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,

9. which he concluded with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.

9. the covenant which he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac,

10. He established it as a statute for Jacob, an everlasting covenant with Israel,

10. which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

11. saying, 'To you I give a land, Canaan, your allotted birthright.'

11. saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance."

12. When they were insignificant in numbers, a handful of strangers in the land,

12. When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,

13. wandering from country to country, from one kingdom and nation to another,

13. wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,

14. he allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he instructed kings,

14. he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,

15. 'Do not touch my anointed ones, to my prophets you may do no harm.'

15. saying, "Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm!"

16. He called down famine on the land, he took away their food supply;

16. When he summoned a famine on the land, and broke every staff of bread,

17. he sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, sold as a slave.

17. he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

18. So his feet were weighed down with shackles, his neck was put in irons.

18. His feet were hurt with fetters, his neck was put in a collar of iron;

19. In due time his prophecy was fulfilled, the word of Yahweh proved him true.

19. until what he had said came to pass the word of the LORD tested him.

20. The king sent orders to release him, the ruler of nations set him free;

20. The king sent and released him, the ruler of the peoples set him free;

21. he put him in charge of his household, the ruler of all he possessed,

21. he made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions,

22. to instruct his princes as he saw fit, to teach his counsellors wisdom.

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

23. Then Israel migrated to Egypt, Jacob settled in the country of Ham.

23. Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

24. He made his people increase in numbers, he gave them more strength than their enemies,

24. And the LORD made his people very fruitful, and made them stronger than their foes.

25. whose heart he turned to hate his own people, to double-cross his servants.

25. He turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.

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

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

27. They worked there the wonders he commanded, marvels in the country of Ham.

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

28. Darkness he sent, and darkness fell, but that nation defied his orders.

28. He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they rebelled against his words.

29. He turned their rivers to blood, and killed all the fish in them.

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

30. Their country was overrun with frogs, even in the royal apartments;

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

31. at his word came flies, and mosquitoes throughout the country.

31. He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.

32. He gave them hail as their rain, flames of fire in their land;

32. He gave them hail for rain, and lightning that flashed through their land.

33. he blasted their vine and their fig tree, and shattered the trees of the country.

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

34. At his word came locusts, hoppers beyond all counting;

34. He spoke, and the locusts came, and young locusts without number;

35. they devoured every green thing in the land, devoured all the produce of the soil.

35. which devoured all the vegetation in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.

36. He struck all the first-born in their land, the flower of all their manhood;

36. He smote all the first-born in their land, the first issue of all their strength.

37. he led Israel out with silver and gold; in their tribes there was none who stumbled.

37. Then he led forth Israel with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.

38. Egypt was glad at their leaving, for terror of Israel had seized them.

38. Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it.

39. He spread out a cloud to cover them, and fire to light up the night.

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

40. They asked and he brought them quails, food from heaven to their hearts' content;

40. They asked, and he brought quails, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance.

41. he opened a rock, the waters gushed out, and flowed in dry ground as a river.

41. He opened the rock, and water gushed forth; it flowed through the desert like a river.

42. Faithful to his sacred promise, given to his servant Abraham,

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

43. he led out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy.

43. So he led forth his people with joy, his chosen ones with singing.

44. He gave them the territories of nations, they reaped the fruit of other people's labours,

44. And he gave them the lands of the nations; and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples' toil,

45. on condition that they kept his statutes, and remained obedient to his laws.

45. to the end that they should keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise the LORD!