Psalms 105 : 1 (NLV)
O give thanks to the Lord. Call on His name. Make His works known among the people.
Psalms 105 : 2 (NLV)
Sing to Him. Sing praises to Him. Tell of all His great works.
Psalms 105 : 3 (NLV)
Honor His holy name. Let the heart of those who look to the Lord be glad.
Psalms 105 : 4 (NLV)
Look for the Lord and His strength. Look for His face all the time.
Psalms 105 : 5 (NLV)
Remember the great and powerful works that He has done. Keep in mind what He has decided and told us,
Psalms 105 : 6 (NLV)
O children of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
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He is the Lord our God. What He has decided is in all the earth.
Psalms 105 : 8 (NLV)
He has remembered His agreement forever, the promise He made to last through a thousand families-to-come,
Psalms 105 : 9 (NLV)
the agreement that He made with Abraham, and His promise to Isaac.
Psalms 105 : 10 (NLV)
He gave it to Jacob as a Law, to Israel as an agreement that will last forever.
Psalms 105 : 11 (NLV)
He said, "I will give the land of Canaan to you as your share,"
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when they were only a few men in number and were strangers in it.
Psalms 105 : 13 (NLV)
They went from nation to nation, from the people under one king to the people under another.
Psalms 105 : 14 (NLV)
He did not allow anyone to hold power over them. And He spoke sharp words to kings because of them.
Psalms 105 : 15 (NLV)
He said, "Do not touch My chosen ones. And do not hurt those who speak for Me."
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Then He called for a time of no food on the land. He cut off all their bread.
Psalms 105 : 17 (NLV)
He sent a man, Joseph, before them who was sold as a servant.
Psalms 105 : 18 (NLV)
They hurt his feet with chains. He was put in irons,
Psalms 105 : 19 (NLV)
until what he had said would happen came to pass. The Word of the Lord tested him.
Psalms 105 : 20 (NLV)
The king sent and had him taken out of prison. The ruler of many people set him free.
Psalms 105 : 21 (NLV)
He made him the lord of his house and ruler over all he had.
Psalms 105 : 22 (NLV)
He could punish the rulers as he pleased. And he taught wisdom to the wise.
Psalms 105 : 23 (NLV)
Then Israel also came into Egypt. So Jacob stayed in the land of Ham.
Psalms 105 : 24 (NLV)
And He made the number of His people grow until they were stronger than those who held power over them.
Psalms 105 : 25 (NLV)
He turned their hearts to hate His people and to make plans against His servants.
Psalms 105 : 26 (NLV)
He sent Moses, His servant, and Aaron whom He had chosen.
Psalms 105 : 27 (NLV)
They did His great works for them to see, powerful works in the land of Ham.
Psalms 105 : 28 (NLV)
He sent darkness and made the land dark. They did not fight against what He told them to do.
Psalms 105 : 29 (NLV)
He changed their water into blood, so their fish died.
Psalms 105 : 30 (NLV)
Their land became covered with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.
Psalms 105 : 31 (NLV)
He spoke and there came many flies all over their land.
Psalms 105 : 32 (NLV)
He gave them hail instead of rain, and lightning like fire in their land.
Psalms 105 : 33 (NLV)
He destroyed their vines and fig trees and the trees of their country.
Psalms 105 : 34 (NLV)
He spoke and the locusts came. There were too many to number.
Psalms 105 : 35 (NLV)
They ate up all the plants in their country. They ate all the fruit of their land.
Psalms 105 : 36 (NLV)
He killed all the first-born in their land, the first fruits of all their strength.
Psalms 105 : 37 (NLV)
Then He brought Israel out with silver and gold. And there was not one weak person among their families.
Psalms 105 : 38 (NLV)
Egypt was glad when they left. For they had become afraid of Israel.
Psalms 105 : 39 (NLV)
He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light at night.
Psalms 105 : 40 (NLV)
They asked, and He brought them quails for meat. And He filled them with the bread of heaven.
Psalms 105 : 41 (NLV)
He opened the rock and water flowed out. It flowed in the desert like a river.
Psalms 105 : 42 (NLV)
For He remembered His holy Word with Abraham His servant.
Psalms 105 : 43 (NLV)
And He brought His people out with joy, His chosen ones with singing.
Psalms 105 : 44 (NLV)
He gave them the lands of the nations. They were given what others had worked for,
Psalms 105 : 45 (NLV)
so that they might do what He told them and keep His Law. Praise the Lord!
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