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Psalm 105:39–42

39 He spread a cloud for a covering,

and fire to give light by night.

40 They asked, and he brought quails,

and gave them food from heaven in abundance.

41 He opened the rock, and water gushed out;

it flowed through the desert like a river.

42 For he remembered his holy promise,

and Abraham, his servant.

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Psalm 105:39–42 — The New International Version (NIV)

39 He spread out a cloud as a covering,

and a fire to give light at night.

40 They asked, and he brought them quail;

he fed them well with the bread of heaven.

41 He opened the rock, and water gushed out;

it flowed like a river in the desert.

42 For he remembered his holy promise

given to his servant Abraham.

Psalm 105:39–42 — English Standard Version (ESV)

39 He spread a cloud for a covering,

and fire to give light by night.

40 They asked, and he brought quail,

and gave them bread from heaven in abundance.

41 He opened the rock, and water gushed out;

it flowed through the desert like a river.

42 For he remembered his holy promise,

and Abraham, his servant.

Psalm 105:39–42 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

39 He spread a cloud for a covering;

And fire to give light in the night.

40 The people asked, and he brought quails,

And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out;

They ran in the dry places like a river.

42 For he remembered his holy promise,

And Abraham his servant.

Psalm 105:39–42 — New Living Translation (NLT)

39 The Lord spread a cloud above them as a covering

and gave them a great fire to light the darkness.

40 They asked for meat, and he sent them quail;

he satisfied their hunger with manna—bread from heaven.

41 He split open a rock, and water gushed out

to form a river through the dry wasteland.

42 For he remembered his sacred promise

to his servant Abraham.

Psalm 105:39–42 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

39 He spread a cloud for a covering,

And fire to give light in the night.

40 The people asked, and He brought quail,

And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41 He opened the rock, and water gushed out;

It ran in the dry places like a river.

42 For He remembered His holy promise,

And Abraham His servant.

Psalm 105:39–42 — New Century Version (NCV)

39 The Lord covered them with a cloud

and lit up the night with fire.

40 When they asked, he brought them quail

and filled them with bread from heaven.

41 God split the rock, and water flowed out;

it ran like a river through the desert.

42 He remembered his holy promise

to his servant Abraham.

Psalm 105:39–42 — American Standard Version (ASV)

39 He spread a cloud for a covering,

And fire to give light in the night.

40 They asked, and he brought quails,

And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed out;

They ran in the dry places like a river.

42 For he remembered his holy word,

And Abraham his servant.

Psalm 105:39–42 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

39 He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night. 40 They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. 41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed forth; they ran in the dry places like a river. 42 For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham his servant;

Psalm 105:39–42 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

39 He spread out a cloud as a protective covering 

and a fire to light up the night. 

40 The Israelites asked, and he brought them quail 

and filled them with bread from heaven. 

41 He opened a rock, and water gushed 

and flowed like a river through the dry places. 

42 He remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham. 

Psalm 105:39–42 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

39 He spread a cloud as a covering

and gave a fire to light up the night.

40 They asked, and He brought quail

and satisfied them with bread from heaven.

41 He opened a rock, and water gushed out;

it flowed like a stream in the desert.

42 For He remembered His holy promise

to Abraham His servant.

Psalm 105:39–42 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

39 He spread out a cloud for a covering,

and fire to give light at night.

40 They asked, and he brought quail,

and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41 He opened the rock and waters flowed;

they coursed through the dry places like a river.

42 For he remembered his holy promise;

he remembered Abraham his servant.

Psalm 105:39–42 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

39 The Lord spread out a cloud to cover his people.

He gave them a fire to light up the night.

40 They asked for meat, and he brought them quail.

He satisfied them with manna, the bread of heaven.

41 He broke open a rock, and streams of water poured out.

They flowed like a river in the desert.

42 He remembered the holy promise

he had made to his servant Abraham.

Psalm 105:39–42 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

39 He spread a cloud for a covering,

And fire to illumine by night.

40 They asked, and He brought quail,

And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41 He opened the rock and water flowed out;

It ran in the dry places like a river.

42 For He remembered His holy word

With Abraham His servant;


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