Psalm 105
The Book of Common Prayer (1979) · 45 verses
- 1
Give thanks to the LORD and call upon his Name; *
make known his deeds among the peoples. - 2
Sing to him, sing praises to him, *
and speak of all his marvelous works. - 3
Glory in his holy Name; *
let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. - 4
Search for the LORD and his strength; *
continually seek his face. - 5
Remember the marvels he has done, *
his wonders and the judgments of his mouth, - 6
O offspring of Abraham his servant, *
O children of Jacob his chosen. - 7
He is the LORD our God; *
his judgments prevail in all the world. - 8
He has always been mindful of his covenant, *
the promise he made for a thousand generations: - 9
The covenant he made with Abraham, *
the oath that he swore to Isaac, - 10
Which he established as a statute for Jacob, *
an everlasting covenant for Israel, - 11
Saying, "To you will I give the land of Canaan *
to be your allotted inheritance." - 12
When they were few in number, *
of little account, and sojourners in the land, - 13
Wandering from nation to nation *
and from one kingdom to another, - 14
He let no one oppress them *
and rebuked kings for their sake, - 15
Saying, "Do not touch my anointed *
and do my prophets no harm." - 16
Then he called for a famine in the land *
and destroyed the supply of bread. - 17
He sent a man before them, *
Joseph, who was sold as a slave. - 18
They bruised his feet in fetters; *
his neck they put in an iron collar. - 19
Until his prediction came to pass, *
the word of the LORD tested him. - 20
The king sent and released him; *
the ruler of the peoples set him free. - 21
He set him as a master over his household, *
as a ruler over all his possessions, - 22
To instruct his princes according to his will *
and to teach his elders wisdom. - 23
Israel came into Egypt, *
and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham. - 24
The LORD made his people exceedingly fruitful; *
he made them stronger than their enemies; - 25
Whose heart he turned, so that they hated his people, *
and dealt unjustly with his servants. - 26
He sent Moses his servant, *
and Aaron whom he had chosen. - 27
They worked his signs among them, *
and portents in the land of Ham. - 28
He sent darkness, and it grew dark; *
but the Egyptians rebelled against his words. - 29
He turned their waters into blood *
and caused their fish to die. - 30
Their land was overrun by frogs, *
in the very chambers of their kings. - 31
He spoke, and there came swarms of insects *
and gnats within all their borders. - 32
He gave them hailstones instead of rain, *
and flames of fire throughout their land. - 33
He blasted their vines and their fig trees *
and shattered every tree in their country. - 34
He spoke, and the locust came, *
and young locusts without number, - 35
Which ate up all the green plants in their land *
and devoured the fruit of their soil. - 36
He struck down the firstborn of their land, *
the firstfruits of all their strength. - 37
He led out his people with silver and gold; *
in all their tribes there was not one that stumbled. - 38
Egypt was glad of their going, *
because they were afraid of them. - 39
He spread out a cloud for a covering *
and a fire to give light in the night season. - 40
They asked, and quails appeared, *
and he satisfied them with bread from heaven. - 41
He opened the rock, and water flowed, *
so the river ran in the dry places. - 42
For God remembered his holy word *
and Abraham his servant. - 43
So he led forth his people with gladness, *
his chosen with shouts of joy. - 44
He gave his people the lands of the nations, *
and they took the fruit of others' toil, - 45
That they might keep his statutes *
and observe his laws. Hallelujah!
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