Psalm 105

1O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.

2Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

3Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

4Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

5Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

6O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.

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

8He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

9Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

10And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

11Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:footnote a

12When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.

13When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;

14He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

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

16Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

17He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

18Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:footnote b

19Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.

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

21He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:footnote c

22To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.

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

24And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

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

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

27They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.footnote d

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

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

30Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.

31He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.

32He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.footnote e

33He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.

34He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,

35And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.

36He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

37He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.

38Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.

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

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

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

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

43And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:footnote f

44And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;

45That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.footnote g

Tell of His Wonders

1Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name;make known His deeds among the nations. 2Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;tell of all His wonders. 3Glory in His holy name;let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. 4Seek out the LORD and His strength;seek His face always. 5Remember the wonders He has done,His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced, 6O offspring of His servant Abraham,O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

7He is the LORD our God;His judgments carry throughout the earth. 8He remembers His covenant forever,the word He ordained for a thousand generations— 9the covenant He made with Abraham,and the oath He swore to Isaac. 10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,to Israel as an everlasting covenant: 11“I will give you the land of Canaanas the portion of your inheritance.”

12When they were few in number,few indeed, and strangers in the land, 13they wandered from nation to nation,from one kingdom to another. 14He let no man oppress them;He rebuked kings on their behalf: 15“Do not touch My anointed ones!Do no harm to My prophets!”

16He called down famine on the landand cut off all their suppliesfootnote aof food. 17He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave. 18They bruised his feet with shacklesand placed his neck in irons, 19until his prediction came trueand the word of the LORD proved him right. 20The king sent and released him;the ruler of peoples set him free. 21He made him master of his household,ruler over all his substance, 22to instructfootnote bhis princes as he pleasedand teach his elders wisdom.

23Then Israel entered Egypt;Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. 24And the LORD made His people very fruitful,more numerous than their foes, 25whose hearts He turned to hate His people,to conspire against His servants. 26He sent Moses His servant,and Aaron, whom He had chosen. 27They performed His miraculous signs among them,and wonders in the land of Ham. 28He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words.footnote c

29He turned their waters to bloodand caused their fish to die. 30Their land teemed with frogs,even in their royal chambers. 31He spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country. 32He gave them hail for rain,with lightning throughout their land. 33He struck their vines and fig treesand shattered the trees of their country. 34He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number. 35They devoured every plant in their landand consumed the produce of their soil. 36Then He struck all the firstborn in their land,the firstfruits of all their vigor.

37He brought Israel out with silver and gold,and none among His tribes stumbled. 38Egypt was glad when they departed,for the dread of Israel had fallen on them. 39He spread a cloud as a coveringand a fire to light up the night. 40They asked, and He brought quailand satisfied them with the bread of heaven. 41He opened a rock, and water gushed out;it flowed like a river in the desert. 42For He remembered His holy promiseto Abraham His servant. 43He brought forth His people with rejoicing,His chosen with shouts of joy. 44He gave them the lands of the nations,that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor, 45that they might keep His statutesand obey His laws.Hallelujah!footnote d