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Psalm 105

^105:1 Give thanks to the Lord. Call on his name. Make known his accomplishments among the nations. ^105:2 Sing to him. Make music to him. Tell about all his miraculous deeds. ^105:3 Boast about his holy name. Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. ^105:4 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives. Seek his presence continually. ^105:5 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed, his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, ^105:6 O children of Abraham, God’s servant, you descendants of Jacob, God’s chosen ones. ^105:7 He is the Lord our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth. ^105:8 He always remembers his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations— ^105:9 the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac. ^105:10 He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise, ^105:11 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.” ^105:12 When they were few in number, just a very few, and resident foreigners within it, ^105:13 they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another. ^105:14 He let no one oppress them; he disciplined kings for their sake, ^105:15 saying, “Don’t touch my chosen ones. Don’t harm my prophets.” ^105:16 He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply. ^105:17 He sent a man ahead of them — Joseph was sold as a servant. ^105:18 The shackles hurt his feet; his neck was placed in an iron collar, ^105:19 until the time when his prediction came true. The Lord’s word proved him right. ^105:20 The king authorized his release; the ruler of nations set him free. ^105:21 He put him in charge of his palace, and made him manager of all his property, ^105:22 giving him authority to imprison his officials and to teach his advisers. ^105:23 Israel moved to Egypt; Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham. ^105:24 The Lord made his people very fruitful and made them more numerous than their enemies. ^105:25 He caused the Egyptians to hate his people and to mistreat his servants. ^105:26 He sent his servant Moses, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. ^105:27 They executed his miraculous signs among them and his amazing deeds in the land of Ham. ^105:28 He made it dark; Moses and Aaron did not disobey his orders. ^105:29 He turned the Egyptians’ water into blood and killed their fish. ^105:30 Their land was overrun by frogs, which even got into the rooms of their kings. ^105:31 He ordered flies to come; gnats invaded their whole territory. ^105:32 He sent hail along with the rain; there was lightning in their land. ^105:33 He destroyed their vines and fig trees and broke the trees throughout their territory. ^105:34 He ordered locusts to come, innumerable grasshoppers. ^105:35 They ate all the vegetation in their land and devoured the crops of their fields. ^105:36 He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of their reproductive power. ^105:37 He brought his people out enriched with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled. ^105:38 Egypt was happy when they left, for they were afraid of them. ^105:39 He spread out a cloud for a cover, and provided a fire to light up the night. ^105:40 They asked for food, and he sent quail; he satisfied them with food from the sky. ^105:41 He opened up a rock and water flowed out; a river ran through dry regions. ^105:42 Yes, he remembered the sacred promise he made to Abraham his servant. ^105:43 When he led his people out, they rejoiced; his chosen ones shouted with joy. ^105:44 He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced, ^105:45 so that they might keep his commands and obey his laws. Praise the Lord.