The Lords Wonderful Works in Behalf of Israel.

105 (A)Give thanks to the Lord, (B)call upon His name;
(C)Make His deeds known among the peoples.
Sing to Him, (D)sing praises to Him;
[a](E)Tell of all His [b]wonders.
Boast in His holy name;
May the (F)heart of those who seek the Lord be joyful.
Seek the Lord and (G)His strength;
(H)Seek His face continually.
Remember His [c](I)wonders which He has done,
His marvels and the (J)judgments [d]spoken by His mouth,
You [e]descendants of (K)Abraham, His servant,
You sons of (L)Jacob, His (M)chosen ones!
He is the Lord our God;
His (N)judgments are in all the earth.

He has (O)remembered His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded to a (P)thousand generations,
The (Q)covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His (R)oath to Isaac.
10 Then He (S)confirmed it to Jacob as a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11 Saying, “(T)To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the [f](U)portion of your inheritance,”
12 When they were only a (V)few people in number,
Very few, and (W)strangers in it.
13 And they wandered from nation to nation,
From one kingdom to another people,
14 He (X)allowed no one to oppress them,
And He [g](Y)rebuked kings for their sakes, saying,
15 (Z)Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do not harm My prophets.”

16 And He (AA)called for a famine upon the land;
He (AB)broke the whole staff of bread.
17 He (AC)sent a man before them,
Joseph, who was (AD)sold as a slave.
18 They forced his (AE)feet into shackles,
[h]He was put in irons;
19 Until the time that his (AF)word came to pass,
The word of the Lord (AG)refined him.
20 The (AH)king sent and released him,
The ruler of peoples, and set him free.
21 He (AI)made him lord of his house,
And ruler over all his possessions,
22 To [i]imprison his high officials [j](AJ)at will,
That he might teach his elders wisdom.
23 (AK)Israel also came into Egypt;
So Jacob (AL)lived in the land of Ham.
24 And He (AM)made His people very fruitful,
And made them stronger than their enemies.

25 He (AN)turned their heart to hate His people,
To (AO)deal cunningly with His servants.
26 He (AP)sent His servant Moses,
And (AQ)Aaron, whom He had chosen.
27 They [k](AR)performed His wondrous acts among them,
And miracles in the land of Ham.
28 He (AS)sent darkness and made it dark;
And they did not (AT)rebel against His words.
29 He (AU)turned their waters into blood,
And caused their fish to die.
30 Their land swarmed with (AV)frogs
Even in the (AW)chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and a (AX)swarm of flies
And (AY)gnats invaded all their territory.
32 He [l]gave them (AZ)hail for rain,
And flaming fire in their land.
33 He also (BA)struck their vines and their fig trees,
And smashed the trees of their territory.
34 He spoke, and (BB)locusts came,
And creeping locusts, beyond number,
35 And they ate all the vegetation in their land,
And ate the fruit of their ground.
36 He also (BC)fatally struck all the firstborn in their land,
The (BD)first fruits of all their vigor.

37 Then He brought [m]the Israelites out with (BE)silver and gold,
And among His tribes there was not one who stumbled.
38 Egypt was (BF)glad when they departed,
For the (BG)dread of them had fallen upon [n]the Egyptians.
39 He spread out a (BH)cloud as a [o]covering,
And (BI)fire to illumine by night.
40 [p]They (BJ)asked, and He brought (BK)quail,
And satisfied them with the [q](BL)bread of heaven.
41 He opened the [r]rock and (BM)water flowed out;
[s]It ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For He (BN)remembered His holy word
With His servant Abraham;
43 And He led out His people with joy,
His chosen ones with a joyful (BO)shout.
44 He also (BP)gave them the lands of the [t]nations,
So that they (BQ)might take possession of the fruit of the peoples’ labor,
45 And that they might (BR)keep His statutes
And comply with His laws;
[u]Praise [v]the Lord!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 105:2 Or Meditate on
  2. Psalm 105:2 I.e., wonderful acts
  3. Psalm 105:5 I.e., wonderful acts
  4. Psalm 105:5 Lit of His mouth
  5. Psalm 105:6 Lit seed
  6. Psalm 105:11 Lit measuring line
  7. Psalm 105:14 Or punished
  8. Psalm 105:18 Lit His soul came into
  9. Psalm 105:22 Lit bind
  10. Psalm 105:22 Lit at his
  11. Psalm 105:27 Lit set the words of His signs
  12. Psalm 105:32 Or made their rain hail
  13. Psalm 105:37 Lit them
  14. Psalm 105:38 Lit them
  15. Psalm 105:39 Or curtain
  16. Psalm 105:40 Or One
  17. Psalm 105:40 Or food
  18. Psalm 105:41 Or boulder
  19. Psalm 105:41 Lit They went
  20. Psalm 105:44 Or Gentiles
  21. Psalm 105:45 Or Hallelujah!
  22. Psalm 105:45 Heb Yah

