1 O give thanks unto the Lord, call upon His name, make known His doings among the peoples!

Oh give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known among the peoples his doings.

2 S ing to Him, sing praises to Him; meditate on and talk of all His marvelous deeds and devoutly praise them.

Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvelous works.

3 G lory in His holy name; let the hearts of those rejoice who seek and require the Lord.

Glory ye in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.

4 S eek, inquire of and for the Lord, and crave Him and His strength (His might and inflexibility to temptation); seek and require His face and His presence evermore.

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

5 r emember the marvelous deeds that He has done, His miracles and wonders, the judgments and sentences which He pronounced.

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

6 O you offspring of Abraham His servant, you children of Jacob, His chosen ones,

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

7 H e is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth.

He is Jehovah our God: His judgments are in all the earth.

8 H e is mindful of His covenant and forever it is imprinted on His heart, the word which He commanded and established to a thousand generations,

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

9 T he covenant which He made with Abraham, and His sworn promise to Isaac,

The covenant which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac,

10 W hich He confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,

11 S aying, Unto you will I give the land of Canaan as your measured portion, possession, and inheritance.

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

12 W hen they were but a few men in number, in fact, very few, and were temporary residents and strangers in it,

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

13 W hen they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people,

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

14 H e allowed no man to do them wrong; in fact, He reproved kings for their sakes,

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

15 S aying, Touch not My anointed, and do My prophets no harm.

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

16 M oreover, He called for a famine upon the land; He cut off every source of bread.

And he called for a famine upon the land; He brake the whole staff of bread.

17 H e sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold as a servant.

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

18 H is feet they hurt with fetters; he was laid in chains of iron and his soul entered into the iron,

His feet they hurt with fetters: He was laid in chains of iron,

19 U ntil his word came true, until the word of the Lord tried and tested him.

Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of Jehovah tried him.

20 T he king sent and loosed him, even the ruler of the peoples, and let him go free.

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

21 H e made Joseph lord of his house and ruler of all his substance,

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

22 T o bind his princes at his pleasure and teach his elders wisdom.

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

23 I srael also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

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

24 T here greatly increased His people and made them stronger than their oppressors.

And he increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their adversaries.

25 H e turned the hearts to hate His people, to deal craftily with His servants.

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

26 H e sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.

He sent Moses his servant, And Aaron whom he had chosen.

27 T hey showed His signs among them, wonders and miracles in the land of Ham (Egypt).

They set among them his signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.

28 H e sent darkness and made the land dark, and they rebelled not against His word.

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

29 H e turned waters into blood and caused their fish to die.

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

30 T heir land brought forth frogs in abundance, even in the chambers of their kings.

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

31 H e spoke, and there came swarms of beetles and flies and mosquitoes and lice in all their borders.

He spake, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders.

32 H e gave them hail for rain, with lightning like flaming fire in their land.

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

33 H e smote their vines also and their fig trees and broke the trees of their borders.

He smote their vines also and their fig-trees, And brake the trees of their borders.

34 H e spoke, and the locusts came, and the grasshoppers, and that without number,

He spake, and the locust came, And the grasshopper, and that without number,

35 A nd ate up all the vegetation in their land and devoured the fruit of their ground.

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

36 H e smote also all the firstborn in their land, the beginning and chief substance of all their strength.

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

37 H e brought forth also with silver and gold, and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.

And he brought them forth with silver and gold; And there was not one feeble person among his tribes.

38 E gypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen upon the people.

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

39 T he Lord spread a cloud for a covering, and a fire to give light in the night.

He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night.

40 a sked, and He brought quails and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41 H e opened the rock, and water gushed out; it ran in the dry places like a river.

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

42 F or He remembered His holy word and promise to Abraham His servant.

For he remembered his holy word, And Abraham his servant.

43 A nd He brought forth His people with joy, and His chosen ones with gladness and singing,

And he brought forth his people with joy, And his chosen with singing.

44 A nd gave them the lands of the nations, and they reaped the fruits of those peoples’ labor,

And he gave them the lands of the nations; And they took the labor of the peoples in possession:

45 T hat they might observe His statutes and keep His laws. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

That they might keep his statutes, And observe his laws. Praise ye Jehovah.