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Psalms 105

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Psalms 105 Overview

The psalm calls Israel to make God's deeds known, traces His covenant with Abraham through Joseph, Moses, the plagues, Exodus provision, and entry toward the promised land.

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Coming from

Psalm 104 centered on the creator continually sustains his world. Psalms is an anthology rather than a continuous chronological story, so the connection here is canonical and thematic.

In this chapter

The psalm calls Israel to make God's deeds known, traces His covenant with Abraham through Joseph, Moses, the plagues, Exodus provision, and entry toward the promised land.

Leads into

Psalm 106 turns to israel's repeated rebellion magnifies god's enduring mercy, continuing the Psalter’s arranged movement without requiring that the two psalms describe consecutive historical events.

Key understandingExplore deeper

Psalm 105 belongs to Book IV of the Psalter (Psalms 90–106). The historical retelling is selective and praise-driven; its purpose is covenant remembrance, not a replacement for Genesis and Exodus narratives.

Major truths in this chapterExplore deeper

Central truth

Remember the covenant through patriarchs, Egypt, and Exodus.

History truth

In Psalm 105, remembering salvation history is used to teach the present generation, not merely to preserve information.

Covenant truth

In Psalm 105, god’s covenant faithfulness remains the standard even when His people are unstable or disobedient.

Connections to the rest of ScriptureExplore deeper

History connection

1 Corinthians 10:1-12 uses Israel’s history as written instruction and warning for later readers. This connection helps frame Psalm 105.

Covenant connection

Exodus 34:6-7 reveals the LORD’s merciful yet just covenant character. This connection helps frame Psalm 105.

What is clear, and where care is neededExplore deeper

Keep history in context

Psalm 105 retells history selectively for theological instruction; use the Torah and historical books for the fuller narrative details.

Keep covenant in context

Do not confuse covenant blessing or chastening in Psalm 105 with a works-based condition for receiving eternal life.

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seek LORD.

Abraham covenant.

Joseph sent before.

plagues.

gave lands.

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1-7Give thanks, seek the LORD, and remember his marvelous works 8-24God remembers his covenant through Abraham, the patriarchs, Joseph, and Israel’s growth in Egypt 25-45God sends Moses, judges Egypt, brings Israel out, provides in the wilderness, and gives the promised land

O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.

He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth.

He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

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

When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.

When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;

He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:

Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.

The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:

To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.

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

And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.

He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.

They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.

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

Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.

He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.

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

He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.

He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,

And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.

He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.

Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.

He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.

The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

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

For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.

And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:

And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;

That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.

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Psalms 105:8

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