105:1

הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה קִרְאוּ בִּשְׁמוֹ הוֹדִיעוּ בָעַמִּים עֲלִילוֹתָיו׃

O give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name; Make known His doings among the peoples.

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105:2

שִׁירוּ־לוֹ זַמְּרוּ־לוֹ שִׂיחוּ בְּכָל־נִפְלְאוֹתָיו׃

Sing unto Him, sing praises unto Him; Speak ye of all His marvellous works.

105:3

הִתְהַלְלוּ בְּשֵׁם קָדְשׁוֹ יִשְׂמַח לֵב מְבַקְשֵׁי יְהוָה׃

Glory ye in His holy name; Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

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105:4

דִּרְשׁוּ יְהוָה וְעֻזּוֹ בַּקְּשׁוּ פָנָיו תָּמִיד׃

Seek ye the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually.

105:5

זִכְרוּ נִפְלְאוֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה מֹפְתָיו וּמִשְׁפְּטֵי־פִיו׃

Remember His marvellous works that He hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth;

105:6

זֶרַע אַבְרָהָם עַבְדּוֹ בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב בְּחִירָיו׃

O ye seed of Abraham His servant, Ye children of Jacob, His chosen ones.

105:7

הוּא יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ מִשְׁפָּטָיו׃

He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth.

105:8

זָכַר לְעוֹלָם בְּרִיתוֹ דָּבָר צִוָּה לְאֶלֶף דּוֹר׃

He hath remembered His covenant for ever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations;

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105:9

אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת אֶת־אַבְרָהָם וּשְׁבוּעָתוֹ לְיִשְׂחָק׃

[The covenant] which He made with Abraham, And His oath unto Isaac;

105:10

וַיַּעֲמִידֶהָ לְיַעֲקֹב לְחֹק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּרִית עוֹלָם׃

And He established it unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant;

105:11

לֵאמֹר לְךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת־אֶרֶץ־כְּנָעַן חֶבֶל נַחֲלַתְכֶם׃

Saying: 'Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance.'

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105:12

בִּהְיוֹתָם מְתֵי מִסְפָּר כִּמְעַט וְגָרִים בָּהּ׃

When they were but a few men in number. Yea, very few, and sojourners in it,

105:13

וַיִּתְהַלְּכוּ מִגּוֹי אֶל־גּוֹי מִמַּמְלָכָה אֶל־עַם אַחֵר׃

And when they went about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people,

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105:14

לֹא־הִנִּיחַ אָדָם לְעָשְׁקָם וַיּוֹכַח עֲלֵיהֶם מְלָכִים׃

He suffered no man to do them wrong, Yea, for their sake He reproved kings:

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105:15

אַל־תִּגְּעוּ בִמְשִׁיחָי וְלִנְבִיאַי אַל־תָּרֵעוּ׃

'Touch not Mine anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.'

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105:16

וַיִּקְרָא רָעָב עַל־הָאָרֶץ כָּל־מַטֵּה־לֶחֶם שָׁבָר׃

And He called a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.

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105:17

שָׁלַח לִפְנֵיהֶם אִישׁ לְעֶבֶד נִמְכַּר יוֹסֵף׃

He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant;

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105:18

עִנּוּ בַכֶּבֶל רגליו [רַגְלוֹ] בַּרְזֶל בָּאָה נַפְשׁוֹ׃

His feet they hurt with fetters, His person was laid in iron;

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105:19

עַד־עֵת בֹּא־דְבָרוֹ אִמְרַת יְהוָה צְרָפָתְהוּ׃

Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him.

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105:20

שָׁלַח מֶלֶךְ וַיַּתִּירֵהוּ מֹשֵׁל עַמִּים וַיְפַתְּחֵהוּ׃

The king sent and loosed him; Even the ruler of the peoples, and set him free.

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105:21

שָׂמוֹ אָדוֹן לְבֵיתוֹ וּמֹשֵׁל בְּכָל־קִנְיָנוֹ׃

He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his possessions;

105:22

לֶאְסֹר שָׂרָיו בְּנַפְשׁוֹ וּזְקֵנָיו יְחַכֵּם׃

To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom.

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105:23

וַיָּבֹא יִשְׂרָאֵל מִצְרָיִם וְיַעֲקֹב גָּר בְּאֶרֶץ־חָם׃

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

105:24

וַיֶּפֶר אֶת־עַמּוֹ מְאֹד וַיַּעֲצִמֵהוּ מִצָּרָיו׃

And He increased His people greatly, And made them too mighty for their adversaries.

