Psalms 105 : 1 (HCSB)
Give thanks to the LORD, call on His name; proclaim His deeds among the peoples.
Psalms 105 : 2 (HCSB)
Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell about all His wonderful works!
Psalms 105 : 3 (HCSB)
Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Psalms 105 : 4 (HCSB)
Search for the LORD and for His strength; seek His face always.
Psalms 105 : 5 (HCSB)
Remember the wonderful works He has done, His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced,
Psalms 105 : 6 (HCSB)
You offspring of Abraham His servant, Jacob's descendants-- His chosen ones.
Psalms 105 : 7 (HCSB)
He is the LORD our God; His judgments *govern the whole earth.
Psalms 105 : 8 (HCSB)
He forever remembers His covenant, the promise He ordained for a thousand generations--
Psalms 105 : 9 (HCSB)
*the covenant He made with Abraham, swore to Isaac,
Psalms 105 : 10 (HCSB)
and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
Psalms 105 : 11 (HCSB)
"I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion."
Psalms 105 : 12 (HCSB)
When they were few in number, very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan,
Psalms 105 : 13 (HCSB)
wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another,
Psalms 105 : 14 (HCSB)
He allowed no one to oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
Psalms 105 : 15 (HCSB)
"Do not touch My anointed ones, or harm My prophets."
Psalms 105 : 16 (HCSB)
He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply.
Psalms 105 : 17 (HCSB)
He had sent a man ahead of them-- Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
Psalms 105 : 18 (HCSB)
They hurt his feet with shackles; his neck was put in an iron collar.
Psalms 105 : 19 (HCSB)
Until the time his prediction came true, the word of the LORD tested him.
Psalms 105 : 20 (HCSB)
The king sent *for him and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.
Psalms 105 : 21 (HCSB)
He made him master of his household, ruler over all his possessions--
Psalms 105 : 22 (HCSB)
binding his officials at will and instructing his elders.
Psalms 105 : 23 (HCSB)
Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
Psalms 105 : 24 (HCSB)
The LORD made His people very fruitful; He made them more numerous than their foes,
Psalms 105 : 25 (HCSB)
whose hearts He turned to hate His people and to deal deceptively with His servants.
Psalms 105 : 26 (HCSB)
He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
Psalms 105 : 27 (HCSB)
They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
Psalms 105 : 28 (HCSB)
He sent darkness, and it became dark-- for did they not defy His commands?
Psalms 105 : 29 (HCSB)
He turned their waters into blood and caused their fish to die.
Psalms 105 : 30 (HCSB)
Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their kings' chambers.
Psalms 105 : 31 (HCSB)
He spoke, and insects came-- gnats throughout their country.
Psalms 105 : 32 (HCSB)
He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land.
Psalms 105 : 33 (HCSB)
He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory.
Psalms 105 : 34 (HCSB)
He spoke and locusts came-- young locusts without number.
Psalms 105 : 35 (HCSB)
They devoured all the vegetation in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.
Psalms 105 : 36 (HCSB)
He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first progeny.
Psalms 105 : 37 (HCSB)
Then He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among His tribes stumbled.
Psalms 105 : 38 (HCSB)
Egypt was glad when they left, for dread of Israel had fallen on them.
Psalms 105 : 39 (HCSB)
He spread a cloud as a covering and *gave a fire to light up the night.
Psalms 105 : 40 (HCSB)
They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.
Psalms 105 : 41 (HCSB)
He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a stream in the desert.
Psalms 105 : 42 (HCSB)
For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
Psalms 105 : 43 (HCSB)
He brought His people out with rejoicing, His chosen ones with shouts of joy.
Psalms 105 : 44 (HCSB)
He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for.
Psalms 105 : 45 (HCSB)
*All this happened so that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
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