Psalm 105:1-45 NLT

[1] Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. [2] Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds. [3] Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the LORD. [4] Search for the LORD and for his strength; continually seek him. [5] Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given, [6] you children of his servant Abraham, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones. [7] He is the LORD our God. His justice is seen throughout the land. [8] He always stands by his covenant- the commitment he made to a thousand generations. [9] This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac. [10] He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant: [11] "I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession." [12] He said this when they were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan. [13] They wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. [14] Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf: [15] "Do not touch my chosen people, and do not hurt my prophets." [16] He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply. [17] Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them- Joseph, who was sold as a slave. [18] They bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron collar. [19] Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the LORD tested Joseph's character. [20] Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free; the ruler of the nation opened his prison door. [21] Joseph was put in charge of all the king's household; he became ruler over all the king's possessions. [22] He could instruct the king's aides as he pleased and teach the king's advisers. [23] Then Israel arrived in Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. [24] And the LORD multiplied the people of Israel until they became too mighty for their enemies. [25] Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the LORD's servants. [26] But the LORD sent his servant Moses, along with Aaron, whom he had chosen. [27] They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians, and wonders in the land of Ham. [28] The LORD blanketed Egypt in darkness, for they had defied his commands to let his people go. [29] He turned their water into blood, poisoning all the fish. [30] Then frogs overran the land and even invaded the king's bedrooms. [31] When the LORD spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians, and gnats swarmed across Egypt. [32] He sent them hail instead of rain, and lightning flashed over the land. [33] He ruined their grapevines and fig trees and shattered all the trees. [34] He spoke, and hordes of locusts came- young locusts beyond number. [35] They ate up everything green in the land, destroying all the crops in their fields. [36] Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home, the pride and joy of each family. [37] The LORD brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold; and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled. [38] Egypt was glad when they were gone, for they feared them greatly. [39] The LORD spread a cloud above them as a covering and gave them a great fire to light the darkness. [40] They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; he satisfied their hunger with manna-bread from heaven. [41] He split open a rock, and water gushed out to form a river through the dry wasteland. [42] For he remembered his sacred promise to his servant Abraham. [43] So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy, his chosen ones with rejoicing. [44] He gave his people the lands of pagan nations, and they harvested crops that others had planted. [45] All this happened so they would follow his decrees and obey his instructions. Praise the LORD!