Psalms 105 — ULB

105Verse 1Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name;
make known his deeds among the nations.
^{Verse 2}Sing to him, sing praises to him;
speak of all his marvelous deeds.
^{Verse 3}Boast in his holy name;
let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
^{Verse 4}Seek Yahweh and his strength;
seek his presence continually.
^{Verse 5}Recall the marvelous things he has done,
his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,
^{Verse 6}you descendants of Abraham his servant,
you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.
^{Verse 7}He is Yahweh, our God.
His decrees are on all the earth.
^{Verse 8}He keeps in mind his covenant forever,
the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.
^{Verse 9}He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham
and his oath to Isaac.
^{Verse 10}This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute
and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
^{Verse 11}He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan
as your share of your inheritance.”
^{Verse 12}He said this when they were only few in number,
so very few, and were strangers in the land.
^{Verse 13}They went from nation to nation
and from one kingdom to another.
^{Verse 14}He did not allow anyone to oppress them;
he rebuked kings for their sakes.
^{Verse 15}He said, “Do not touch my anointed ones,
and do not harm my prophets.”
^{Verse 16}He called for a famine on the land;
he cut off the whole supply of bread.
^{Verse 17}He sent a man ahead of them;
Joseph was sold as a servant.
^{Verse 18}His feet were bound by shackles;
on his neck was put an iron collar,
^{Verse 19}until what he had said came to pass.
The word of Yahweh tested him.
^{Verse 20}The king sent servants to release him;
the ruler of the people set him free.
^{Verse 21}He put him in charge of his house
as ruler of all his possessions
^{Verse 22}to instruct his princes as he wished
and to teach his elders wisdom.
^{Verse 23}Then Israel came into Egypt,
and Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.
^{Verse 24}Yahweh made his people fruitful,
and made them stronger than their enemies.
^{Verse 25}He caused their enemies to hate his people,
to mistreat his servants.
^{Verse 26}He sent Moses, his servant,
and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
^{Verse 27}They performed his signs among the Egyptians,
his wonders in the land of Ham.
^{Verse 28}He sent darkness and made that land dark,
but its people did not obey his commands.
^{Verse 29}He turned their water into blood
and killed their fish.
^{Verse 30}Their land swarmed with frogs,
even in the rooms of their rulers.
^{Verse 31}He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats came
throughout their country.
^{Verse 32}He turned their rain into hail,
with fire flaming on their land.
^{Verse 33}He destroyed their vines and fig trees;
he broke the trees of their country.
^{Verse 34}He spoke, and the locusts came,
so many locusts.
^{Verse 35}The locusts ate up all of the vegetation in their land;
They ate up all the crops of the ground.
^{Verse 36}He killed every firstborn in their land,
the firstfruits of all their strength.
^{Verse 37}He brought the Israelites out with silver and gold;
none of his tribes stumbled on the way.
^{Verse 38}Egypt was glad when they went away,
for the Egyptians were afraid of them.
^{Verse 39}He spread a cloud for a covering
and made a fire to light up the night.
^{Verse 40}The Israelites asked for food, and he brought quail
and satisfied them with bread from heaven.
^{Verse 41}He split the rock, and waters gushed from it;
they flowed in the wilderness like a river.
^{Verse 42}For he called to mind his holy promise
that he made to Abraham his servant.
^{Verse 43}He led his people out with joy,
his chosen with shouts of triumph.
^{Verse 44}He gave them the lands of the nations;
they took possession of the wealth of the peoples
^{Verse 45}so that they might keep his statutes
and obey his laws.
Praise Yahweh.