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105 Give thanks to Yahweh. ≈Ask him when you need help.
Tell every people group ≈about what he’s done.
2 Sing to him. Sing praises to him.
Tell about his wonderful >miracles.
3 Boast about his sinless ≈reputation.
Let the hearts of those who ≈follow Yahweh be glad.
4 Get your help from Yahweh and his strength.
≈Always be ≈requesting his attention.
5 Remember the incredible things that he’s done—
≈his miracles and the judgements that he’s made
6 you offspring of his servant Abraham,
≈you descendants of Yaakov (Jacob), his chosen one.
His judgements are felt throughout the entire world.
8 He ^never forgets his agreement with us—
≈Any promise he made will endure for a thousand generations.
9 ≈like the one he made with Abraham,[ref]
and his oath to Yitsak (Isaac).[ref]
10 ≈Later, he confirmed it again to Yaakov (Jacob),[ref]
and to Yisrael as an agreement ≈with no expiry date,
11 saying, “I’ll give you all the Canaan ≈region,
as your share of your inheritance.”
12 That was when they were few in number—
so few, and were strangers to @the area.
13 They wandered from country to country
≈and from one kingdom to another.
14 He didn’t allow ≈others to oppress them.
He even scolded kings on their account.[ref]
15 He told them not to touch his chosen leaders,
≈and not to harm his prophets.
16 He called for a famine in that land[ref]—
≈≈all food supply chains were broken.
17 He sent a man on ahead of them,[ref]
when Yosef (Joseph) was sold as a slave.
18 His feet were ≈shackled together.[ref]
≈His neck was placed in an iron collar
19 until ?@Yahweh’s[fn] ≈order came.
Yahweh’s ?≈promise[fn] tested @Yosef.
20 Then the king sent servants to release him.[ref]
≈The people’s ruler set him free.
21 He made him the master of his ≈household,[ref]
and the ruler over all his possessions—
22 to instruct his officials at his pleasure,
≈and to teach wisdom to his elders.
23 Then Yisrael went to Egypt (Heb. Mitsrayim),[ref]
yes, Yaakov (Jacob) ≈lived for a time in the land of Ham.
24 Then Yahweh made his people ≈have large families,
and ≡made them much more powerful than their enemies.
25 He ≈caused them to hate his people—
≈to deal craftily with his servants.
26 He sent his servant Mosheh (Moses),[ref]
≈and Aharon (Aaron) who he’d chosen
so they would deal with it.
27 They demonstrated signs @from Yahweh while with @the Egyptians,
≈and miracles in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness and the place ≈went dark.[ref]
They ≈couldn’t argue against his commands.[fn]
29 He turned their water into blood,[ref]
and their fish died.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs,[ref]
even in the ≈palace bedrooms.
31 He spoke and a swarm of flies came.[ref]
Gnats spread throughout ≈the entire country.
32 He ≈replaced the rain with hail,[ref]
with fire flaming on their land.[fn]
33 He ≈destroyed their grapevines and fig trees—
shattering ≈all the other trees.
34 He spoke out and the locusts came[ref]
and grasshoppers ≈that simply couldn’t be counted,
35 and devoured all of the vegetation in their region—
they ate up all the ≈produce from the ≈soil.
36 He ≈killed every ≈eldest male in their land[ref]—
the ≈star products of their strength. STUD PRODUCTS???
37 He brought @his people out ≈carrying gold and silver,[ref]
No one among the tribes stumbled as they left.
38 Egypt (Heb. Mitsrayim) was glad when they departed,
because ≈they’d come to very much dread them.
39 He spread out a cloud for a covering[ref]
and a fire to give light at night.
40 #They asked, and he sent quail,[ref]
≈and they filled up on bread from the heavens.
41 He ≈split a rock and #water gushed out[ref]—
#it ≈flowed in the wilderness like a river,
42 because he remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
43 His people ≈were happy as he brought them out of Egypt.
His chosen ones were shouting with joy.
44 He gave them the foreigners’ lands,[ref]
and they took possession of the peoples’ goods,
45 so that they might follow his instructions
and obey his rules.
Praise Yah.
↑ 105 Give_thanks to/for_YHWH call in/on/at/with_name_of_his make_known in/on/at/with_peoples deeds_of_his.
2 Sing to_him/it\f + \fr 105:2 \ft OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS.
Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.
\f* sing_praises to_him/it tell in_all wonderful_of_his.
3 Boast in/on_name_of holy_of_his the_heart_of let_it_rejoice (of)_YHWH of_those_who_seek_of.
4 Seek YHWH and_strength_of_his seek face_of_his continually.
5 Remember wonders_of_his which he_has_done miracles_of_his and_judgements_of pronounced_of_he.
6 Oh_offspring_of ʼAⱱrāhām servant_of_his Oh_descendants_of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) chosen_of_his.
