Psalms 105:1-6

Psalm 105 ¹ 

105:1 Give thanks to the Lord!

Call on his name!

Make known his accomplishments among the nations!

105:2 Sing to him!

Make music to him!

Tell about all his miraculous deeds!

105:3 Boast about his holy name!

Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

105:4 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives!

Seek his presence continually!

105:5 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,

his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, ² 

105:6 O children ³  of Abraham, ⁴  God’s ⁵  servant,

you descendants ⁶  of Jacob, God’s ⁷  chosen ones!

[105:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 105. The psalmist summons Israel to praise God because he delivered his people from Egypt in fulfillment of his covenantal promises to Abraham. A parallel version of vv. 1-15 appears in 1 Chr 16:8-22.

[105:5]  ² tn Heb “and the judgments of his mouth.”

[105:6]  ³ tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

[105:6]  ⁴ tc Some mss have “Israel,” which appears in the parallel version of this psalm in 1 Chr 16:13.

[105:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[105:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “sons.”

[105:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.