God’s Faithfulness to His People
1 Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name;
proclaim his deeds among the peoples. 105:1 Ps 9:11; Is 12:4
2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell about all his wondrous works! 105:2 Ps 96:3
3 Boast in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. 105:3 Ps 33:21
4 Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always. 105:4 Ps 27:8; 63:2
5 Remember the wondrous works he has done,
his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced, 105:5 Lit judgments of his mouth, 105:5 Ps 77:11; 119:13
6 you offspring of Abraham his servant,
Jacob’s descendants — his chosen ones. 105:6 Ps 135:4
7 He is the Lord our God;
his judgments govern the whole earth. 105:7 Is 26:9
8 He remembers his covenant forever,
the promise he ordained
for a thousand generations 105:8 Dt 7:9; Ps 106:45; Lk 1:42 —
9 the covenant he made with Abraham,
swore 105:9 Lit and his oath to Isaac, 105:9 Gn 12:7; 22:16–18
10 and confirmed to Jacob as a decree
and to Israel as a permanent covenant: 105:10 Gn 28:13–15
11 "I will give the land of Canaan to you
as your inherited portion." 105:11 Gn 13:15; 15:18; Ps 78:55
12 When they were few in number,
very few indeed,
and resident aliens in Canaan, 105:12 Gn 34:30; Dt 7:7
13 wandering from nation to nation
and from one kingdom to another, 105:13 Dt 26:5
14 he allowed no one to oppress them;
he rebuked kings on their behalf: 105:14 Gn 12:17; 20:3,7
15 "Do not touch my anointed ones, 105:15 Gn 20:6–7; 26:11
or harm my prophets." 105:1–15 1Ch 16:8–22
16 He called down famine against the land
and destroyed the entire food supply. 105:16 Gn 41:54; Lv 26:26; Ezk 4:16
17 He had sent a man ahead of them —
Joseph, who was sold as a slave. 105:17 Gn 37:28–36; 45:5; Ac 7:9
18 They hurt his feet with shackles;
his neck was put in an iron collar. 105:18 Gn 39:20
19 Until the time his prediction came true,
the word of the Lord tested him. 105:19 Gn 40:20–21
20 The king sent for him and released him;
the ruler of peoples set him free. 105:20 Gn 41:14
21 He made him master of his household,
ruler over all his possessions 105:21 Gn 41:40–43 —
22 binding 105:22 LXX, Syr, Vg read teaching his officials at will
and instructing his elders. 105:22 Gn 41:44
23 Then Israel went to Egypt;
Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham. 105:23 = Egypt, also in v. 27, 105:23 Gn 46:6; Ac 7:15; 13:17
24 The Lord 105:24 Lit He made his people very fruitful;
he made them more numerous than their foes, 105:24 Ex 1:7,9; Dt 26:5
25 whose hearts he turned to hate his people
and to deal deceptively with his servants. 105:25 Ex 1:8–14; Ac 7:19
26 He sent Moses his servant,
and Aaron, whom he had chosen. 105:26 Ex 3:10; 4:12,14
27 They performed his miraculous signs among them
and wonders in the land of Ham. 105:27 Ex 7:3; 11:9–10; Ps 78:43–51
28 He sent darkness, and it became dark —
for did they not defy his commands? 105:28 Ex 10:21–23; Ps 99:7
29 He turned their water into blood
and caused their fish to die. 105:29 Ex 7:20–21
30 Their land was overrun with frogs,
even in their royal chambers. 105:30 Ex 8:3,6
31 He spoke, and insects came 105:31 Ex 8:21 —
gnats throughout their country. 105:31 Ex 8:16–17
32 He gave them hail for rain,
and lightning throughout their land. 105:32–33 Ex 9:23–25
33 He struck their vines and fig trees
and shattered the trees of their territory. 105:33 Ps 78:47
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. 105:34–35 Ex 10:12–15
36 He struck all the firstborn in their land,
all their first progeny. 105:36 Ex 12:29; 13:15; Ps 78:51
37 Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold,
and no one among his tribes stumbled. 105:37 Ex 12:35–36
38 Egypt was glad when they left,
for the dread of Israel 105:38 Lit them had fallen on them. 105:38 Ex 12:33; 15:16
39 He spread a cloud as a covering
and gave a fire to light up the night. 105:39 Ex 13:21; Neh 9:12; Ps 78:14
40 They asked, and he brought quail
and satisfied them with bread from heaven. 105:40 Ex 16:15; Ps 78:24
41 He opened a rock, and water gushed out;
it flowed like a stream in the desert. 105:41 Ex 17:6; Nm 20:11; Ps 78:15
42 For he remembered his holy promise
to Abraham his servant. 105:42 Ex 2:24
43 He brought his people out with rejoicing,
his chosen ones with shouts of joy. 105:43 Ex 15:1; Ps 106:12
44 He gave them the lands of the nations,
and they inherited
what other peoples had worked for. 105:44 Jos 24:13; Ps 78:55
45 All this happened
so that they might keep his statutes
and obey his instructions. 105:45 Dt 4:1,40; Ps 78:7
Hallelujah!