Psalms 105:1-25

Give thanks to the LORD, proclaim his greatness; tell the nations what he has done. Sing praise to the LORD; tell of the wonderful things he has done. Be glad that we belong to him; let all who worship him rejoice. Go to the LORD for help; and worship him continually. You descendants of Abraham, his servant; you descendants of Jacob, the man he chose: remember the miracles that God performed and the judgements that he gave. The LORD is our God; his commands are for all the world. He will keep his covenant for ever, his promises for a thousand generations. He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham and his promise to Isaac. The LORD made a covenant with Jacob, one that will last for ever. “I will give you the land of Canaan,” he said. “It will be your own possession.” God's people were few in number, strangers in the land of Canaan. They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to another. But God let no one oppress them; to protect them, he warned the kings: “Don't harm my chosen servants; do not touch my prophets.” The LORD sent famine to their country and took away all their food. But he sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who had been sold as a slave. His feet were kept in chains, and an iron collar was round his neck, until what he had predicted came true. The word of the LORD proved him right. Then the king of Egypt had him released; the ruler of nations set him free. He put him in charge of his government and made him ruler over all the land, with power over the king's officials and authority to instruct his advisers. Then Jacob went to Egypt and settled in that country. The LORD gave many children to his people and made them stronger than their enemies. He made the Egyptians hate his people and treat his servants with deceit.