Psalm 105:1-45 CEB

[1] Give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make his deeds known to all people! [2] Sing to God; sing praises to the Lord; dwell on all his wondrous works! [3] Give praise to God’s holy name! Let the hearts rejoice of all those seeking the LORD! [4] Pursue the LORD and his strength; seek his face always! [5] Remember the wondrous works he has done, all his marvelous works, and the justice he declared— [6] you who are the offspring of Abraham, his servant, and the children of Jacob, his chosen ones. [7] The LORD—he is our God. His justice is everywhere throughout the whole world. [8] God remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded to a thousand generations, [9] which he made with Abraham, the solemn pledge he swore to Isaac. [10] God set it up as binding law for Jacob, as an eternal covenant for Israel, [11] promising, “I hereby give you the land of Canaan as your allotted inheritance.” [12] When they were few in number—insignificant, just immigrants— [13] wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to the next, [14] God didn’t let anyone oppress them. God punished kings for their sake: [15] “Don’t touch my anointed ones; don’t harm my prophets!” [16] When God called for a famine in the land, destroying every source of food, [17] he sent a man ahead of them, who was sold as a slave: it was Joseph. [18] Joseph’s feet hurt in his shackles; his neck was in an iron collar, [19] until what he predicted actually happened, until what the LORD had said proved him true. [20] The king sent for Joseph and set him free; the ruler of many people released him. [21] The king made Joseph master of his house and ruler over everything he owned, [22] to make sure his princes acted according to his will, and to teach wisdom to his advisors. [23] That’s how Israel came to Egypt, how Jacob became an immigrant in the land of Ham. [24] God made his people very fruitful, more powerful than their enemies, [25] whose hearts God changed so they hated his people and dealt shrewdly with his servants. [26] God sent Moses his servant and the one he chose, Aaron. [27] They put God’s signs on Egypt, his marvelous works on the land of Ham. [28] God sent darkness, and it became dark, but the Egyptians rejected his word. [29] God turned their waters into blood and killed their fish. [30] God made their land swarm with frogs—even in the bedrooms of their king! [31] God spoke, and the insects came—gnats throughout their whole country! [32] God turned their rain into hail along with lightning flashes throughout their land. [33] God destroyed their vines and their fig trees; shattered the trees of their countryside. [34] God spoke, and the locusts came—countless grasshoppers came! [35] They devoured all the plants in their land; they devoured the fruit of their soil. [36] God struck down all the oldest sons throughout their land; struck down their very pride and joy. [37] Then God brought Israel out, filled with silver and gold; not one of its tribes stumbled. [38] Egypt celebrated when they left, because the dread of Israel had come upon them. [39] God spread out clouds as a covering; gave lightning to provide light at night. [40] The people asked, and God brought quail; God filled them full with food from heaven. [41] God opened the rock and out gushed water—flowing like a river through the desert! [42] Because God remembered his holy promise to Abraham his servant, [43] God brought his people out with rejoicing, his chosen ones with songs of joy. [44] God gave them the lands of other nations; they inherited the wealth of many peoples— [45] all so that they would keep his laws and observe his instructions. Praise the LORD!