Psalm 105 opens with a command to praise and delivers 45 verses of evidence: God’s unbroken faithfulness from Abraham’s covenant through the Exodus. It belongs to the Psalter’s fourth book and appears word-for-word in 1 Chronicles 16 as David’s inaugural liturgy for the ark’s arrival in Jerusalem - one of the oldest li

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Give thanks to the LORD Call on his name Make his doings known amongst the peoples

Sing to him, sing praises to him Tell of all his marvellous works Glory in his holy name Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice Seek the LORD and his strength

Seek his face forever more Remember his marvellous works that he has done His wonders and the judgements of his mouth You offspring of Abraham, his servant

He is the LORD, our God His judgements are in all the earth He has remembered his covenant forever The word which he commanded to a thousand generations

The covenant which he made with Abraham His oath to Isaac Confirmed it to Jacob for a statute To Israel for an everlasting covenant Saying, To you I will give the land of Canaan

When they were but a few men in number Yes, very few and foreigners in it They went about from nation to nation From one kingdom to another people

He allowed no one to do them wrong Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes He called for a famine on the land He destroyed the food supplies

He sent a man before them Joseph was sold for a slave They bruised his feet with shackles His neck was locked in irons

Until the time that his word happened And the LORD’s word proved him true The king sent and freed him Even the ruler of peoples and let him go free

He made him lord of his house And ruler of all of his possessions To discipline his princes at his pleasure And to teach his elders wisdom

Israel also came into Egypt Jacob lived in the land of Ham He increased his people greatly He brought them out with silver and gold There was not one feeble person amongst his tribes

He gave them the lands of the nations They took the labour of the peoples in possession That they might keep his statutes And observe his laws Praise the LORD

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Psalms 105 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.

Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press