Psalms 105:23-45

Psalms 105:23-45 NCV

Then his father Israel came to Egypt; Jacob lived in Egypt. The LORD made his people grow in number, and he made them stronger than their enemies. He caused the Egyptians to hate his people and to make plans against his servants. Then he sent his servant Moses, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. They did many signs among the Egyptians and worked wonders in Egypt. The LORD sent darkness and made the land dark, but the Egyptians turned against what he said. So he changed their water into blood and made their fish die. Then their country was filled with frogs, even in the bedrooms of their rulers. The LORD spoke and flies came, and gnats were everywhere in the country. He made hail fall like rain and sent lightning through their land. He struck down their grapevines and fig trees, and he destroyed every tree in the country. He spoke and grasshoppers came; the locusts were too many to count. They ate all the plants in the land and everything the earth produced. The LORD also killed all the firstborn sons in the land, the oldest son of each family. Then he brought his people out, and they carried with them silver and gold. Not one of his people stumbled. The Egyptians were glad when they left, because the Egyptians were afraid of them. The LORD covered them with a cloud and lit up the night with fire. When they asked, he brought them quail and filled them with bread from heaven. God split the rock, and water flowed out; it ran like a river through the desert. He remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham. So God brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing. He gave them lands of other nations, so they received what others had worked for. This was so they would keep his orders and obey his teachings. Praise the LORD!

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