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Praise to Yahweh for His Work on Behalf of Israel

105 Give thanks to Yahweh; proclaim his name;
make known his deeds among the peoples.
Sing to him; sing praises concerning him;
tell of all his wonderful works.
Boast about his holy name.
Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
Make supplication to Yahweh and his might;
seek his face continually.
Remember his wonders that he has done,
his signs and the judgments of his mouth,
O offspring of Abraham his servant,
you descendants[a] of Jacob, his chosen ones.
He is Yahweh our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
He remembers his covenant forever,
the word that he commanded
for a thousand generations,
that he made with Abraham,
and by his oath swore to Isaac.
10 He then confirmed it to Jacob as a statute,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as the allotment that is your[b] inheritance.”
12 When they were few in number[c]
a trifle—and were sojourners in it,
13 and they wandered about among the nations,[d]
from one kingdom to another people,
14 he allowed no one to oppress them,
and he rebuked kings on account of them,
15 “Do not touch my anointed ones,
nor harm my prophets.”
16 Then he called for a famine upon the land;
he broke every supply[e] of bread.
17 He sent a man on ahead of them;
Joseph was sold as a slave.
18 They clamped[f] his feet in fetters.[g]
His neck[h] went into irons.[i]
19 Until the time his word came about,
the word of Yahweh tested[j] him.
20 The king sent and he freed him;
the ruler of the peoples sent and let him loose.
21 He made him lord of his house
and ruler of all his possessions,
22 to obligate[k] his officials as he saw fit[l]
and teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then Israel came to Egypt,
and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Ham.
24 And he[m] made his people very fruitful.
He also made them[n] stronger than their[o] enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people,
to deal deceitfully against his servants.
26 He sent his servant Moses,
together with Aaron whom he had chosen.
27 They set before them the words concerning his signs
and portents in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness and made it dark,
and they did not rebel against his words.
29 He turned their waters into blood
and it killed their fish.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs,
even in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came flies
and gnats throughout all their territory.[p]
32 He gave hail for their rains
and the fire of lightning in their land.
33 And he struck their vines and fig trees,
and shattered the trees of their territory.
34 He spoke and there came locusts
and young locusts without number.
35 And they ate up all the vegetation in their land,
and they ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 And he struck down all the firstborn in their land,
the first of all their virility.
37 Then he brought them out with silver and gold,
and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed,
because the fear of them[q] had fallen upon them.
39 He spread out a cloud for a covering,
and fire to give light at night.
40 They[r] asked, and he brought quail,
and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened the rock and waters flowed;
they coursed[s] through the dry places like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy promise;[t]
he remembered Abraham his servant.
43 And so he brought out his people with joy,
his chosen ones with rejoicing.
44 And he gave to them the lands of the nations,
and they inherited the labor of the peoples,
45 so that they might observe his statutes,
and keep his laws.
Praise Yah.[u]

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 105:6 Or “children,” or “sons”
  2. Psalm 105:11 Hebrew plural
  3. Psalm 105:12 Literally “men of number,” that is, so few you could count them
  4. Psalm 105:13 Literally “from people to people”
  5. Psalm 105:16 Literally “staff”
  6. Psalm 105:18 Hebrew “oppressed, hurt”
  7. Psalm 105:18 Hebrew “fetter”
  8. Psalm 105:18 Hebrew nephesh can designate the life, soul, appetite, desire, or throat/neck.
  9. Psalm 105:18 Hebrew “iron”
  10. Psalm 105:19 Or “refined”
  11. Psalm 105:22 Hebrew “to bind, imprison” The LXX’s “to instruct” presupposes ysr instead of 'sr, and might be correct in light of the parallelism that is fairly tight in this psalm
  12. Psalm 105:22 Literally “in his desire soul
  13. Psalm 105:24 That is, God
  14. Psalm 105:24 Hebrew “him”
  15. Psalm 105:24 Hebrew “his”
  16. Psalm 105:31 Hebrew “borders”
  17. Psalm 105:38 That is, Israel
  18. Psalm 105:40 Hebrew “He”
  19. Psalm 105:41 Or “surged”
  20. Psalm 105:42 Literally “word”
  21. Psalm 105:45 Hebrew hallelujah

Psalm 105

105 Give thanks to the Lord;
    call upon his name;
    make his deeds known to all people!
Sing to God;
    sing praises to the Lord;
    dwell on all his wondrous works!
Give praise to God’s holy name!
    Let the hearts rejoice of all those seeking the Lord!
Pursue the Lord and his strength;
    seek his face always!
Remember the wondrous works he has done,
    all his marvelous works, and the justice he declared—
    you who are the offspring of Abraham, his servant,
        and the children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

The Lord—he is our God.
    His justice is everywhere throughout the whole world.
God remembers his covenant forever,
    the word he commanded to a thousand generations,
        which he made with Abraham,
        the solemn pledge he swore to Isaac.
10 God set it up as binding law for Jacob,
    as an eternal covenant for Israel,
11     promising, “I hereby give you the land of Canaan
    as your allotted inheritance.”

