Psalm 105:23-45
King James Version
23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
26 He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.
27 They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
40 The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.
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Psalm 105:23-45
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 Then Israel came to Egypt;
Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.(A)
24 And the Lord made his people very fruitful
and made them stronger than their foes,(B)
25 whose hearts he then turned to hate his people,
to deal craftily with his servants.(C)
26 He sent his servant Moses
and Aaron, whom he had chosen.(D)
27 They performed his signs among them
and miracles in the land of Ham.(E)
28 He sent darkness and made the land dark;
they rebelled[a] against his words.(F)
29 He turned their waters into blood
and caused their fish to die.(G)
30 Their land swarmed with frogs,
even in the chambers of their kings.(H)
31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies
and gnats throughout their country.(I)
32 He gave them hail for rain
and lightning that flashed through their land.(J)
33 He struck their vines and fig trees
and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came,
and young locusts without number;(K)
35 they devoured all the vegetation in their land
and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 He struck down all the firstborn in their land,
the first issue of all their strength.(L)
37 Then he brought Israel[b] out with silver and gold,
and there was no one among their tribes who stumbled.(M)
38 Egypt was glad when they departed,
for dread of them had fallen upon it.(N)
39 He spread a cloud for a covering
and fire to give light by night.(O)
40 They asked, and he brought quails
and gave them food from heaven in abundance.(P)
41 He opened the rock, and water gushed out;
it flowed through the desert like a river.(Q)
42 For he remembered his holy promise
and Abraham, his servant.(R)
43 So he brought his people out with joy,
his chosen ones with singing.
44 He gave them the lands of the nations,
and they took possession of the wealth of the peoples,(S)
45 that they might keep his statutes
and observe his laws.
Praise the Lord!(T)
Psalm 105:23-45
Good News Translation
23 (A)Then Jacob went to Egypt
and settled in that country.
24 (B)The Lord gave many children to his people
and made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He made the Egyptians hate his people
and treat his servants with deceit.
26 (C)Then he sent his servant Moses,
and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They did God's mighty acts
and performed miracles in Egypt.
28 (D)God sent darkness on the country,
but the Egyptians did not obey[a] his command.
29 (E)He turned their rivers into blood
and killed all their fish.
30 (F)Their country was overrun with frogs;
even the palace was filled with them.
31 (G)God commanded, and flies and gnats
swarmed throughout the whole country.
32 (H)He sent hail and lightning on their land
instead of rain;
33 he destroyed their grapevines and fig trees
and broke down all the trees.
34 (I)He commanded, and the locusts came,
countless millions of them;
35 they ate all the plants in the land;
they ate all the crops.
36 (J)He killed the first-born sons
of all the families of Egypt.
37 (K)Then he led the Israelites out;
they carried silver and gold,
and all of them were healthy and strong.
38 The Egyptians were afraid of them
and were glad when they left.
39 (L)God put a cloud over his people
and a fire at night to give them light.
40 (M)They[b] asked, and he sent quails;
he gave them food from heaven to satisfy them.
41 (N)He opened a rock, and water gushed out,
flowing through the desert like a river.
42 He remembered his sacred promise
to Abraham his servant.
43 So he led his chosen people out,
and they sang and shouted for joy.
44 (O)He gave them the lands of other peoples
and let them take over their fields,
45 so that his people would obey his laws
and keep all his commands.
Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 105:28 Some ancient translations did not obey; Hebrew obeyed.
- Psalm 105:40 Some ancient translations They; Hebrew he.
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