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

Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.

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 marvelous works.

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

Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

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

Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

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

Remember his marvelous works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

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

you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

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

He is Yahweh, our God. His judgments are 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 covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

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

the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,

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

and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

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

saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance”;

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

when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.

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

They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.

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

He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,

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

“Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”

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

He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.

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

He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.

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

They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,

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

until the time that his word happened, and Yahweh’s word proved him true.

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

The king sent and freed him; even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

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

He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions;

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

to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.

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

Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob lived in the land of Ham.

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

He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.

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

He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire 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 performed miracles among them, and wonders 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 it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words.

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

He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.

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

Their land swarmed 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 swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.

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

He gave them hail for rain, with lightning in their land.

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

He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered 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, and the grasshoppers, without number,

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

ate up every plant in their land; and ate up the fruit of their ground.

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

He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.

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

He brought them out with silver and gold. 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 them.

Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen on them.

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

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

40 T hey asked, 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 the sky.

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

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

42 F or he remembered his holy word, And 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 with singing.

He brought his people out with joy, his chosen 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 took the labor of the peoples in possession,

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

that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise Yah!