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

2 S ing to Him. Sing praises to Him. Tell of all His great works.

3 H onor His holy name. Let the heart of those who look to the Lord be glad.

4 L ook for the Lord and His strength. Look for His face all the time.

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

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

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

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

9 t he agreement that He made with Abraham, and His promise to Isaac.

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

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

12 w hen they were only a few men in number and were strangers in it.

13 T hey went from nation to nation, from the people under one king to the people under another.

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

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

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

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

18 T hey hurt his feet with chains. He was put in irons,

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

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

21 H e made him the lord of his house and ruler over all he had.

22 H e could punish the rulers as he pleased. And he taught wisdom to the wise.

23 T hen Israel also came into Egypt. So Jacob stayed in the land of Ham.

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

25 H e 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.

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

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

29 H e changed their water into blood, so their fish died.

30 T heir land became covered with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.

31 H e spoke and there came many flies all over their land.

32 H e gave them hail instead of rain, and lightning like fire in their land.

33 H e destroyed their vines and fig trees and the trees of their country.

34 H e spoke and the locusts came. There were too many to number.

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

36 H e killed all the first-born in their land, the first fruits of all their strength.

37 T hen 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 left. For they had become afraid of Israel.

39 H e spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light at night.

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

41 H e opened the rock and water flowed out. It flowed in the desert like a river.

42 F or He remembered His holy Word with Abraham His servant.

43 A nd He brought His people out with joy, His chosen ones with singing.

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

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