Psalm 105--Tell of All His Wondrous Works

Psalm 105
English Standard Version

Tell of All His Wondrous Works
105 Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name;
    make known his deeds among the peoples!
2 Sing to him, sing praises to him;
    tell of all his wondrous works!
3 Glory in his holy name;
    let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
4 Seek the LORD and his strength;
    seek his presence continually!
5 Remember the wondrous works that he has done,
    his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,
6 O offspring of Abraham, his servant,
    children of Jacob, his chosen ones!

7 He is the LORD our God;
    his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers his covenant forever,
    the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
9 the covenant that he made with Abraham,
    his sworn promise to Isaac,
10 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,
    to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
    as your portion for an inheritance.”

12 When they were few in number,
    of little account, and sojourners in it,
13 wandering from nation to nation,
    from one kingdom to another people,
14 he allowed no one to oppress them;
    he rebuked kings on their account,
15 saying, “Touch not my anointed ones,
    do my prophets no harm!”

16 When he summoned a famine on the land
    and broke all supply of bread,
17 he had sent a man ahead of them,
    Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
18 His feet were hurt with fetters;
    his neck was put in a collar of iron;
19 until what he had said came to pass,
    the word of the LORD tested him.
20 The king sent and released him;
    the ruler of the peoples set him free;
21 he made him lord of his house
    and ruler of all his possessions,
22 to bind his princes at his pleasure
    and to teach his elders wisdom.

23 Then Israel came to Egypt;
    Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 And the LORD made his people very fruitful
    and made them stronger than their foes.
25 He turned their hearts to hate his people,
    to deal craftily with his servants.

26 He sent Moses, his servant,
    and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They performed his signs among them
    and miracles in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made the land dark;
    they did not rebel against his words.
29 He turned their waters into blood
    and caused their fish to die.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs,
    even in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies,
    and gnats throughout their country.
32 He gave them hail for rain,
    and fiery lightning bolts through their land.
33 He struck down their vines and fig trees,
    and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came,
    young locusts without number,
35 which devoured all the vegetation in their land
    and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 He struck down all the firstborn in their land,
    the firstfruits of all their strength.

37 Then he brought out Israel with silver and gold,
    and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed,
    for dread of them had fallen upon it.

39 He spread a cloud for a covering,
    and fire to give light by night.
40 They asked, and he brought quail,
    and gave them bread from heaven in abundance.
41 He opened the rock, and water gushed out;
    it flowed through the desert like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy promise,
    and Abraham, his servant.

​43 So he brought his people out with joy,
    his chosen ones with singing.
44 And he gave them the lands of the nations,
    and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples' toil,
45 that they might keep his statutes
    and observe his laws.
Praise the LORD!

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This psalm specifically calls upon the people of the LORD to praise Him publicly for the things He has done.  By this, all men will understand who He is.  Those who belong to Him should sing and shout His praise and worship Him continually--both for His miracles and for His judgments.  We also worship Him with gladness because He has chosen us by Election from among the peoples (the text references how Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were elected to be recipients of the Abrahamic Covenant, but we are no less elect and chosen to be beneficiaries of the covenant cut with Christ's blood).

He sets His mind to something and does not change it.  What He sword to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will surely come to pass to those whom He swore it to.  (That should put to rest Covenant/Replacement Theology). Specifically, the Promised Land will belong to them and their descendants as an eternal inheritance.  The LORD gave them physical protection when they were too small in numbers to protect themselves--in fact, they always are in need of His protection because they are surrounded on all sides by enemies.

He sent Joseph ahead of them so that when the famine came, they could live in the Land of Goshen, and the LORD used Egypt as a place of safety for them (even though the people were in slavery for 400 years) while the wickedness of the Canaanites came to its fullness.  The LORD heard the cries of His people and delivered and redeemed them and led them out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm--through many signs and wonders.  He parted the Red Sea for them, led them by the Pillar of Cloud and Pillar of Fire and He tabernacled among them so that it was obvious to the nations that they were the LORD's people, and the LORD was not like the idols made by human hands that so many of them worshiped.  He caused water to come from a Rock in the desert to give them ample supply--a picture of Jesus, the Rock of our Salvation that would be struck to give us Living Water.

He gave them the Law, His covenant, but more importantly, He brought the new generation into the Promised Land to give them all the Land that had been promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  This Land belongs to the children of Israel and no one else, no matter what the EU, UN, United States or anyone else says.  The LORD, not the other nations of the world, draws the boundaries of the nations and peoples.  He has given us clear markers--He has given Israel all the Land between the Nile, the Sea and the Euphrates River.  We should acknowledge these borders set by the LORD and believe that those who bless Israel will be blessed, and those who curse Israel will be cursed.