105 1-6 Hallelujah!

Thank God! Pray to him by name!
    Tell everyone you meet what he has done!
Sing him songs, belt out hymns,
    translate his wonders into music!
Honor his holy name with Hallelujahs,
    you who seek God. Live a happy life!
Keep your eyes open for God, watch for his works;
    be alert for signs of his presence.
Remember the world of wonders he has made,
    his miracles, and the verdicts he’s rendered—
        O seed of Abraham, his servant,
        O child of Jacob, his chosen.

7-15 He’s God, our God,
    in charge of the whole earth.
And he remembers, remembers his Covenant—
    for a thousand generations he’s been as good as his word.
It’s the Covenant he made with Abraham,
    the same oath he swore to Isaac,
The very statute he established with Jacob,
    the eternal Covenant with Israel,
Namely, “I give you the land.
    Canaan is your hill-country inheritance.”
When they didn’t count for much,
    a mere handful, and strangers at that,
Wandering from country to country,
    drifting from pillar to post,
He permitted no one to abuse them.
    He told kings to keep their hands off:
“Don’t you dare lay a hand on my anointed,
    don’t hurt a hair on the heads of my prophets.”

16-22 Then he called down a famine on the country,
    he broke every last blade of wheat.
But he sent a man on ahead:
    Joseph, sold as a slave.
They put cruel chains on his ankles,
    an iron collar around his neck,
Until God’s word came to the Pharaoh,
    and God confirmed his promise.
God sent the king to release him.
    The Pharaoh set Joseph free;
He appointed him master of his palace,
    put him in charge of all his business
To personally instruct his princes
    and train his advisors in wisdom.

23-42 Then Israel entered Egypt,
    Jacob immigrated to the Land of Ham.
God gave his people lots of babies;
    soon their numbers alarmed their foes.
He turned the Egyptians against his people;
    they abused and cheated God’s servants.
Then he sent his servant Moses,
    and Aaron, whom he also chose.
They worked marvels in that spiritual wasteland,
    miracles in the Land of Ham.
He spoke, “Darkness!” and it turned dark—
    they couldn’t see what they were doing.
He turned all their water to blood
    so that all their fish died;
He made frogs swarm through the land,
    even into the king’s bedroom;
He gave the word and flies swarmed,
    gnats filled the air.
He substituted hail for rain,
    he stabbed their land with lightning;
He wasted their vines and fig trees,
    smashed their groves of trees to splinters;
With a word he brought in locusts,
    millions of locusts, armies of locusts;
They consumed every blade of grass in the country
    and picked the ground clean of produce;
He struck down every firstborn in the land,
    the first fruits of their virile powers.
He led Israel out, their arms filled with loot,
    and not one among his tribes even stumbled.
Egypt was glad to have them go—
    they were scared to death of them.
God spread a cloud to keep them cool through the day
    and a fire to light their way through the night;
They prayed and he brought quail,
    filled them with the bread of heaven;
He opened the rock and water poured out;
    it flowed like a river through that desert—
All because he remembered his Covenant,
    his promise to Abraham, his servant.

