Psalm 105
Psalm 105
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Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
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Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
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Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
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Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
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Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
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O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
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He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
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He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
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the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
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He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
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“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
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When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
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they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
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He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
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“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
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He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
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He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave.
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They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,
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until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.
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The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.
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He made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance,
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to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
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Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
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And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
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whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
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He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
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They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
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He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words.
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He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.
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Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.
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He spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country.
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He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land.
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He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.
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He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number.
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They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.
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Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.
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He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
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Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
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He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.
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They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
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He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
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For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
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He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
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He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
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that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!