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Psalm 105 in Hebrew and English

45 verses, about 3 minutes to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה קִרְאוּ בִשְׁמוֹ הוֹדִיעוּ בָעַמִּים עֲלִילוֹתָֽיו׃

O give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name; Make known His doings among the peoples.

שִׁירוּ־לוֹ זַמְּרוּ־לוֹ שִׂיחוּ בְּכָל־נִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃

Sing unto Him, sing praises unto Him; Speak ye of all His marvellous works.

הִתְהַלְלוּ בְּשֵׁם קָדְשׁוֹ יִשְׂמַח לֵב מְבַקְשֵׁי יְהוָֽה׃

Glory ye in His holy name; Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

דִּרְשׁוּ יְהוָה וְעֻזּוֹ בַּקְּשׁוּ פָנָיו תָּמִֽיד׃

Seek ye the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually.

זִכְרוּ נִפְלְאוֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה מֹפְתָיו וּמִשְׁפְּטֵי־פִֽיו׃

Remember His marvellous works that He hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth;

זֶרַע אַבְרָהָם עַבְדּוֹ בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב בְּחִירָֽיו׃

O ye seed of Abraham His servant, Ye children of Jacob, His chosen ones.

הוּא יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ מִשְׁפָּטָֽיו׃

He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth.

זָכַר לְעוֹלָם בְּרִיתוֹ דָּבָר צִוָּה לְאֶלֶף דּֽוֹר׃

He hath remembered His covenant for ever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations;

אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת אֶת־אַבְרָהָם וּשְׁבוּעָתוֹ לְיִשְׂחָֽק׃

[The covenant] which He made with Abraham, And His oath unto Isaac;

וַיַּעֲמִידֶהָ לְיַעֲקֹב לְחֹק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּרִית עוֹלָֽם׃

And He established it unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant;

לֵאמֹר לְךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת־אֶרֶץ־כְּנָעַן חֶבֶל נַחֲלַתְכֶֽם׃

Saying: 'Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance.'

בִּהְיוֹתָם מְתֵי מִסְפָּר כִּמְעַט וְגָרִים בָּֽהּ׃

When they were but a few men in number. Yea, very few, and sojourners in it,

וַיִּתְהַלְּכוּ מִגּוֹי אֶל־גּוֹי מִמַּמְלָכָה אֶל־עַם אַחֵֽר׃

And when they went about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people,

לֹא־הִנִּיחַ אָדָם לְעָשְׁקָם וַיּוֹכַח עֲלֵיהֶם מְלָכִֽים׃

He suffered no man to do them wrong, Yea, for their sake He reproved kings:

אַל־תִּגְּעוּ בִמְשִׁיחָי וְלִנְבִיאַי אַל־תָּרֵֽעוּ׃

'Touch not Mine anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.'

וַיִּקְרָא רָעָב עַל־הָאָרֶץ כָּל־מַטֵּה־לֶחֶם שָׁבָֽר׃

And He called a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.

שָׁלַח לִפְנֵיהֶם אִישׁ לְעֶבֶד נִמְכַּר יוֹסֵֽף׃

He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant;

עִנּוּ בַכֶּבֶל רַגְלוֹ בַּרְזֶל בָּאָה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

His feet they hurt with fetters, His person was laid in iron;

עַד־עֵת בֹּא־דְבָרוֹ אִמְרַת יְהוָה צְרָפָֽתְהוּ׃

Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him.

שָׁלַח מֶלֶךְ וַיַּתִּירֵהוּ מֹשֵׁל עַמִּים וַֽיְפַתְּחֵֽהוּ׃

The king sent and loosed him; Even the ruler of the peoples, and set him free.

שָׂמוֹ אָדוֹן לְבֵיתוֹ וּמֹשֵׁל בְּכָל־קִנְיָנֽוֹ׃

He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his possessions;

לֶאְסֹר שָׂרָיו בְּנַפְשׁוֹ וּזְקֵנָיו יְחַכֵּֽם׃

To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom.

וַיָּבֹא יִשְׂרָאֵל מִצְרָיִם וְיַעֲקֹב גָּר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־חָֽם׃

Israel also came into Egypt; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

וַיֶּפֶר אֶת־עַמּוֹ מְאֹד וַיַּעֲצִמֵהוּ מִצָּרָֽיו׃

And He increased His people greatly, And made them too mighty for their adversaries.

הָפַךְ לִבָּם לִשְׂנֹא עַמּוֹ לְהִתְנַכֵּל בַּעֲבָדָֽיו׃

He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.