12 When they were few in number—
        insignificant, just immigrants—
13         wandering from nation to nation,
        from one kingdom to the next,
14     God didn’t let anyone oppress them.
    God punished kings for their sake:
15     “Don’t touch my anointed ones;
    don’t harm my prophets!”

16 When God called for a famine in the land,
    destroying every source of food,
17         he sent a man ahead of them,
            who was sold as a slave: it was Joseph.
18 Joseph’s feet hurt in his shackles;
        his neck was in an iron collar,
19     until what he predicted actually happened,
        until what the Lord had said proved him true.[a]
20 The king sent for Joseph and set him free;
    the ruler of many people released him.
21 The king made Joseph master of his house and ruler over everything he owned,
22     to make sure his princes acted according to his will,
    and to teach wisdom to his advisors.
23 That’s how Israel came to Egypt,
    how Jacob became an immigrant in the land of Ham.

24 God made his people very fruitful,
    more powerful than their enemies,
25     whose hearts God changed so they hated his people
    and dealt shrewdly with his servants.
26 God sent Moses his servant
    and the one he chose, Aaron.
27 They put God’s signs on Egypt,[b]
    his marvelous works on the land of Ham.
28 God sent darkness, and it became dark,
    but the Egyptians rejected his word.
29 God turned their waters into blood
    and killed their fish.
30 God made their land swarm with frogs[c]
    even in the bedrooms of their king!
31 God spoke, and the insects came—
    gnats throughout their whole country!
32 God turned their rain into hail
    along with lightning flashes throughout their land.
33 God destroyed their vines and their fig trees;
    shattered the trees of their countryside.
34 God spoke, and the locusts came—
    countless grasshoppers came!
35     They devoured all the plants in their land;
        they devoured the fruit of their soil.
36 God struck down all the oldest sons throughout their land;
    struck down their very pride and joy.
37 Then God brought Israel out, filled with silver and gold;
    not one of its tribes stumbled.
38 Egypt celebrated when they left,
    because the dread of Israel had come upon them.

39 God spread out clouds as a covering;
    gave lightning to provide light at night.
40 The people asked, and God brought quail;
    God filled them full with food from heaven.
41 God opened the rock and out gushed water—
    flowing like a river through the desert!
42 Because God remembered his holy promise
    to Abraham his servant,
43     God brought his people out with rejoicing,
    his chosen ones with songs of joy.
44 God gave them the lands of other nations;
    they inherited the wealth of many peoples—
45         all so that they would keep his laws
        and observe his instructions.

Praise the Lord!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 105:19 Heb uncertain
  2. Psalm 105:27 Correction; MT they put on them the words of God’s signs
  3. Psalm 105:30 Correction; DSS (11QPsa) their land swarmed with frogs

Yahweh the King Comes in Judgment

96 Sing to[a] Yahweh a new song;
sing to[b] Yahweh, all the earth.
Sing to[c] Yahweh; bless his name.
Announce[d] his salvation from day to day.
Tell his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples.
For Yahweh is great and very worthy of praise;
he is to be feared above all gods.
For all the gods of the peoples are idols,[e]
but Yahweh made the heavens.
Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Ascribe to Yahweh, you families of the peoples,
ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.
Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due his name;
bring an offering and come into his courts.
Worship Yahweh in holy array;
tremble before him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations, “Yahweh is king!
Yes, the world is established so that it will not be moved.
He will judge the peoples fairly.”
11 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice.
Let the sea with[f] its fullness roar.
12 Let the field with[g] all that is in it exult.
Then all the trees of the forests will sing for joy
13 before Yahweh, for he is coming;
for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with his faithfulness.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 96:1 Or “concerning”
  2. Psalm 96:1 Or “concerning”
  3. Psalm 96:2 Or “concerning”
  4. Psalm 96:2 Or “bring good news concerning”
  5. Psalm 96:5 This word for idols suggests something worthless or insignificant
  6. Psalm 96:11 Hebrew “and”
  7. Psalm 96:12 Hebrew “and”

Psalm 96

96 Sing to the Lord a new song!
    Sing to the Lord, all the earth!
Sing to the Lord! Bless his name!
    Share the news of his saving work every single day!
Declare God’s glory among the nations;
    declare his wondrous works among all people
    because the Lord is great and so worthy of praise.
He is awesome beyond all other gods
    because all the gods of the nations are just idols,
        but it is the Lord who created heaven!
Greatness and grandeur are in front of him;
    strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

Give to the Lord, all families of the nations—
    give to the Lord glory and power!
Give to the Lord the glory due his name!
    Bring gifts!
    Enter his courtyards!
Bow down to the Lord in his holy splendor!
    Tremble before him, all the earth!

10 Tell the nations, “The Lord rules!
    Yes, he set the world firmly in place;[a]
    it won’t be shaken.
    He will judge all people fairly.”
11 Let heaven celebrate! Let the earth rejoice!
    Let the sea and everything in it roar!
12     Let the countryside and everything in it celebrate!
    Then all the trees of the forest too
        will shout out joyfully
13         before the Lord because he is coming!
He is coming to establish justice on the earth!
    He will establish justice in the world rightly.
    He will establish justice among all people fairly.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 96:10 LXX, Vulg; MT the world is firmly established; cf Ps 93:1

Then on that day David first appointed to give thanks to Yahweh by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.

