Psalm 105:1-6
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Psalm 105
God’s Faithfulness to Israel
1 O give thanks to the Lord; call on his name;
make known his deeds among the peoples.(A)
2 Sing to him, sing praises to him;
tell of all his wonderful works.(B)
3 Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.(C)
4 Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually.(D)
5 Remember the wonderful works he has done,
his miracles and the judgments he has uttered,(E)
6 O offspring of his servant Abraham,[a]
children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
Footnotes
- 105.6 Or Israel
Psalm 105:16-22
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16 When he summoned famine against the land
and cut off every supply of bread,[a](A)
17 he had sent a man ahead of them,
Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.(B)
18 His feet were hurt with fetters;
his neck was put in a collar of iron;(C)
19 until what he had said came to pass,
the word of the Lord kept testing him.(D)
20 The king sent and released him;
the ruler of the peoples set him free.(E)
21 He made him lord of his house
and ruler of all his possessions,(F)
22 to instruct[b] his officials at his pleasure
and to teach his elders wisdom.
Psalm 105:45
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45 that they might keep his statutes
and observe his laws.
Praise the Lord!(A)
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