Psalm 105

Give thanks to the LORD and call upon his Name; *

make known his deeds among the peoples.

Sing to him, sing praises to him, *

and speak of all his marvelous works.

Glory in his holy Name; *

let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Search for the LORD and his strength; *

continually seek his face.

Remember the marvels he has done, *

his wonders and the judgments of his mouth,

O offspring of Abraham his servant, *

O children of Jacob his chosen.

He is the LORD our God; *

his judgments prevail in all the world.

He has always been mindful of his covenant, *

the promise he made for a thousand generations:

The covenant he made with Abraham, *

the oath that he swore to Isaac,

Which he established as a statute for Jacob, *

an everlasting covenant for Israel,

Saying, "To you will I give the land of Canaan *

to be your allotted inheritance."

When they were few in number, *

of little account, and sojourners in the land,

Wandering from nation to nation *

and from one kingdom to another,

He let no one oppress them *

and rebuked kings for their sake,

Saying, "Do not touch my anointed *

and do my prophets no harm."

Then he called for a famine in the land *

and destroyed the supply of bread.

He sent a man before them, *

Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

They bruised his feet in fetters; *

his neck they put in an iron collar.

Until his prediction came to pass, *

the word of the LORD tested him.

The king sent and released him; *

the ruler of the peoples set him free.

He set him as a master over his household, *

as a ruler over all his possessions,

To instruct his princes according to his will *

and to teach his elders wisdom.

Israel came into Egypt, *

and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.

The LORD made his people exceedingly fruitful; *

he made them stronger than their enemies;

Whose heart he turned, so that they hated his people, *

and dealt unjustly with his servants.

He sent Moses his servant, *

and Aaron whom he had chosen.

They worked his signs among them, *

and portents in the land of Ham.

He sent darkness, and it grew dark; *

but the Egyptians rebelled against his words.

He turned their waters into blood *

and caused their fish to die.

Their land was overrun by frogs, *

in the very chambers of their kings.

He spoke, and there came swarms of insects *

and gnats within all their borders.

He gave them hailstones instead of rain, *

and flames of fire throughout their land.

He blasted their vines and their fig trees *

and shattered every tree in their country.

He spoke, and the locust came, *

and young locusts without number,

Which ate up all the green plants in their land *

and devoured the fruit of their soil.

He struck down the firstborn of their land, *

the firstfruits of all their strength.

He led out his people with silver and gold; *

in all their tribes there was not one that stumbled.

Egypt was glad of their going, *

because they were afraid of them.

He spread out a cloud for a covering *

and a fire to give light in the night season.

They asked, and quails appeared, *

and he satisfied them with bread from heaven.

He opened the rock, and water flowed, *

so the river ran in the dry places.

For God remembered his holy word *

and Abraham his servant.

So he led forth his people with gladness, *

his chosen with shouts of joy.

He gave his people the lands of the nations, *

and they took the fruit of others' toil,

That they might keep his statutes *

and observe his laws.

Hallelujah!