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

O give thanks to the Lord. Call on His name. Make His works known among the people.

2 S ing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvelous works.

Sing to Him. Sing praises to Him. Tell of all His great works.

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

Honor His holy name. Let the heart of those who look to the Lord be glad.

4 S eek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

Look for the Lord and His strength. Look for His face all the time.

5 R emember his marvellous works that he hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

Remember the great and powerful works that He has done. Keep in mind what He has decided and told us,

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

O children of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!

7 H e is Jehovah our God: His judgments are in all the earth.

He is the Lord our God. What He has decided is in all the earth.

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

He has remembered His agreement forever, the promise He made to last through a thousand families-to-come,

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

the agreement that He made with Abraham, and His promise to Isaac.

10 A nd confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,

He gave it to Jacob as a Law, to Israel as an agreement that will last forever.

11 S aying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance;

He said, “I will give the land of Canaan to you as your share,”

12 W hen they were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it.

when they were only a few men in number and were strangers in it.

13 A nd they went about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people.

They went from nation to nation, from the people under one king to the people under another.

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

He did not allow anyone to hold power over them. And He spoke sharp words to kings because of them.

15 S aying, Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm.

He said, “Do not touch My chosen ones. And do not hurt those who speak for Me.”

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

Then He called for a time of no food on the land. He cut off all their bread.

17 H e sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant:

He sent a man, Joseph, before them who was sold as a servant.

18 H is feet they hurt with fetters: He was laid in chains of iron,

They hurt his feet with chains. He was put in irons,

19 U ntil the time that his word came to pass, The word of Jehovah tried him.

until what he had said would happen came to pass. The Word of the Lord tested him.

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

The king sent and had him taken out of prison. The ruler of many people set him free.

21 H e made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his substance;

He made him the lord of his house and ruler over all he had.

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

He could punish the rulers as he pleased. And he taught wisdom to the wise.

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

Then Israel also came into Egypt. So Jacob stayed in the land of Ham.

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

And He made the number of His people grow until they were stronger than those who held power over them.

25 H e turned their heart to hate his people, To deal subtly with his servants.

He turned their hearts to hate His people and to make plans against 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 set among them his signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.

They did His great works for them to see, powerful works in the land of Ham.

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

He sent darkness and made the land dark. They did not fight against what He told them to do.

29 H e turned their waters into blood, And slew their fish.

He changed their water into blood, so their fish died.

30 T heir land swarmed with frogs In the chambers of their kings.

Their land became covered with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.

31 H e spake, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders.

He spoke and there came many flies all over their land.

32 H e gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

He gave them hail instead of rain, and lightning like fire in their land.

33 H e smote their vines also and their fig-trees, And brake the trees of their borders.

He destroyed their vines and fig trees and the trees of their country.

34 H e spake, and the locust came, And the grasshopper, and that without number,

He spoke and the locusts came. There were too many to number.

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

They ate up all the plants in their country. They ate all the fruit of their land.

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

He killed all the first-born in their land, the first fruits of all their strength.

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

Then He brought Israel out with silver and gold. And there was not one weak person among their families.

38 E gypt was glad when they departed; For the fear of them had fallen upon them.

Egypt was glad when they left. For they had become afraid of Israel.

39 H e spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night.

He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light at night.

40 T hey asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

They asked, and He brought them quails for meat. And He filled them with the bread of heaven.

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

He opened the rock and water flowed out. It flowed in the desert like a river.

42 F or he remembered his holy word, And Abraham his servant.

For He remembered His holy Word with Abraham His servant.

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

And He brought His people out with joy, His chosen ones with singing.

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

He gave them the lands of the nations. They were given what others had worked for,

45 T hat they might keep his statutes, And observe his laws. Praise ye Jehovah.

so that they might do what He told them and keep His Law. Praise the Lord!