Psalms 105
The Lord is to be praised for his works among the nations, and his people are to seek him and remember his miracles. He has kept his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and has protected his people throughout their history, including their time in Egypt. Despite being a small and foreign people, God allowed no one to harm them and even reproved kings on their behalf. He sent Moses and Aaron to lead his people out of Egypt, performing many signs and wonders, and ultimately led them to possess the regions of the Gentiles.
Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Announce his works among the nationsSing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wondersBe praised in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoiceSeek the Lord, and be confirmed. Seek his face alwaysRemember his miracles, which he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouthyou offspring of Abraham his servant, you sons of Jacob his electHe is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout the entire earthHe has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generationswhich he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to IsaacAnd he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testamentsaying: To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritanceThough they may have been but a small number, very few and foreigners thereand though they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another peoplehe allowed no man to harm them, and he reproved kings on their behalfDo not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophetsAnd he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the breadHe sent a man before them: Joseph, who had been sold as a slaveThey humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his souluntil his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed himThe king sent and released him; he was the ruler of the people, and he dismissed himHe established him as master of his house and ruler of all his possessionsso that he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his elders prudenceAnd Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of HamAnd he helped his people greatly, and he strengthened them over their enemiesHe turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servantsHe sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the one whom he choseHe placed with them signs of his word, and portents in the land of HamHe sent darkness and made it conceal, and he did not afflict them with his speechHe turned their waters into blood, and he slaughtered their fishTheir land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kingsHe spoke, and there came forth common flies and gnats, in every regionHe gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same landAnd he struck their vineyards and their fig trees, and he crushed the trees of their regionHe spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no numberAnd it devoured all the grass in their land, and it consumed all the fruit of their landAnd he struck all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their laborAnd he led them out with silver and gold, and there was not an infirm one among their tribesEgypt was joyful at their departure, for the fear of them lay heavy upon themHe spread a cloud for their protection, and a fire, to give them light through the nightThey petitioned, and the quail came; and he satisfied them with the bread of heavenHe ruptured the rock and the waters flowed: rivers gushed in the dry landFor he had called to mind his holy word, which he kept near to his servant AbrahamAnd he led forth his people in exultation, and his elect in rejoicingAnd he gave them the regions of the Gentiles, and they possessed the labors of the peoplesso that they might observe his justifications, and inquire about his law
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