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105:25

הָפַךְ לִבָּם לִשְׂנֹא עַמּוֹ לְהִתְנַכֵּל בַּעֲבָדָיו׃

He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.

105:26

שָׁלַח מֹשֶׁה עַבְדּוֹ אַהֲרֹן אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר־בּוֹ׃

He sent Moses His servant, And Aaron whom He had chosen.

105:27

שָׂמוּ־בָם דִּבְרֵי אֹתוֹתָיו וּמֹפְתִים בְּאֶרֶץ חָם׃

They wrought among them His manifold signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.

105:28

שָׁלַח חֹשֶׁךְ וַיַּחְשִׁךְ וְלֹא־מָרוּ אֶת־דברוו [דְּבָרוֹ׃]

He sent darkness, and it was dark; And they rebelled not against His word.

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105:29

הָפַךְ אֶת־מֵימֵיהֶם לְדָם וַיָּמֶת אֶת־דְּגָתָם׃

He turned their waters into blood, And slew their fish.

105:30

שָׁרַץ אַרְצָם צְפַרְדְּעִים בְּחַדְרֵי מַלְכֵיהֶם׃

Their land swarmed with frogs, In the chambers of their kings.

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105:31

אָמַר וַיָּבֹא עָרֹב כִּנִּים בְּכָל־גְּבוּלָם׃

He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And gnats in all their borders.

105:32

נָתַן גִּשְׁמֵיהֶם בָּרָד אֵשׁ לֶהָבוֹת בְּאַרְצָם׃

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

105:33

וַיַּךְ גַּפְנָם וּתְאֵנָתָם וַיְשַׁבֵּר עֵץ גְּבוּלָם׃

He smote their vines also and their fig-trees; And broke the trees of their borders.

105:34

אָמַר וַיָּבֹא אַרְבֶּה וְיֶלֶק וְאֵין מִסְפָּר׃

He spoke, and the locust came, And the canker-worm without number,

105:35

וַיֹּאכַל כָּל־עֵשֶׂב בְּאַרְצָם וַיֹּאכַל פְּרִי אַדְמָתָם׃

And did eat up every herb in their land, And did eat up the fruit of their ground.

105:36

וַיַּךְ כָּל־בְּכוֹר בְּאַרְצָם רֵאשִׁית לְכָל־אוֹנָם׃

He smote also all the first-born in their land, The first-fruits of all their strength.

105:37

וַיּוֹצִיאֵם בְּכֶסֶף וְזָהָב וְאֵין בִּשְׁבָטָיו כּוֹשֵׁל׃

And He brought them forth with silver and gold; And there was none that stumbled among His tribes.

105:38

שָׂמַח מִצְרַיִם בְּצֵאתָם כִּי־נָפַל פַּחְדָּם עֲלֵיהֶם׃

Egypt was glad when they departed; For the fear of them had fallen upon them.

105:39

פָּרַשׂ עָנָן לְמָסָךְ וְאֵשׁ לְהָאִיר לָיְלָה׃

He spread a cloud for a screen; And fire to give light in the night.

105:40

שָׁאַל וַיָּבֵא שְׂלָו וְלֶחֶם שָׁמַיִם יַשְׂבִּיעֵם׃

They asked, and He brought quails, And gave them in plenty the bread of heaven.

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105:41

פָּתַח צוּר וַיָּזוּבוּ מָיִם הָלְכוּ בַּצִּיּוֹת נָהָר׃

He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; They ran, a river in the dry places.

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105:42

כִּי־זָכַר אֶת־דְּבַר קָדְשׁוֹ אֶת־אַבְרָהָם עַבְדּוֹ׃

For He remembered His holy word Unto Abraham His servant;

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105:43

וַיּוֹצִא עַמּוֹ בְשָׂשׂוֹן בְּרִנָּה אֶת־בְּחִירָיו׃

And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with singing.

105:44

וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם אַרְצוֹת גּוֹיִם וַעֲמַל לְאֻמִּים יִירָשׁוּ׃

And He gave them the lands of the nations, And they took the labour of the peoples in possession;

105:45

בַּעֲבוּר יִשְׁמְרוּ חֻקָּיו וְתוֹרֹתָיו יִנְצֹרוּ הַלְלוּ־יָהּ׃

That they might keep His statutes, And observe His laws. Hallelujah.