Psalms 105

hodu la-Adonai qiru vishmo hodi'u va'ammim alilotayw

Praise GOD; call on this name; proclaim God’s deeds among the peoples.

shiru-lo zammeru-lo sikhu bekhol-nifle'otayw

Sing out praises; speak of all those wondrous acts.

hithalelu beshem qodsho yismakh lev mevaqshe Adonai

Exult in this holy name; let all who seek GOD rejoice.

dirshu Adonai ve'uzzo baqqeshu fanayw tamid

Turn to GOD, to divine might; seek God’s presence constantly.

zikhru nifle'otayw asher-asah mofetayw umishpete-fiv

Remember the wonders that have been done, the portents, and judgments pronounced,

zera avraham avdo bene ya'aqov bekhirayw

O offspring of Abraham, God’s servant, O descendants of Jacob, the chosen ones.

hu Adonai elohenu bekhol-ha'arets mishpatayw

The ETERNAL is our God, whose judgments are throughout the earth.

zakhar le'olam berito davar tsivvah le'elef dor

[God] is ever mindful of the covenant, the promise given for a thousand generations,

asher karat et-avraham ushevu'ato leyiskhaq

that was made with Abraham, sworn to Isaac,

vayya'amideha leya'aqov lekhoq leyisra'el berit olam

and confirmed in a decree for Jacob, for Israel, as an eternal covenant,

lemor lekha etten et-erets-kena'an khevel nakhalatkhem

saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as your allotted heritage.”

bihyotam mete mispar kimat vegarim bah

They were then few in number, a mere handful, sojourning there,

vayyithallekhu miggoy el-goy mimmamlakhah el-am akher

wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

lo-hinniakh adam le'oshqam vayyokhakh alehem melakhim

None were allowed to oppress them; kings were reproved on their account,

al-tigge'u vimshikhay velinvi'ay al-tare'u

“Do not touch My anointed ones; do not harm My prophets.”

vayyiqra ra'av al-ha'arets kol-matteh-lekhem shavar

A famine was called down on the land, destroying every staff of bread.

shalakh lifnehem ish le'eved nimkar yosef

[God] sent ahead of them an agent— Joseph, sold into slavery.

innu vakkevel (rglyv) [raglo] barzel ba'ah nafsho

His feet were subjected to fetters; an iron collar was put on his neck.

ad-et bo-devaro imrat Adonai tserafatehu

Until his prediction came true GOD’s decree purged him.

shalakh melekh vayyattirehu moshel ammim vayefattekhehu

The king sent to have him freed; the ruler of nations released him.

samo adon leveto umoshel bekhol-qinyano

He made him the lord of his household, empowered him over all his possessions,

lesor sarayw benafsho uzeqenayw yekhakkem

to discipline his princes at will, to teach his elders wisdom.

vayyavo yisra'el mitsrayim veya'aqov gar be'erets-kham

Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

vayyefer et-ammo me'od vayya'atsimehu mitsarayw

[God] made that people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,

hafakh libbam lisno ammo lehitnakkel ba'avadayw

then changed the heart [of the Egyptians] to hate this people, to plot against God’s servants.

shalakh mosheh avdo aharon asher bakhar-bo

Moses—God’s servant—was sent, and Aaron, who had been chosen.

samu-vam divre ototayw umofetim be'erets kham

They performed God’s signs among them, and wonders, against the land of Ham.

shalakh khoshekh vayyakhshikh velo-maru et-[devaro] (dvryv)

[God] sent darkness; it was very dark; did they not defy God’s word?

hafakh et-memehem ledam vayyamet et-degatam

Their waters were turned into blood and their fish were killed.

sharats artsam tsefarde'im bekhadre malkhehem

Their land teemed with frogs, even the rooms of their king.

amar vayyavo arov kinnim bekhol-gevulam

Swarms of insects came at God’s command, lice, throughout their country.

natan gishmehem barad esh lehavot be'artsam

They were given hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

vayyakh gafnam ute'enatam vayeshabber ets gevulam

Their vines and fig trees were struck, the trees of their country broken down.

amar vayyavo arbeh veyeleq ve'en mispar

Locusts came at God’s command, grasshoppers without number.

vayyokhal kol-esev be'artsam vayyokhal peri admatam

They devoured every green thing in the land; they consumed the produce of the soil.

vayyakh kol-bekhor be'artsam reshit lekhol-onam

[God] struck down every [male] first-born in the land, the first fruit of their vigor.

vayyotsi'em bekhesef vezahav ve'en bishvatayw koshel

Israel was led out with silver and gold; none among their tribes faltered.

samakh mitsrayim betsetam ki-nafal pakhdam alehem

Egypt rejoiced when they left, for dread of Israel had fallen upon them.

paras anan lemasakh ve'esh leha'ir layelah

[God] spread a cloud for a cover, and fire to light up the night.

sha'al vayyave selav velekhem shamayim yasbi'em

They asked, and were brought quail, and were satisfied with food from heaven.

patakh tsur vayyazuvu mayim halekhu batsiyyot nahar

[God] opened a rock so that water gushed forth; it flowed as a stream in the parched land.

ki-zakhar et-devar qodsho et-avraham avdo

Mindful of the sacred promise to Abraham—God’s servant,

vayyotsi ammo vesason berinnah et-bekhirayw

The people were led out in gladness, God’s chosen ones with joyous song.

vayyitten lahem artsot goyim va'amal le'ummim yirashu

They were given the lands of nations; they inherited the wealth of peoples,

ba'avur yishmeru khuqqayw vetorotayw yintsoru halelu-yah

that they might keep God’s laws and observe God’s teachings. Hallelujah.