David’s Song of Thanks

Give thanks to Yahweh; call upon his name;
    make known his deeds among the nations!
Sing to him; sing praises to him;
    tell of his wondrous works!
10 Glory in his holy name;
    let the hearts of those seeking Yahweh rejoice!
11 Seek Yahweh and his strength;
    seek his face continually!
12 Remember his wonderful works that he has done,
    his wonders and the judgments of his mouth,
13 O offspring of Israel, his servant,
    O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
14 He is Yahweh our God;
    his judgments are in all the earth.
15 Remember his covenant forever,
    the word he commanded for a thousand generations,
16 that he made[a] with Abraham,
    his sworn oath to Isaac.
17 And he confirmed it to Jacob as a statute,
    an everlasting covenant to Israel,
18 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan,
    the portion of your inheritance.”
19 When you were few in number, little,
    and sojourners were in it,
20 when they wandered from nation to nation,
    and from one kingdom to another people,
21 he did not allow anyone to oppress them,
    and he rebuked kings on their account,
22 saying, “You must not touch my anointed
    nor do harm to my prophets!”
23 Sing to Yahweh, all the earth!
    Proclaim his salvation from day to day!
24 Proclaim his glory among the nations,
    his wondrous works among the peoples!
25 For Yahweh is great and greatly praised,
    and he is feared among all gods.
26 For all the gods of the nations are idols,
    but Yahweh made the heavens.
27 Splendor and majesty are before him;
    strength and joy are in his place.
28 Ascribe to Yahweh, O clans of the nations,
    ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength!
29 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of his name!
    Lift up an offering and come before him!
    Bow down to Yahweh in the splendor of holiness!
30 Tremble before him, all the earth;
    surely the world shall not be shaken.
31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad,
    and let them tell the peoples, “Yahweh reigns!”
32 Let the sea roar and its fullness;
    let the field rejoice and all that is in it.
33 Then the trees of the forest shall sing for joy before Yahweh,
    for he comes to judge the earth.
34 Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good;
    his loyal love is everlasting.
35 Then say, “Save us, O God of our salvation;
    gather us and rescue us from the nations
    that we may give thanks to your holy name
    and glory in your praise.
36 Blessed be Yahweh the God of Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting!”

Then all the people said, “Amen!” and praised Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 16:16 Literally “cut”

On the same day, for the first time, David ordered Asaph and his relatives to give thanks to the Lord.

David’s song of praise

Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name;
    make his deeds known to all people!
Sing to God, sing praises to him;
    dwell on all his wondrous works!
10 Give praise to God’s holy name!
    Let the hearts of all those seeking the Lord rejoice!
11 Pursue the Lord and his strength;
    seek his face always!
12 Remember the wondrous works he has done,
    all his marvelous works,
    and the justice he declared—
13         you who are the offspring of Israel, his servant,
        and the children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
14 The Lord—he is our God.
    His justice is everywhere throughout the whole world.
15 God remembers[a] his covenant forever,
    the word he commanded to a thousand generations,
16     which he made with Abraham,
        the solemn pledge he swore to Isaac.
17     God set it up as binding law for Jacob,
        as an eternal covenant for Israel,
18         promising, “I hereby give you the land of Canaan
        as your allotted inheritance.”
19 When they[b] were few in number—
    insignificant, just immigrants—
20     wandering from nation to nation,
    from one kingdom to the next,
21         God didn’t let anyone oppress them.
        God punished kings for their sake:
22 “Don’t touch my anointed ones;
    don’t harm my prophets!”
23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth!
    Share the news of his saving work every single day!
24 Declare God’s glory among the nations;
    declare his wondrous works among all people
25         because the Lord is great and so worthy of praise.
He is awesome beyond all other gods
26     because all the gods of the nations are just idols,
        but it is the Lord who created heaven!
27 Greatness and grandeur are in front of him;
    strength and joy are in his place.
28 Give to the Lord, all families of the nations—
    give to the Lord glory and power!
29     Give to the Lord the glory due his name!
        Bring gifts! Enter his presence!
        Bow down to the Lord
        in his holy splendor!
30 Tremble before him, all the earth!
    Yes, he set the world firmly in place;[c]
    it won’t be shaken.
31 Let heaven celebrate!
    Let the earth rejoice!
    Let the nations say, “The Lord rules!”
32 Let the sea and everything in it roar!
    Let the countryside and everything in it celebrate!
33 Then the trees of the forest will shout out joyfully
    before the Lord, because he is coming
    to establish justice on earth!
34 Give thanks to the Lord because he is good,
    because his faithful love endures forever.
35 Say: “Save us, God, our savior!
    Gather us! Deliver us from among the nations
        so we can give thanks to your holy name
        and rejoice in your praise.”
36 Bless the Lord, Israel’s God,
    from forever in the past to forever always.
And let all the people say, “Amen!”
    Praise the Lord!

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 16:15 LXX; MT Remember
  2. 1 Chronicles 16:19 LXX, Vulg; MT when you were
  3. 1 Chronicles 16:30 LXX; MT the world is firmly established