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105:1  Give thanks to the Lord and pray to him. Tell the nations what he has done.
105:2  Sing to him. Sing praises to him. Tell about all the wonderful things he has done.
105:3  Be glad that you are his. Let those who ask the Lord for help be happy.
105:4  Depend on the Lord and his strength. Always go to him for help.
105:5  Remember the wonderful things he has done. Remember his miracles and his decisions.
105:6  You are descendants of his servant Abraham, the children of Jacob, his chosen people.
105:7  He is the Lord our God. His laws are for all the world.
105:8  He will keep his agreement forever. He will keep his promises always.
105:9  He will keep his agreement he made with Abraham. He will keep the promise he made to Isaac.
105:10  He made it a law for the people of Jacob. He made it an agreement with Israel to last forever.
105:11  The Lord said, “I will give you the land of Canaan. The promised land will belong to you.”
105:12  Then God’s people were few in number. They were strangers in the land.
105:13  They went from one nation to another. They went from one kingdom to another.
105:14  But the Lord did not let anyone hurt them. He warned kings not to harm them.
105:15  He said, “Don’t hurt my chosen people. Don’t harm my prophets.”
105:16  God ordered a time of hunger in the land. And he destroyed all the food.
105:17  Then he sent a man ahead of them. It was Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
105:18  They put chains around his feet and an iron ring around his neck.
105:19  Then the time he had spoken of came. The Lord’s words proved that Joseph was right.
105:20  The king of Egypt sent for Joseph and freed him. The ruler of the people set him free.
105:21  He made him the master of his house. Joseph was in charge of his riches.
105:22  He could order the princes as he wished. He taught the older men to be wise.
105:23  Then his father Israel came to Egypt. Jacob, also called Israel, lived in Egypt.
105:24  The Lord made his people grow in number. He made them stronger than their enemies.
105:25  And he caused the Egyptians to hate his people. They made plans against the Lord’s servants.
105:26  Then he sent his servant Moses, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
105:27  They did many signs among the Egyptians. They worked miracles in Egypt.
105:28  The Lord sent darkness and made the land dark. But the Egyptians turned against what he said.
105:29  So he changed their water into blood and made their fish die.
105:30  Then their country was filled with frogs. They were even in the bedrooms of their rulers.
105:31  The Lord spoke, and flies came. Gnats were everywhere in the country.
105:32  He made hail fall like rain. And he sent lightning through their land.
105:33  He struck down their grapevines and fig trees. He destroyed every tree in the country.
105:34  He spoke, and grasshoppers came. The locusts were too many to count.
105:35  They ate all the plants in the land. They ate what the earth produced.
105:36  The Lord also killed all the firstborn sons in the land, the oldest son of each family.
105:37  Then he brought his people out, and they carried with them silver and gold. Not one of his people stumbled.
105:38  The Egyptians were glad when they left because the Egyptians were afraid of them.
105:39  The Lord covered them with a cloud and lit up the night with fire.
105:40  When they asked, he brought them quail. He filled them with bread from heaven.
105:41  God split the rock, and water flowed out. It ran like a river through the desert.
105:42  He remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
105:43  So God brought his people out with joy. He brought out his chosen ones with singing.
105:44  He gave them lands that belonged to other nations. They received what others had worked for.
105:45  This was so they would keep his orders and obey his teachings. Praise the Lord!