Psalms 105
Psalm 105
God’s Faithfulness to His People
1Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; proclaim his deeds among the peoples.23Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell about all his wondrous works!4
5Boast in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.6
7Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.8
9Remember the wondrous works he has done, his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced,10
11you offspring of Abraham his servant, Jacob’s descendants — his chosen ones.12
13He is the Lord our God; his judgments govern the whole earth.14
15He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he ordained for a thousand generations —16
17the covenant he made with Abraham, swore to Isaac,18
19and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as a permanent covenant:20
21“I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion.”22
23When they were few in number, very few indeed, and resident aliens in Canaan,24
25wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another,26
27he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their behalf:28
29“Do not touch my anointed ones, or harm my prophets.”30
31He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply.32
33He had sent a man ahead of them — Joseph, who was sold as a slave.34
35They hurt his feet with shackles; his neck was put in an iron collar.36
37Until the time his prediction came true, the word of the Lord tested him.38
39The king sent for him and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.40
41He made him master of his household, ruler over all his possessions —42
43binding his officials at will and instructing his elders.44
45Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.46
47The Lord made his people very fruitful; he made them more numerous than their foes,48
49whose hearts he turned to hate his people and to deal deceptively with his servants.50
51He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.52
53They performed his miraculous signs among them and wonders in the land of Ham.54
55He sent darkness, and it became dark — for did they not defy his commands?56
57He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die.58
59Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their royal chambers.60
61He spoke, and insects came — gnats throughout their country.62
63He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land.64
65He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory.66
67He spoke, and locusts came — young locusts without number.68
69They devoured all the vegetation in their land and consumed the produce of their land.70
71He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first progeny.72
73Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among his tribes stumbled.74
75Egypt was glad when they left, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.76
77He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night.78
79They asked, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.80
81He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a stream in the desert.82
83For he remembered his holy promise to Abraham his servant.84
85He brought his people out with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy.86
87He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for.88
89All this happened so that they might keep his statutes and obey his instructions. Hallelujah!90