Psalm 105:1-45 NCV

[1] Give thanks to the LORD and pray to him. Tell the nations what he has done. [2] Sing to him; sing praises to him. Tell about all his miracles. [3] Be glad that you are his; let those who seek the LORD be happy. [4] Depend on the LORD and his strength; always go to him for help. [5] Remember the miracles he has done; remember his wonders and his decisions. [6] You are descendants of his servant Abraham, the children of Jacob, his chosen people. [7] He is the LORD our God. His laws are for all the world. [8] He will keep his agreement forever; he will keep his promises always. [9] He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham and the promise he made to Isaac. [10] He made it a law for the people of Jacob; he made it an agreement with Israel to last forever. [11] The LORD said, "I will give you the land of Canaan, and it will belong to you." [12] Then God's people were few in number. They were strangers in the land. [13] They went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another. [14] But the LORD did not let anyone hurt them; he warned kings not to harm them. [15] He said, "Don't touch my chosen people, and don't harm my prophets." [16] God ordered a time of hunger in the land, and he destroyed all the food. [17] Then he sent a man ahead of them- Joseph, who was sold as a slave. [18] They put chains around his feet and an iron ring around his neck. [19] Then the time he had spoken of came, and the LORD's words proved that Joseph was right. [20] The king of Egypt sent for Joseph and freed him; the ruler of the people set him free. [21] He made him the master of his house; Joseph was in charge of his riches. [22] He could order the princes as he wished. He taught the older men to be wise. [23] Then his father Israel came to Egypt; Jacob lived in Egypt. [24] The LORD made his people grow in number, and he made them stronger than their enemies. [25] He caused the Egyptians to hate his people and to make plans against his servants. [26] Then he sent his servant Moses, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. [27] They did many signs among the Egyptians and worked wonders in Egypt. [28] The LORD sent darkness and made the land dark, but the Egyptians turned against what he said. [29] So he changed their water into blood and made their fish die. [30] Then their country was filled with frogs, even in the bedrooms of their rulers. [31] The LORD spoke and flies came, and gnats were everywhere in the country. [32] He made hail fall like rain and sent lightning through their land. [33] He struck down their grapevines and fig trees, and he destroyed every tree in the country. [34] He spoke and grasshoppers came; the locusts were too many to count. [35] They ate all the plants in the land and everything the earth produced. [36] The LORD also killed all the firstborn sons in the land, the oldest son of each family. [37] Then he brought his people out, and they carried with them silver and gold. Not one of his people stumbled. [38] The Egyptians were glad when they left, because the Egyptians were afraid of them. [39] The LORD covered them with a cloud and lit up the night with fire. [40] When they asked, he brought them quail and filled them with bread from heaven. [41] God split the rock, and water flowed out; it ran like a river through the desert. [42] He remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham. [43] So God brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing. [44] He gave them lands of other nations, so they received what others had worked for. [45] This was so they would keep his orders and obey his teachings. Praise the LORD!