105 Thank the Lord !
Make his name famous!
Tell people in all the nations
what he has done.
2 Sing songs and make music
to praise him!
Tell people about the miracles that he has done.
3 Boast about his holy name. [ b ]
Everybody who wants to worship the Lord
should be very happy!
4 Ask the Lord to help you.
Ask him to give you strength.
Always try to be near him
and worship him.
5 Remember the great things that he has done.
Remember his miracles,
and the commands that he has spoken. [ c ]
6 Remember that you are descendants of God's servant, Abraham.
You are Jacob's descendants,
and God has chosen you to be his people.
7 He is the Lord , our God.
He rules the whole earth with justice.
8 He will always remember the covenant
that he made with us.
He made that promise to continue for ever.
9 That is the promise that he made to Abraham,
and that he also made to Isaac.
10 He repeated it to Jacob as a law.
It was a covenant with Israel's people
that would continue for ever. [ d ]
11 He promised Jacob,
‘I will give to you the land of Canaan.
It will belong to you,
and to your descendants.’
12 At one time, God's people were only a few.
They lived in Canaan as strangers.
13 They travelled among different nations
and different kingdoms.
14 But the Lord did not let anyone hurt them.
He punished kings to keep his people safe.
15 He said, ‘Do not even touch the people that I have chosen to be mine.
Do not hurt my prophets.’
16 The Lord sent a famine to the land of Canaan,
so that his people had no food left to eat.
17 But he sent Joseph to Egypt
before they went there to get food. [ e ]
Joseph's brothers sold him as a slave.
18 In Egypt the chains on his feet hurt him.
He had a heavy piece of iron round his neck.
19 He remained a slave
until what he said would happen really happened.
Then the Lord showed that Joseph was right.
20 The powerful king of Egypt sent someone
to let Joseph go free out of prison.
21 The king made Joseph master of his palace.
Joseph took care of everything that belonged to the king.
22 The king gave him authority over his officers.
He could teach the king's leaders,
so that they would know what to do.
23 Then Jacob's family came into Egypt.
They lived as strangers in the land of Ham's descendants. [ f ]
24 The Lord gave to his people many children.
They became more powerful than their enemies.
25 So the Egyptians began to hate God's people.
They did cruel things to the Lord 's people.
26 The Lord sent his servant Moses
to help his people in Egypt.
He also chose Aaron to help them.
27 Moses and Aaron did many miracles in Egypt,
where Ham's descendants lived.
They showed the Lord 's great power to the Egyptians.
28 God made all the land become dark.
But the Egyptians did not obey God's command.
29 God caused their rivers to become blood,
and he killed their fish.
30 Frogs covered all their land.
They even went into the bedrooms of the palace!
31 The Lord commanded flies and gnats
to cover the whole country.
32 He sent hail with the rain,
and there was lightning everywhere.
33 He destroyed their vines and fig trees.
He knocked down the trees everywhere in their country.
34 He commanded many locusts to come.
There were too many locusts to count!
35 They ate all the plants in their land,
and all the crops in their fields.
36 Then the Lord killed all the firstborn sons in Egypt.
He killed the oldest son in each family.
37 So the Lord led his people out from Egypt.
They took with them valuable silver and gold things.
Nobody among the Israelite people was too weak to go.
38 The Egyptians were happy when they went,
because they were afraid of the Israelites. [ g ]
39 The Lord made a cloud to cover them
and a fire to give them light at night.
40 When they asked him for food,
he gave them quails to eat.
He fed them with bread from the sky.
41 He broke a rock,
so that water poured out from it.
It ran as a river through the dry places.
42 Yes, the Lord remembered the holy promise
that he had made to his servant, Abraham.
43 So he led his people out from Egypt,
and they were very happy!
They were the people that he had chosen for himself,
and they shouted with joy!
44 The Lord gave to them
the land of other nations.
They enjoyed the good things
that other people had worked to get.
45 Then God's people could obey his commands
and his laws.
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord !
105 Give thanks to the Lord and call out to him!
Tell the nations what he has done!
2 Sing to him; sing praises to him.
Tell about the amazing things he has done.
3 Be proud of his holy name.
You followers of the Lord , be happy!
4 Depend on the Lord for strength.
Always go to him for help.
5 Remember the amazing things he has done.
Remember his miracles and his fair decisions.
6 You belong to the family of his servant Abraham.
You are descendants of Jacob, the people God chose.
7 The Lord is our God.
He rules the whole world.
8 He will remember his agreement forever.
He will always keep the promises he made to his people.
9 He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham
and the promise he made to Isaac.
10 He gave it as a law to Jacob.
He gave it to Israel as an agreement that will last forever!
11 He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan.
It will be your very own.”
12 At the time God said this, there were only a few of his people,
and they were strangers there.
13 They traveled around from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another.
14 But the Lord did not let anyone mistreat them.
He warned kings not to harm them.
15 He said, “Don’t hurt my chosen people.
Don’t harm my prophets.”
16 He caused a famine in that country,
and people did not have enough food.
17 But he sent a man named Joseph to go ahead of them.
Joseph was sold like a slave.
