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Psalms 105:26-41

Psalms 105:23-42 The Message (MSG)

Then Israel entered Egypt, Jacob immigrated to the Land of Ham. God gave his people lots of babies; soon their numbers alarmed their foes. He turned the Egyptians against his people; they abused and cheated God’s servants. Then he sent his servant Moses, and Aaron, whom he also chose. They worked marvels in that spiritual wasteland, miracles in the Land of Ham. He spoke, “Darkness!” and it turned dark— they couldn’t see what they were doing. He turned all their water to blood so that all their fish died; He made frogs swarm through the land, even into the king’s bedroom; He gave the word and flies swarmed, gnats filled the air. He substituted hail for rain, he stabbed their land with lightning; He wasted their vines and fig trees, smashed their groves of trees to splinters; With a word he brought in locusts, millions of locusts, armies of locusts; They consumed every blade of grass in the country and picked the ground clean of produce; He struck down every firstborn in the land, the first fruits of their virile powers. He led Israel out, their arms filled with loot, and not one among his tribes even stumbled. Egypt was glad to have them go— they were scared to death of them. God spread a cloud to keep them cool through the day and a fire to light their way through the night; They prayed and he brought quail, filled them with the bread of heaven; He opened the rock and water poured out; it flowed like a river through that desert— All because he remembered his Covenant, his promise to Abraham, his servant.

Psalms 105:26-41 Amplified Bible (AMP)

He sent Moses His servant, And Aaron, whom He had chosen. They exhibited His wondrous signs among them, Great miracles in the land of Ham (Egypt). He sent [thick, oppressive] darkness and made the land dark; And Moses and Aaron did not rebel against His words. [Ex 10:22; Ps 99:7] He turned Egypt’s waters into blood And caused their fish to die. [Ex 7:20, 21] Their land swarmed with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings. [Ex 8:6] He spoke, and there came swarms of flies And gnats in all their territory. [Ex 8:17, 24] He gave them hail for rain, With flaming fire in their land. [Ex 9:23, 25] He struck their vines also and their fig trees, And shattered the [ice-laden] trees of their territory. [Ps 78:47] He spoke, and the [migratory] locusts came, And the young locusts, even without number, [Ex 10:4, 13, 14] And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground. He also struck down all the firstborn in their land, The first fruits and chief substance of all their strength. [Ex 12:29; Ps 78:51] ¶He brought the sons of Israel out [of Egypt] with silver and gold, And among their tribes there was not one who stumbled. [Ex 12:35] Egypt was glad when they departed, For the dread and fear of them had fallen on the Egyptians. [Ex 12:33] The LORD spread a cloud as a covering [by day], And a fire to illumine the night. [Ex 13:21] The Israelites asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven. [Ex 16:12-15] He opened the rock and water flowed out; It ran in the dry places like a river. [Ex 17:6; Num 20:11]

Psalms 105:26-41 The Passion Translation (TPT)

But he sent them his faithful servant, Moses, the deliverer, and chose Aaron to accompany him. Their command brought down signs and wonders, working miracles in Egypt. By God’s direction, they spoke and released a plague of thick darkness over the land. God turned their rivers to blood, causing every fish to die. And the judgment-plague of frogs came in enormous numbers, swarming everywhere, even into Pharaoh’s bedroom! God spoke and another plague was released— massive swarms of flies, vast clouds of insects, covered the land. God rained down hail and flaming fire upon Egypt. Their gardens and vines were all destroyed, shattering trees into splinters throughout the territory. God spoke, and devouring hordes of locusts swept over the land, picking the ground clean of vegetation and crops. Then God struck down their firstborn sons, the pride and joy of every Egyptian family. At last, God freed all the Hebrews from their slavery and sent them away laden with the silver and gold of Egypt. And not even one was feeble on their way out! Egypt was relieved at their exodus, ready to see them go, for the terror of the Lord of the Hebrews had fallen upon them! God spread out a cloud as shade as they moved ahead and a cloud of fire to light up their night. Moses prayed and God brought them quail to eat. He satisfied them with heaven’s bread falling from the sky. He broke open the boulder and the waters poured out like a river in the desert.