Psalm 105⁴⁴

105:1 Give thanks to the LORD!
Call on his name!
Make known his accomplishments among the nations!
105:2 Sing to him!
Make music to him!
Reflect on all his miraculous deeds!
105:3 Boast about his holy name!
Let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
105:4 Seek the LORD and the strength he gives!
Seek his presence continually!
105:5 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,
his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed,¹
105:6 O offspring of Abraham,² his servant,
you descendents of Jacob, his chosen ones!
105:7 He is the LORD our God,
he carries out judgment throughout the earth.³
105:8 He always remembers his covenantal decree,
the promise he made⁴ to a thousand generations—
105:9 the one he made to Abraham,
the promise he made by oath to Isaac!
105:10 He gave it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as a lasting promise,⁵
105:11 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as the portion of your inheritance.”
105:12 When they were few in number,
just a very few, and resident aliens within it,
105:13 they wandered from nation to nation,
and from one kingdom to another.⁶
105:14 He let no one oppress them,
he disciplined kings for their sake,
105:15 saying,⁷ “Don’t touch my chosen⁸ ones!
Don’t harm my prophets!”
105:16 He called down a famine upon the earth,
he cut off all the food supply.⁹
105:17 He sent a man ahead of them,¹⁰
Joseph was sold as a servant.
105:18 The shackles hurt his feet,¹¹
his neck was placed in an iron collar,¹²
105:19 until the time when his prediction¹³ came true.
The LORD’s word¹⁴ proved him right.¹⁵
105:20 The king authorized his release,¹⁶
the ruler of nations set him free.
105:21 He put him in charge of his palace,¹⁷
and made him manager of all his property,
105:22 giving him authority to imprison his officials,¹⁸
and to teach his advisers.¹⁹
105:23 Israel moved to²⁰ Egypt,
Jacob lived for a time²¹ in the land of Ham.
105:24 The LORD²² made his people very fruitful,
and made them²³ more numerous than their²⁴ enemies.
105:25 He caused them²⁵ to hate his people,
and to mistreat²⁶ his servants.
105:26 He sent his servant Moses,
and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
105:27 They executed his miraculous signs among them,²⁷
and his amazing deeds in the land of Ham.
105:28 He made it dark,²⁸
they did not disobey his orders.²⁹
105:29 He turned their water into blood,
and killed their fish.
105:30 Their land was overrun by frogs,
which even got into the rooms of their kings.
105:31 He ordered flies to come,³⁰
gnats invaded their whole territory.
105:32 He sent hail along with the rain,³¹
there was lightning in their land.³²
105:33 He destroyed their vines and fig trees,
and broke the trees throughout their territory.
105:34 He ordered locusts to come,³³
innumerable grasshoppers.
105:35 They ate all the vegetation in their land,
and devoured the crops of their fields.³⁴
105:36 He struck down all the firstborn in their land,
the firstfruits of their reproductive power.³⁵
105:37 He brought his people³⁶ out enriched³⁷ with silver and gold,
none of his tribes stumbled.
105:38 Egypt was happy when they left,
for they were afraid of them.³⁸
105:39 He spread out a cloud for a cover,³⁹
and provided a fire to light up the night.
105:40 They asked for food,⁴⁰ and he sent quails,
he satisfied them with food from the sky.⁴¹
105:41 He opened up a rock and water flowed out,
a river ran through dry regions.
105:42 Yes,⁴² he remembered the sacred promise⁴³
he made to Abraham his servant.
105:43 When he led his people out, they rejoiced,
his chosen ones shouted with joy.⁴⁴
105:44 He handed the territory of nations over to them,
and they took possession of what other peoples had produced,⁴⁵
105:45 so that they might keep his commands,
and obey⁴⁶ his laws.
Praise the LORD!