18 They tied a rope around his feet
and put an iron ring around his neck.
19 Joseph was a slave until what he said had really happened.
The Lord ’s message proved that Joseph was right.
20 So the king of Egypt set him free.
That nation’s leader let him out of jail.
21 He put Joseph in charge of his house.
Joseph took care of everything the king owned.
22 Joseph gave instructions to the other leaders.
He taught the older men.
23 Then Israel came to Egypt.
Jacob lived there in Ham’s country. [ a ]
24 Jacob’s family became very large
and more powerful than their enemies.
25 So the Egyptians began to hate his people.
They made plans against his servants.
26 So the Lord sent Moses, his servant,
and Aaron, his chosen priest.
27 He used Moses and Aaron
to do many miracles in Ham’s country.
28 He sent darkness to cover their land,
but the Egyptians did not listen to him.
29 So he changed the water into blood,
and all their fish died.
30 Their country was filled with frogs,
even in the king’s bedroom.
31 The Lord gave the command,
and the flies and gnats came.
They were everywhere!
32 He made the rain become hail.
Lightning struck throughout their land.
33 He destroyed their vines and fig trees.
He destroyed every tree in their country.
34 He gave the command, and the locusts and grasshoppers came.
There were too many to count!
35 They ate all the plants in the country,
including all the crops in their fields.
36 Then the Lord killed every firstborn in their country.
He killed their oldest sons.
37 He led his people out of Egypt.
They were carrying gold and silver,
and none of them stumbled or fell behind.
38 Egypt was happy to see his people go,
because they were afraid of them.
39 The Lord spread out his cloud like a blanket.
He used his column of fire to give his people light at night.
40 They asked for food, and he sent them quail.
He also gave them plenty of bread from heaven.
41 He split the rock, and water came bubbling out.
A river began flowing in the desert!
42 The Lord remembered his holy promise
that he had made to his servant Abraham.
43 He brought his people out of Egypt.
They came out rejoicing and singing their happy songs!
44 Then he gave his people the lands of other nations.
His people got what others had worked for.
45 He did this so that his people would obey his laws
and follow his teachings.
Praise the Lord !
105 O give thanks unto the Lord ; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord .
4 Seek the Lord , and his strength: seek his face evermore.
5 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
7 He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
13 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;
14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
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.
31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
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.
43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord .
105 ( A ) Give thanks to the Lord , ( B ) call upon His name;
( C ) Make His deeds known among the peoples.
2 Sing to Him, ( D ) sing praises to Him;
[ a ] ( E ) Tell of all His [ b ] wonders.
3 Boast in His holy name;
May the ( F ) heart of those who seek the Lord be joyful.
4 Seek the Lord and ( G ) His strength;
( H ) Seek His face continually.
5 Remember His [ c ] ( I ) wonders which He has done,
His marvels and the ( J ) judgments [ d ] spoken by His mouth,
6 You [ e ] descendants of ( K ) Abraham, His servant,
You sons of ( L ) Jacob, His ( M ) chosen ones!
7 He is the Lord our God;
His ( N ) judgments are in all the earth.
8 He has ( O ) remembered His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded to a ( P ) thousand generations,
9 The ( Q ) covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His ( R ) oath to Isaac.
10 Then He ( S ) confirmed it to Jacob as a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11 Saying, “ ( T ) To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the [ f ] ( U ) portion of your inheritance,”
12 When they were only a ( V ) few people in number,
Very few, and ( W ) strangers in it.
13 And they wandered from nation to nation,
From one kingdom to another people,
14 He ( X ) allowed no one to oppress them,
And He [ g ] ( Y ) rebuked kings for their sakes, saying ,
15 “ ( Z ) Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do not harm My prophets.”
16 And He ( AA ) called for a famine upon the land;
He ( AB ) broke the whole staff of bread.
17 He ( AC ) sent a man before them,
Joseph, who was ( AD ) sold as a slave.
18 They forced his ( AE ) feet into shackles,
[ h ] He was put in irons;
19 Until the time that his ( AF ) word came to pass,
The word of the Lord ( AG ) refined him.
20 The ( AH ) king sent and released him,
The ruler of peoples, and set him free.
21 He ( AI ) made him lord of his house,
And ruler over all his possessions,
22 To [ i ] imprison his high officials [ j ] ( AJ ) at will,
That he might teach his elders wisdom.
23 ( AK ) Israel also came into Egypt;
So Jacob ( AL ) lived in the land of Ham.
24 And He ( AM ) made His people very fruitful,
And made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He ( AN ) turned their heart to hate His people,
To ( AO ) deal cunningly with His servants.
26 He ( AP ) sent His servant Moses,
And ( AQ ) Aaron, whom He had chosen.
27 They [ k ] ( AR ) performed His wondrous acts among them,
And miracles in the land of Ham.
28 He ( AS ) sent darkness and made it dark;
And they did not ( AT ) rebel against His words.
29 He ( AU ) turned their waters into blood,
And caused their fish to die.
30 Their land swarmed with ( AV ) frogs
Even in the ( AW ) chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and a ( AX ) swarm of flies
And ( AY ) gnats invaded all their territory.
