Psalm 105

Part II

Et intravit Israel

23

Israel came into Egypt, *

and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.

24

The Lord made his people exceedingly fruitful; *

he made them stronger than their enemies;

25

Whose heart he turned, so that they hated his people, *

and dealt unjustly with his servants.

26

He sent Moses his servant, *

and Aaron whom he had chosen.

27

They worked his signs among them, *

and portents in the land of Ham.

28

He sent darkness, and it grew dark; *

but the Egyptians rebelled against his words.

29

He turned their waters into blood *

and caused their fish to die.

30

Their land was overrun by frogs, *

in the very chambers of their kings.

31

He spoke, and there came swarms of insects *

and gnats within all their borders.

32

He gave them hailstones instead of rain, *

and flames of fire throughout their land.

33

He blasted their vines and their fig trees *

and shattered every tree in their country.

34

He spoke, and the locust came, *

and young locusts without number,

35

Which ate up all the green plants in their land *

and devoured the fruit of their soil.

36

He struck down the firstborn of their land, *

the first fruits of all their strength.

37

He led out his people with silver and gold; *

in all their tribes there was not one that stumbled.

38

Egypt was glad of their going, *

because they were afraid of them.

39

He spread out a cloud for a covering *

and a fire to give light in the night season.

40

They asked, and quails appeared, *

and he satisfied them with bread from heaven.

41

He opened the rock, and water flowed, *

so the river ran in the dry places.

42

For God remembered his holy word *

and Abraham his servant.

43

So he led forth his people with gladness, *

his chosen with shouts of joy.

44

He gave his people the lands of the nations, *

and they took the fruit of others’ toil,

45

That they might keep his statutes *

and observe his laws.

Hallelujah!