1 G ive ye thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; make known his acts among the peoples.

¶ O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples.

2 S ing unto him, sing psalms unto him; meditate upon all his wondrous works.

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him; speak of all his wondrous 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 that seek the LORD rejoice.

4 S eek Jehovah and his strength, seek his face continually;

Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his face continually.

5 R emember his wondrous works which he hath done, his miracles and the judgments of his mouth:

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

6 Y e seed of Abraham his servant, ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.

O ye seed of Abraham his slave, ye sons of Jacob his chosen.

7 H e, Jehovah, is our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

8 H e is ever mindful of his covenant,—the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,—

¶ He has remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded for a thousand generations,

9 W hich he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;

which covenant he made with Abraham and his oath unto Isaac

10 A nd he confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, unto Israel for an everlasting covenant,

and confirmed the same unto Jacob by decree, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

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

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

12 W hen they were a few men in number, of small account, and strangers in it.

when they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.

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

When they went from nation to nation from one kingdom to another people,

14 H e suffered no man to oppress them, and reproved kings for their sakes,

he suffered no man to do them wrong; yea, he chastened kings for their sakes:

15 T ouch not mine anointed ones, and do my prophets no harm.

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

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

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole staff of bread.

17 H e sent a man before them: Joseph was sold for a bondman.

He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a slave,

18 T hey afflicted his feet with fetters; his soul came into irons;

whose feet they hurt with fetters; his soul was laid in iron.

19 U ntil the time when what he said came about: the word of Jehovah tried him.

Until the time that his word came, the spoken word of the LORD purified him.

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

The king sent and loosed him, the ruler of the people let him go free.

21 H e made him lord of his house, and ruler over all his possessions:

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 A nd Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

Afterwards Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob was a stranger in the land of Ham.

24 A nd he made his people exceeding fruitful, and made them mightier than their oppressors.

And he increased his people greatly and made them stronger than their enemies.

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

¶ He turned their heart to hate his people to think evil against his slaves.

26 H e sent Moses his servant, Aaron whom he had chosen:

He sent Moses his slave and Aaron whom he had chosen.

27 T hey set his signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham.

He put the words of his signs in them and his wonders in the land of Ham.

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

He sent darkness and made it dark, and they did not rebel against his word.

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

He turned their waters into blood and slew their fish.

30 T heir land swarmed with frogs,—in the chambers of their kings.

Their land brought forth frogs in abundance in the chambers of their kings.

31 H e spoke, and there came dog-flies, gnats in all their borders.

He spoke, and swarms of flies and lice came within all their borders.

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

He turned their rain into hail, into flaming fire in their land.

33 A nd he smote their vines and their fig-trees, and broke the trees of their borders.

He smote their vines also and their fig trees and broke the trees within their borders.

34 H e spoke, and the locust came, and the cankerworm, even without number;

He spoke, and the locusts came and caterpillars without number,

35 A nd they devoured every herb in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.

and ate up all the grass in their land and devoured the fruit of their ground.

36 A nd he smote every firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigour.

He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

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

And he brought them forth with silver and gold, and there was not one sick person among their tribes.

38 E gypt rejoiced at their departure; for the fear of them had fallen upon them.

Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them fell upon 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 and fire to give light in the night.

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

The people asked, and he brought quails and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41 H e opened the rock, and waters gushed forth; they ran in the dry places a river.

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

42 F or he remembered his holy word, Abraham his servant;

For he remembered his holy word with Abraham his slave.

43 A nd he brought forth his people with gladness, his chosen with rejoicing;

And he brought forth his people with joy and his chosen with singing

44 A nd he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the labour of the peoples:

and gave them the lands of the Gentiles, and they inherited the labour of the nations,

45 T hat they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Hallelujah!

that they might observe his statutes and keep his laws. Halelu-JAH.