43-45 Remember this! He led his people out singing for joy;
    his chosen people marched, singing their hearts out!
He made them a gift of the country they entered,
    helped them seize the wealth of the nations
So they could do everything he told them—
    could follow his instructions to the letter.

Hallelujah!

105 Give thanks to the Lord.
Call on him.
Make known among the nations what he has done.
Sing to him.
Make music to praise him.
Meditate on all the miracles he has performed.
Brag about his holy name.
Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Search for the Lord and his strength.
Always seek his presence.
Remember the miracles he performed,
the amazing things he did, and the judgments he pronounced,
you descendants of his servant Abraham,
you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.

He is the Lord our God.
His judgments are pronounced throughout the earth.
He always remembers his promise,[a]
the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,
the promise that he made to Abraham,
and his sworn oath to Isaac.
10 He confirmed it as a law for Jacob,
as an everlasting promise to Israel,
11 by saying, “I will give you the land of Canaan.
It is your share of the inheritance.”

12 While the people of Israel were few in number,
a small group of foreigners living in that land,
13 they wandered from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another.
14 He didn’t permit anyone to oppress them.
He warned kings about them:
15 “Do not touch my anointed ones
or harm my prophets.”

16 He brought famine to the land.
He took away their food supply.
17 He sent a man ahead of them.
He sent Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
18 They hurt his feet with shackles,
and cut into his neck with an iron collar.
19 The Lord’s promise tested him through fiery trials
until his prediction came true.
20 The king sent someone to release him.
The ruler of nations set him free.
21 He made Joseph the master of his palace
and the ruler of all his possessions.
22 Joseph trained the king’s officers the way he wanted
and taught his respected leaders wisdom.

23 Then Israel came to Egypt.
Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
24 The Lord made his people grow rapidly in number
and stronger than their enemies.
25 He changed their minds so that they hated his people,
and they dealt treacherously with his servants.
26 He sent his servant Moses, and he sent Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They displayed his miraculous signs among them
and did amazing things in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness and made ⌞their land⌟ dark.
They did not rebel against his orders.
29 He turned their water into blood
and caused their fish to die.
30 He made their land swarm with frogs,
even in the kings’ bedrooms.
31 He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats
infested their whole territory.
32 He gave them hail and lightning
instead of rain throughout their land.
33 He struck their grapevines and fig trees
and smashed the trees in their territory.
34 He spoke, and countless locusts and grasshoppers came.
35 They devoured all the plants in the land.
They devoured the crops in the fields.
36 He killed all the firstborn sons,
the first ones born in the land when their fathers were young.
37 He brought Israel out with silver and gold,
and no one among his tribes stumbled.
38 The Egyptians were terrified of Israel,
so they were glad when Israel left.
39 He spread out a cloud as a protective covering
and a fire to light up the night.
40 The Israelites asked, and he brought them quail
and filled them with bread from heaven.
41 He opened a rock, and water gushed
and flowed like a river through the dry places.

42 He remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
43 He brought his people out with joy,
his chosen ones with a song of joy.
44 He gave them the lands of ⌞other⌟ nations,
and they inherited what others had worked for
45 so that they would obey his laws
and follow his teachings.

Hallelujah!

Footnotes

  1. 105:8 Or “covenant.”

Las obras maravillosas del Señor en favor de Israel

105 (A)Den gracias al Señor(B), invoquen Su nombre(C);
Den a conocer Sus obras(D) entre los pueblos.
Cántenle, cántenle(E);
Hablen de todas Sus maravillas(F).
Gloríense en Su santo nombre;
Alégrese el corazón(G) de los que buscan al Señor.
Busquen al Señor y Su fortaleza(H);
Busquen Su rostro continuamente(I).
Recuerden las maravillas que Él ha hecho(J),
Sus prodigios y los juicios de Su boca(K),
Oh simiente de Abraham, Su siervo(L),
Hijos de Jacob(M), Sus escogidos(N).
Él es el Señor nuestro Dios;
Sus juicios(O) están en toda la tierra.