7 He is_YHWH god_of_our in_all the_earth/land judgements_of_his.
8 He_remembers to_forever covenant_of_his the_message which_he_commanded for_a_thousand generations.
9 Which he_made with ʼAⱱrāhām and_oath_of_his to_Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac).
10 And_confirmed_it to_Yaˊₐqoⱱ¦262067 as_regulation to_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) a_covenant_of perpetuity.
11 To_say to/for_yourself(m) I_will_give DOM the_land_of Kinaˊan/(Canaan) the_portion_of inheritance_of_your_all’s.
12 On_their_being men_of number of_little and_strangers in/on/at/with_it.
13 And_wandering from_nation to nation from_kingdom to a_people another.
14 Not he_permitted anyone to_oppress_them and_rebuked on_account_their kings.
15 Do_not touch in/on/at/with_anointed_of_my and_to_prophets_of_my do_not do_harm.
16 And_he/it_called a_famine on the_earth/land every_of staff_of bread he_broke.
17 He_sent on_ahead_of_them a_man as_slave Yōşēf/(Joseph) he_was_sold.
18 People_afflicted in/on/at/with_fetters feet_of_his\f + \fr 105:18 \ft OSHB variant note: רגלי/ו: (x-qere) ’רַגְל֑/וֹ’: lemma_7272 n_1 morph_HNcfsc/Sp3ms id_195wE רַגְל֑/וֹ\f* iron neck_of_his it_came.
19 Until the_time came message_of_his the_message_of YHWH tested_him.
20 He_sent a_king and_released_him a_ruler_of peoples and_set_free_him.
21 Made_him master of_house_of_his and_ruler in_all possessions_of_his.
22 To_instruct officials_of_his in/on/at/with_pleasure_of_he and_elders_of_his he_taught_wisdom.
23 And_ Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) _came Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) he_sojourned in_land_of Ḩām.
24 And_made_fruitful DOM people_of_his exceedingly and_stronger_them than_foes_of_their.
25 He_turned hearts_of_whose to_hate people_of_his to_deal_craftily in/on/at/with_servants_of_his.
26 He_sent Mosheh servant_of_his ʼAhₐron whom he_had_chosen in/on/over_him/it.
27 They_performed in/on/at/with_them the_messages_of signs_of_his and_miracles in_land of_Ḩām.
28 He_sent darkness and_made_dark and_not they_rebelled_against DOM messages_of_his\f + \fr 105:28 \ft OSHB variant note: דברו/ו: (x-qere) ’דְּבָרֽ/וֹ’: lemma_1697 n_0 morph_HNcmsc/Sp3ms id_19qs9 דְּבָרֽ/וֹ\f*.
\f + \fr 105:28 \ft OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.
\f* 29 he_turned DOM waters_of_their into_blood and_die DOM fish_of_their.
30 land_of_their It_swarmed frogs in/on/at/with_chambers_of kings_of_their.
31 He_spoke and_ a_swarm_of_flies _came gnats in_all country_of_their.
32 He_made rain_of_them hail a_fire_of flames in/on/at/with_land_of_their.
33 And_struck vines_of_their and_fig_trees_of_their and_shattered the_trees_of territory_of_their.
34 He_spoke and_ locusts _came and_young_locusts and_without a_number.
35 And_ate_up all_of the_vegetation in/on/at/with_land_of_their and_ate_up the_fruit_of ground_of_their.
36 And_struck_down every_of firstborn in/on/at/with_land_of_their the_beginning to/from_all/each/any/every strength_of_their.
37 And_brought_out_them in/on/at/with_silver and_gold and_no in/on/at/with_tribes_of_his one_who_stumbled.
38 Miʦrayim/(Egypt) It_rejoiced in/on/at/with_departed_they if/because dread_of_them it_had_fallen upon_them.
39 He_spread_out a_cloud for_covering and_fire to_give_light night.
40 He_asked and_he/it_brought quail and_bread_of heavens satisfied_them.
41 He_opened a_rock and_ waters _gushed_out they_went in/on/at/with_wilderness a_river.
42 If/because he_remembered DOM the_message_of holy_of_his DOM ʼAⱱrāhām servant_of_his.
43 And_brought_out people_of_his in/on/at/with_joy in/on/at/with_shouts_of_joy DOM chosen_of_his.
44 And_he/it_gave to/for_them lands_of nations and_what_worked_of peoples they_took_possession_of.
45 In_account_of they_may_keep regulations_of_his and_laws_of_his they_may_observe praise Yah.
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