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Psalm 105

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1O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.

2Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

3Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

4Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

5Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

6O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.

7He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.

8He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

9Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

10And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

11Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:

12When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.

13When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;

14He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

15Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

16Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

17He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

18Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:

19Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.

20The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

21He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:

22To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.

23Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

24And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

25He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.

26He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.

27They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

28He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.

29He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.

30Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.

31He spake, and the divers sorts of flies came, and lice in all their coasts.

32He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

33He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.

34He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,

35And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.

36He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

37He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.

38Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.

39He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.

40The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; and the rivers ran in the dry places.

42For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.

43And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:

44And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;

45That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.

Summary

Psalm 105 is a historical hymn that recounts God’s faithfulness to His covenant from Abraham to the conquest of Canaan. The psalm opens with a call to give thanks, sing, seek the Lord, and remember His marvelous works, then traces the covenant made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It tells how God protected a few wandering patriarchs, sent Joseph ahead through suffering to preserve the family, multiplied Israel in Egypt, and delivered them through Moses and Aaron with signs and wonders—the plagues, the exodus with silver and gold, the cloud and fire, the quails and manna, and the water from the rock.

The psalm climaxes in God giving His people the lands of the nations so that they might observe His statutes and keep His laws. The major themes are covenant faithfulness, remembrance, redemption, providence, and obedience. The psalm teaches that history is the arena of God’s remembering, and that deliverance always serves discipleship—He brings us out that we might keep His word. Practically, it invites believers to recount God’s deeds in their own lives and to trust that the God who kept covenant then keeps covenant now. The great lesson is that the Lord remembers His holy promise to a thousand generations.

Key Themes

A Prayer from Psalm 105

Lord, I give thanks and call upon Your name; I seek Your face evermore. You remember Your covenant forever, the word You commanded to a thousand generations. You were faithful to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when they were few and wandering, and You sent Joseph ahead through affliction to preserve life. You multiplied Your people in Egypt and delivered them with signs and wonders through Moses and Aaron. You brought them forth with silver and gold, none feeble among their tribes, and led them by cloud and fire, feeding them with bread from heaven and water from the rock. You gave them the lands of the nations that they might observe Your statutes. Help me to remember Your marvelous works, to recount Your deeds among the people, and to keep Your laws with joy. Praise the Lord! In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Reflection Questions

  1. 1What “marvelous works” of God in my own history do I need to remember today?
  2. 2How does the story of Joseph encourage me when my circumstances seem adverse?
  3. 3What does it mean that deliverance is given “that they might observe his statutes”?
  4. 4Whom can I tell about God’s deeds this week, making them known among the people?

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