שָׁלַח מֹשֶׁה עַבְדּוֹ אַהֲרֹן אֲשֶׁר בָּֽחַר־בּֽוֹ׃

He sent Moses His servant, And Aaron whom He had chosen.

שָׂמוּ־בָם דִּבְרֵי אֹתוֹתָיו וּמֹפְתִים בְּאֶרֶץ חָֽם׃

They wrought among them His manifold signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.

שָׁלַח חֹשֶׁךְ וַיַּחְשִׁךְ וְלֹא־מָרוּ אֶת־דְּבָרֽוֹ׃

He sent darkness, and it was dark; And they rebelled not against His word.

הָפַךְ אֶת־מֵימֵיהֶם לְדָם וַיָּמֶת אֶת־דְּגָתָֽם׃

He turned their waters into blood, And slew their fish.

שָׁרַץ אַרְצָם צְפַרְדְּעִים בְּחַדְרֵי מַלְכֵיהֶֽם׃

Their land swarmed with frogs, In the chambers of their kings.

אָמַר וַיָּבֹא עָרֹב כִּנִּים בְּכָל־גְּבוּלָֽם׃

He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And gnats in all their borders.

נָתַן גִּשְׁמֵיהֶם בָּרָד אֵשׁ לֶהָבוֹת בְּאַרְצָֽם׃

He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

וַיַּךְ גַּפְנָם וּתְאֵנָתָם וַיְשַׁבֵּר עֵץ גְּבוּלָֽם׃

He smote their vines also and their fig-trees; And broke the trees of their borders.

אָמַר וַיָּבֹא אַרְבֶּה וְיֶלֶק וְאֵין מִסְפָּֽר׃

He spoke, and the locust came, And the canker-worm without number,

וַיֹּאכַל כָּל־עֵשֶׂב בְּאַרְצָם וַיֹּאכַל פְּרִי אַדְמָתָֽם׃

And did eat up every herb in their land, And did eat up the fruit of their ground.

וַיַּךְ כָּל־בְּכוֹר בְּאַרְצָם רֵאשִׁית לְכָל־אוֹנָֽם׃

He smote also all the first-born in their land, The first-fruits of all their strength.

וַיּוֹצִיאֵם בְּכֶסֶף וְזָהָב וְאֵין בִּשְׁבָטָיו כּוֹשֵֽׁל׃

And He brought them forth with silver and gold; And there was none that stumbled among His tribes.

שָׂמַח מִצְרַיִם בְּצֵאתָם כִּי־נָפַל פַּחְדָּם עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

Egypt was glad when they departed; For the fear of them had fallen upon them.

פָּרַשׂ עָנָן לְמָסָךְ וְאֵשׁ לְהָאִיר לָֽיְלָה׃

He spread a cloud for a screen; And fire to give light in the night.

שָׁאַל וַיָּבֵא שְׂלָו וְלֶחֶם שָׁמַיִם יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽם׃

They asked, and He brought quails, And gave them in plenty the bread of heaven.

פָּתַח צוּר וַיָּזוּבוּ מָיִם הָלְכוּ בַּצִּיּוֹת נָהָֽר׃

He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; They ran, a river in the dry places.

כִּי־זָכַר אֶת־דְּבַר קָדְשׁוֹ אֶת־אַבְרָהָם עַבְדּֽוֹ׃

For He remembered His holy word Unto Abraham His servant;

וַיּוֹצִא עַמּוֹ בְשָׂשׂוֹן בְּרִנָּה אֶת־בְּחִירָֽיו׃

And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with singing.

וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם אַרְצוֹת גּוֹיִם וַעֲמַל לְאֻמִּים יִירָֽשׁוּ׃

And He gave them the lands of the nations, And they took the labour of the peoples in possession;

בַּעֲבוּר יִשְׁמְרוּ חֻקָּיו וְתוֹרֹתָיו יִנְצֹרוּ הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃

That they might keep His statutes, And observe His laws. Hallelujah.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The fourth of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 21 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Thursday
  • Part of the Tikkun HaKlali
  • 45 verses, 294 words, about 3 minutes to read

Psalms that are read with this one

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Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 105 have?

Psalm 105 has 45 verses and 294 words.

On which day is Psalm 105 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 21 of the Hebrew month, and in the weekly cycle on Thursday.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 105?

Psalm 105 has no heading in the Hebrew text. It opens straight into its first verse.

How long does it take to read Psalm 105?

About 3 minutes, at a steady pace.