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

Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!

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

Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!

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

Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!

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

Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!

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

Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,

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

O seed of Abraham His servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!

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

He is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth.

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

He remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,

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

The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,

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

And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

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

Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan As the allotment of your inheritance,”

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

When they were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it.

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

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

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

He permitted no one to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,

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

Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.”

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

Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread.

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

He sent a man before them— Joseph— who was sold as a slave.

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

They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons.

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

Until the time that his word 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.

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

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

He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his possessions,

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

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

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

Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt 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.

He increased His people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.

25 H e turned their hearts to hate His people and to make plans against His servants.

He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily 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 did His great works for them to see, powerful works in the land of Ham.

They performed His signs among them, And wonders 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.

He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His word.

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

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

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

Their land abounded with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings.

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

He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their territory.

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

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

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

He struck their vines also, and their fig trees, And splintered the trees of their territory.

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

He spoke, and locusts came, Young locusts without number,

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

And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground.

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

He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, The first 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.

He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes.

38 E gypt was glad when they left. For they had become afraid of Israel.

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

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

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

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

The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

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

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

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

For He remembered His holy promise, And Abraham His servant.

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

He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness.

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

He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations,

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

That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the Lord!