Psalm 105

Psalm 105

God’s Faithfulness to His People

¹Give thanks to Yahweh, call on His name;

proclaim His deeds among the peoples. ^q

²Sing to Him, sing praise to Him;

tell about all His wonderful works! ^r

³Honor His holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice. ^s

⁴Search for the Lord and for His strength;

seek His face always. ^t

⁵Remember the wonderful works He has done,

His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced, ^uv

⁶you offspring of Abraham His servant,

Jacob’s descendants—His chosen ones. ^w

⁷He is the Lord our God;

His judgments govern the whole earth. ^x

⁸He remembers His covenant forever,

the promise He ordained

for a thousand generations ^y—

⁹the covenant He made with Abraham,

swore ^zto Isaac, ^a

¹⁰and confirmed to Jacob as a decree

and to Israel as an everlasting covenant: ^b

¹¹“I will give the land of Canaan to you

as your inherited portion.” ^c

¹²When they were few in number,

very few indeed,

and temporary residents in Canaan, ^d

¹³wandering from nation to nation

and from one kingdom to another, ^e

¹⁴He allowed no one to oppress them;

He rebuked kings on their behalf: ^f

¹⁵“Do not touch My anointed ones, ^g

or harm My prophets.” ^h

¹⁶He called down famine against the land

and destroyed the entire food supply. ⁱ

¹⁷He had sent a man ahead of them—

Joseph, who was sold as a slave. ^j

¹⁸They hurt his feet with shackles;

his neck was put in an iron collar. ^k

¹⁹Until the time his prediction came true,

the word of the Lord tested him. ^l

²⁰The king sent for him and released him;

the ruler of peoples set him free. ^m

²¹He made him master of his household,

ruler over all his possessions ⁿ—

²²binding ^ohis officials at will

and instructing his elders. ^p

²³Then Israel went to Egypt;

Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. ^qr

²⁴The Lord ^smade His people very fruitful;

He made them more numerous than their foes, ^t

²⁵whose hearts He turned to hate His people

and to deal deceptively with His servants. ^u

²⁶He sent Moses His servant,

and Aaron, whom He had chosen. ^v

²⁷They performed His miraculous signs among them,

and wonders in the land of Ham. ^wx

²⁸He sent darkness, and it became dark—

for did they not defy ^yHis commands? ^z

²⁹He turned their water into blood

and caused their fish to die. ^a

³⁰Their land was overrun with frogs,

even in their royal chambers. ^b

³¹He spoke, and insects came ^c—

gnats throughout their country. ^d

³²He gave them hail for rain,

and lightning throughout their land. ^e

³³He struck their vines and fig trees

and shattered the trees of their territory. ^f

³⁴He spoke, and locusts came—

young locusts without number.

³⁵They devoured all the vegetation in their land

and consumed the produce of their land. ^g

³⁶He struck all the firstborn in their land,

all their first progeny. ^h

³⁷Then He brought Israel out with silver and gold,

and no one among His tribes stumbled. ⁱ

³⁸Egypt was glad when they left,

for the dread of Israel ^jhad fallen on them. ^k

³⁹He spread a cloud as a covering

and gave a fire to light up the night. ^l

⁴⁰They asked, and He brought quail

and satisfied them with bread from heaven. ^m

⁴¹He opened a rock, and water gushed out;

it flowed like a stream in the desert. ⁿ

⁴²For He remembered His holy promise

to Abraham His servant. ^o

⁴³He brought His people out with rejoicing,

His chosen ones with shouts of joy. ^p

⁴⁴He gave them the lands of the nations,

and they inherited

what other peoples had worked for. ^q

⁴⁵All this happened

so that they might keep His statutes

and obey His instructions. ^r

Hallelujah!