Psalm 104:21–30

21 He made him master of his household,

ruler over all he possessed,

22 to instruct his princes as he pleased

and teach his elders wisdom.

23 Then Israel entered Egypt;

Jacob resided as a foreigner in the land of Ham.

24 The Lord made his people very fruitful;

he made them too numerous for their foes,

25 whose hearts he turned to hate his people,

to conspire against his servants.

26 He sent Moses his servant,

and Aaron, whom he had chosen.

27 They performed his signs among them,

his wonders in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness and made the land dark—

for had they not rebelled against his words?

29 He turned their waters into blood,

causing their fish to die.

30 Their land teemed with frogs,

which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.

21 he made him lord of his house

and ruler of all his possessions,

22 to bind his princes at his pleasure

and to teach his elders wisdom.

23 Then Israel came to Egypt;

Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

24 And the Lord made his people very fruitful

and made them stronger than their foes.

25 He turned their hearts to hate his people,

to deal craftily with his servants.

26 He sent Moses, his servant,

and Aaron, whom he had chosen.

27 They performed his signs among them

and miracles in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness, and made the land dark;

they did not rebel against his words.

29 He turned their waters into blood

and caused their fish to die.

30 Their land swarmed with frogs,

even in the chambers of their kings.

21 He made him lord of his house,

And ruler of all his substance:

22 To bind his princes at his pleasure;

And teach his senators wisdom.

23 Israel also came into Egypt;

And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

24 And he increased his people greatly;

And made them stronger than their enemies.

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 shewed his signs among them,

And wonders 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 slew their fish.

30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance,

In the chambers of their kings.

21 Joseph was put in charge of all the king’s household;

he became ruler over all the king’s possessions.

22 He could instruct the king’s aides as he pleased

and teach the king’s advisers.

23 Then Israel arrived in Egypt;

Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.

24 And the Lord multiplied the people of Israel

until they became too mighty for their enemies.

25 Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites,

and they plotted against the Lord’s servants.

26 But the Lord sent his servant Moses,

along with Aaron, whom he had chosen.

27 They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians,

and wonders in the land of Ham.

28 The Lord blanketed Egypt in darkness,

for they had defied his commands to let his people go.

29 He turned their water into blood,

poisoning all the fish.

30 Then frogs overran the land

and even invaded the king’s bedrooms.

21 He made him lord of his house,

And ruler of all his possessions,

22 To bind his princes at his pleasure,

And teach his elders wisdom.

23 Israel also came into Egypt,

And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.

24 He increased His people greatly,

And made them stronger than their enemies.

25 He turned their heart to hate His people,

To deal craftily with His servants.

26 He sent Moses His servant,

And Aaron whom He had chosen.

27 They performed His signs among them,

And wonders in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness, and made it dark;

And they did not rebel against His word.

29 He turned their waters into blood,

And killed their fish.

30 Their land abounded with frogs,

Even in the chambers of their kings.

21 He made him the master of his house;

Joseph was in charge of his riches.

22 He could order the princes as he wished.

He taught the older men to be wise.

23 Then his father Israel came to Egypt;

Jacob lived in Egypt.

24 The Lord made his people grow in number,

and he made them stronger than their enemies.

25 He caused the Egyptians to hate his people

and to make plans against his servants.

26 Then he sent his servant Moses,

and Aaron, whom he had chosen.

27 They did many signs among the Egyptians

and worked wonders in Egypt.

28 The Lord sent darkness and made the land dark,

but the Egyptians turned against what he said.

29 So he changed their water into blood

and made their fish die.

30 Then their country was filled with frogs,

even in the bedrooms of their rulers.

21 He made him lord of his house,

And ruler of all his substance;

22 To bind his princes at his pleasure,

And teach his elders wisdom.

23 Israel also came into Egypt;

And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

24 And he increased his people greatly,

And made them stronger than their adversaries.

25 He turned their heart to hate his people,

To deal subtly with his servants.

26 He sent Moses his servant,

And Aaron whom he had chosen.

27 They set among them his signs,

And wonders in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness, and made it dark;

And they rebelled not against his words.

