Psalm 105:23–44 | Liturgical Calendar

23

Israel also came into Egypt, *

and Jacob was a stranger in the land of Ham.

24

And he increased his people exceedingly, *

and made them stronger than their enemies,

25

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

and dealt deceitfully with his servants.

26

Then he sent Moses his servant, *

and Aaron whom he had chosen,

27

And they worked his signs among them, *

and wonders in the land of Ham.

28

He sent darkness, and it was dark; *

but they were not obedient to his word.

29

He turned their waters into blood *

and caused their fish to die.

30

Their land brought forth frogs, *

even in their kings’ chambers.

31

He spoke the word, and there came all manner of flies, *

and gnats in all their borders.

32

He gave them hailstones for rain, *

and flames of fire in their land.

33

He smote their vines also, and their fig trees, *

and destroyed the trees that were in their borders.

34

He spoke the word, and the grasshoppers came, and locusts innumerable, *

which ate up all the grass in their land and devoured the fruit of their ground.

35

He smote all the firstborn in their land, *

even the firstfruits of all their strength.

36

He brought forth Israel with silver and gold; *

in all their tribes there was not one who stumbled.

37

Egypt was glad at their departing, *

for they were afraid of them.

38

He spread out a cloud to be a covering, *

and fire to give light in the night season.

39

At their desire he brought quail, *

and he filled them with the bread of heaven.

40

He opened the rock, and the waters flowed out, *

so that rivers ran in the dry places.

41

For he remembered his holy promise *

and Abraham his servant.

42

And he brought forth his people with joy, *

and his chosen ones with gladness;

43

And gave them the lands of the nations, *

and they took the labors of the peoples in possession,

44

That they might keep his statutes *

and observe his laws. Praise the Lord.