Para siempre se ha acordado de Su pacto(P),
De la palabra que ordenó a mil generaciones(Q),
Del pacto que hizo con Abraham(R),
Y de Su juramento a Isaac(S).
10 También lo confirmó a Jacob(T) por estatuto,
A Israel como pacto eterno,
11 Diciendo: «A ti te daré la tierra de Canaán(U)
Como porción de la heredad(V) de ustedes».
12 Cuando eran pocos en número(W),
Muy pocos, y extranjeros en el país(X),
13 Cuando vagaban de nación en nación,
Y de un reino a otro pueblo,
14 Él no permitió que nadie los oprimiera(Y),
Y por amor a ellos reprendió a reyes(Z), diciéndoles:
15 «No toquen a Mis ungidos(AA),
Ni hagan mal a Mis profetas».

16 Y llamó al hambre sobre la tierra(AB);
Quebró todo sustento de pan(AC).
17 Envió a un hombre delante de ellos(AD),
A José, vendido como esclavo(AE).
18 Con grillos afligieron sus pies,
Él mismo fue puesto en cadenas(AF),
19 Hasta que su predicción se cumplió(AG);
La palabra del Señor lo puso a prueba(AH).
20 El rey envió, y lo soltó(AI),
El soberano de los pueblos lo puso en libertad.
21 Lo puso por señor de su casa,
Y administrador sobre todos sus bienes(AJ),
22 Para que encarcelara a sus príncipes a voluntad suya(AK),
Y a sus ancianos enseñara sabiduría.
23 También Israel entró en Egipto(AL),
Así peregrinó Jacob en la tierra de Cam(AM).
24 E hizo que su pueblo se multiplicara mucho(AN),
Y los hizo más fuertes que sus adversarios.

25 Les cambió el corazón para que odiaran a Su pueblo(AO),
Para que obraran astutamente contra Sus siervos(AP).
26 Envió a Moisés Su siervo(AQ),
Y a Aarón a quien había escogido(AR).
27 Estos hicieron las maravillas de Dios entre ellos,
Y prodigios en la tierra de Cam(AS).
28 Mandó tinieblas(AT) e hizo que se oscureciera,
Pero ellos no atendieron a Sus palabras(AU).
29 Convirtió sus aguas en sangre,
E hizo morir sus peces(AV).
30 Se llenó su tierra de ranas(AW)
Hasta en las alcobas de sus reyes(AX).
31 Él habló, y vinieron enjambres de moscas(AY)
Y mosquitos por todo su territorio(AZ).
32 Les dio granizo por lluvia,
Y llamas de fuego en su tierra(BA).
33 Devastó también sus vides y sus higueras,
Y destrozó los árboles de sus territorios(BB).
34 Él habló, y vinieron langostas(BC),
Y orugas sin número;
35 Que devoraron toda la vegetación de su país,
Y se comieron el fruto de su suelo.
36 También hirió de muerte a todo primogénito de su tierra(BD);
Las primicias de todo su vigor(BE).

37 Pero a Su pueblo lo sacó con plata y oro(BF),
Y entre Sus tribus no hubo quien tropezara.
38 Egipto se alegró cuando se fueron(BG),
Porque su terror había caído sobre ellos(BH).
39 Extendió una nube para cubrirlos(BI),
Y fuego para iluminarlos de noche(BJ).
40 Pidieron(BK), y les mandó codornices(BL),
Y los sació de pan del cielo(BM).
41 Abrió la roca, y brotaron las aguas(BN);
Corrieron como un río en tierra seca.
42 Porque se acordó de Su santa palabra(BO)
Dada a Abraham Su siervo,
43 Y sacó a Su pueblo con alegría,
Y a Sus escogidos con gritos de júbilo(BP).
44 También les dio las tierras de las naciones(BQ),
Y poseyeron el fruto del trabajo de los pueblos(BR),
45 A fin de que guardaran Sus estatutos(BS),
Y observaran Sus leyes.
¡Aleluya!