32 He [ l ] gave them ( AZ ) hail for rain,
And flaming fire in their land.
33 He also ( BA ) struck their vines and their fig trees,
And smashed the trees of their territory.
34 He spoke, and ( BB ) locusts came,
And creeping locusts, beyond number,
35 And they ate all the vegetation in their land,
And ate the fruit of their ground.
36 He also ( BC ) fatally struck all the firstborn in their land,
The ( BD ) first fruits of all their vigor.
37 Then He brought [ m ] the Israelites out with ( BE ) silver and gold,
And among His tribes there was not one who stumbled.
38 Egypt was ( BF ) glad when they departed,
For the ( BG ) dread of them had fallen upon [ n ] the Egyptians.
39 He spread out a ( BH ) cloud as a [ o ] covering,
And ( BI ) fire to illumine by night.
40 [ p ] They ( BJ ) asked, and He brought ( BK ) quail,
And satisfied them with the [ q ] ( BL ) bread of heaven.
41 He opened the [ r ] rock and ( BM ) water flowed out;
[ s ] It ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For He ( BN ) remembered His holy word
With His servant Abraham;
43 And He led out His people with joy,
His chosen ones with a joyful ( BO ) shout.
44 He also ( BP ) gave them the lands of the [ t ] nations,
So that they ( BQ ) might take possession of the fruit of the peoples’ labor,
45 And that they might ( BR ) keep His statutes
And comply with His laws;
[ u ] Praise [ v ] the Lord !
1 Give praise to the Lord , ( B ) proclaim his name; ( C )
make known among the nations what he has done.
2 Sing to him, ( D ) sing praise to him; ( E )
tell of all his wonderful acts. ( F )
3 Glory in his holy name; ( G )
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face ( H ) always.
5 Remember the wonders ( I ) he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, ( J )
6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, ( K )
his chosen ( L ) ones, the children of Jacob.
7 He is the Lord our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers his covenant ( M ) forever,
the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
9 the covenant he made with Abraham, ( N )
the oath he swore to Isaac.
10 He confirmed it ( O ) to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant: ( P )
11 “To you I will give the land of Canaan ( Q )
as the portion you will inherit.” ( R )
12 When they were but few in number, ( S )
few indeed, and strangers in it, ( T )
13 they wandered from nation to nation, ( U )
from one kingdom to another.
14 He allowed no one to oppress ( V ) them;
for their sake he rebuked kings: ( W )
15 “Do not touch ( X ) my anointed ones;
do my prophets ( Y ) no harm.”
16 He called down famine ( Z ) on the land
and destroyed all their supplies of food;
17 and he sent a man before them—
Joseph, sold as a slave. ( AA )
18 They bruised his feet with shackles, ( AB )
his neck was put in irons,
19 till what he foretold ( AC ) came to pass,
till the word ( AD ) of the Lord proved him true.
20 The king sent and released him,
the ruler of peoples set him free. ( AE )
21 He made him master of his household,
ruler over all he possessed,
22 to instruct his princes ( AF ) as he pleased
and teach his elders wisdom. ( AG )
23 Then Israel entered Egypt; ( AH )
Jacob resided ( AI ) as a foreigner in the land of Ham. ( AJ )
24 The Lord made his people very fruitful;
he made them too numerous ( AK ) for their foes,
25 whose hearts he turned ( AL ) to hate his people,
to conspire ( AM ) against his servants.
26 He sent Moses ( AN ) his servant,
and Aaron, ( AO ) whom he had chosen. ( AP )
27 They performed ( AQ ) his signs ( AR ) among them,
his wonders ( AS ) in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness ( AT ) and made the land dark—
for had they not rebelled against ( AU ) his words?
29 He turned their waters into blood, ( AV )
causing their fish to die. ( AW )
30 Their land teemed with frogs, ( AX )
which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
31 He spoke, ( AY ) and there came swarms of flies, ( AZ )
and gnats ( BA ) throughout their country.
32 He turned their rain into hail, ( BB )
with lightning throughout their land;
33 he struck down their vines ( BC ) and fig trees ( BD )
and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, ( BE ) and the locusts came, ( BF )
grasshoppers ( BG ) without number; ( BH )
35 they ate up every green thing in their land,
ate up the produce of their soil.
36 Then he struck down all the firstborn ( BI ) in their land,
the firstfruits of all their manhood.
37 He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold, ( BJ )
and from among their tribes no one faltered.
38 Egypt was glad when they left,
because dread of Israel ( BK ) had fallen on them.
39 He spread out a cloud ( BL ) as a covering,
and a fire to give light at night. ( BM )
40 They asked, ( BN ) and he brought them quail; ( BO )
he fed them well with the bread of heaven. ( BP )
41 He opened the rock, ( BQ ) and water gushed out;
it flowed like a river in the desert.
42 For he remembered his holy promise ( BR )
given to his servant Abraham.
43 He brought out his people with rejoicing, ( BS )
his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
44 he gave them the lands of the nations, ( BT )
and they fell heir to what others had toiled ( BU ) for—
45 that they might keep his precepts
and observe his laws. ( BV )