29 He turned their waters into blood,

And slew their fish.

30 Their land swarmed with frogs

In the chambers of their kings.

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.

21 He made Joseph the master of his palace 

and the ruler of all his possessions. 

22 Joseph trained the king’s officers the way he wanted 

and taught his respected leaders wisdom. 

23 Then Israel came to Egypt. 

Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. 

24 The Lord made his people grow rapidly in number 

and stronger than their enemies. 

25 He changed their minds so that they hated his people, 

and they dealt treacherously with his servants. 

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

27 They displayed his miraculous signs among them 

and did amazing things in the land of Ham. 

28 He sent darkness and made ⸤their land⸥ dark. 

They did not rebel against his orders. 

29 He turned their water into blood 

and caused their fish to die. 

30 He made their land swarm with frogs, 

even in the kings’ bedrooms. 

21 He made him master of his household,

ruler over all his possessions —

22 binding his officials at will

and instructing his elders.

23 Then Israel went to Egypt;

Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.

24 The Lord made His people very fruitful;

He made them more numerous than their foes,

25 whose hearts He turned to hate His people

and to deal deceptively with His servants.

26 He sent Moses His servant,

and Aaron, whom He had chosen.

27 They performed His miraculous signs among them,

and wonders in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness, and it became dark—

for did they not defy His commands?

29 He turned their water into blood

and caused their fish to die.

30 Their land was overrun with frogs,

even in their royal chambers.

21 He made him lord of his house

and ruler of all his possessions,

22 to instruct his officials at his pleasure

and to teach his elders wisdom.

23 Then Israel came to Egypt;

Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.

24 And the Lord made his people very fruitful

and made them stronger than their foes,

25 whose hearts he then turned to hate his people,

to deal craftily with his servants.

26 He sent his servant Moses

and Aaron, whom he had chosen.

27 They performed his signs among them

and miracles in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness and made the land dark;

they rebelled against his words.

29 He turned their waters into blood

and caused their fish to die.

30 Their land swarmed with frogs,

even in the chambers of their kings.

21 He made him lord of his house

and ruler of all his possessions,

22 to obligate his officials as he saw fit

and teach his elders wisdom.

23 Then Israel came to Egypt,

and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Ham.

24 And he made his people very fruitful.

He also made them stronger than their enemies.

25 He turned their heart to hate his people,

to deal deceitfully against his servants.

26 He sent his servant Moses,

together with Aaron whom he had chosen.

27 They set before them the words concerning his signs

and portents in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness and made it dark,

and they did not rebel against his words.

29 He turned their waters into blood

and it killed their fish.

30 Their land swarmed with frogs,

even in the chambers of their kings.

21 He put Joseph in charge of his palace.

He made him ruler over everything he owned.

22 Joseph was in charge of teaching the princes.

He taught the elders how to think and live wisely.

23 Then the rest of Jacob’s family went to Egypt.

The people of Israel lived as outsiders in the land of Ham.

24 The Lord gave his people so many children

that there were too many of them for their enemies.

25 He made the Egyptians hate his people.

The Egyptians made evil plans against them.

26 The Lord sent his servant Moses to the king of Egypt.

He sent Aaron, his chosen one, along with him.

27 The Lord gave them the power to do miraculous signs among the Egyptians.

They did his wonders in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness over the land.

He did it because the Egyptians had refused to obey his words.

29 He turned their rivers and streams into blood.

He caused the fish in them to die.

30 Their land was covered with frogs.

Frogs even went into the bedrooms of the rulers.

21 He made him lord of his house

And ruler over all his possessions,

22 To imprison his princes at will,

That he might teach his elders wisdom.

23 Israel also came into Egypt;

Thus Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

24 And He caused His people to be very fruitful,

And made them stronger than their adversaries.

25 He turned their heart to hate His people,

To deal craftily with His servants.

26 He sent Moses His servant,

And Aaron, whom He had chosen.

27 They performed His wondrous acts among them,

And miracles in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness and made it dark;

And they did not rebel against His words.

29 He turned their waters into blood

And caused their fish to die.

30 Their land swarmed with frogs

Even in the chambers of their kings.