Psalm 105
God’s Faithfulness to His People
1 Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name;
proclaim his deeds among the peoples. f
2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell about all his wondrous works! g
let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. h
4 Seek the LORD and his strength;
seek his face always. i
5 Remember the wondrous works he has done,
his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced, S,j
6 you offspring of Abraham his servant,
Jacob’s descendants—his chosen ones. k
his judgments govern the whole earth. l
8 He remembers his covenant forever,
the promise he ordained
for a thousand generations m—
9 the covenant he made with Abraham,
10 and confirmed to Jacob as a decree
and to Israel as a permanent covenant: o
11 “I will give the land of Canaan to you
as your inherited portion.” p
12 When they were few in number,
very few indeed,
and resident aliens in Canaan, q
13 wandering from nation to nation
and from one kingdom to another, r
14 he allowed no one to oppress them;
he rebuked kings on their behalf: s
15 “Do not touch my anointed ones, t
or harm my prophets.” u
16 He called down famine against the land
and destroyed the entire food supply. v
17 He had sent a man ahead of them—
Joseph, who was sold as a slave. w
18 They hurt his feet with shackles;
his neck was put in an iron collar. x
19 Until the time his prediction came true,
the word of the LORD tested him. y
20 The king sent for him and released him;
the ruler of peoples set him free. z
21 He made him master of his household,
ruler over all his possessions a—
22 binding U his officials at will
and instructing his elders. b
Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham. V,c
24 The LORD W made his people very fruitful;
he made them more numerous than their foes, d
25 whose hearts he turned to hate his people
and to deal deceptively with his servants. e
and Aaron, whom he had chosen. f
27 They performed his miraculous signs among them,
and wonders in the land of Ham. g
28 He sent darkness, and it became dark—
for did they not defy his commands? h
29 He turned their water into blood
and caused their fish to die. i
30 Their land was overrun with frogs,
even in their royal chambers. j
31 He spoke, and insects came k—
gnats throughout their country. l
32 He gave them hail for rain,
and lightning throughout their land. m
33 He struck their vines and fig trees
and shattered the trees of their territory. n
34 He spoke, and locusts came—
young locusts without number.
35 They devoured all the vegetation in their land
and consumed the produce of their land. o
36 He struck all the firstborn in their land,
all their first progeny. p
37 Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold,
and no one among his tribes stumbled. q
38 Egypt was glad when they left,
for the dread of Israel X had fallen on them. r
39 He spread a cloud as a covering
and gave a fire to light up the night. s
40 They asked, and he brought quail
and satisfied them with bread from heaven. t
41 He opened a rock, and water gushed out;
it flowed like a stream in the desert. u
42 For he remembered his holy promise
to Abraham his servant. v
43 He brought his people out with rejoicing,
his chosen ones with shouts of joy. w
44 He gave them the lands of the nations,
and they inherited
what other peoples had worked for. x
so that they might keep his statutes
and obey his instructions. y
Hallelujah!