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

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

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

Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvelous 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 heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

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

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

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 that 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!

you offspring 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 Yahweh, 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 has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

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

the covenant which he made with Abraham, 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 the same to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for 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, the lot of your inheritance”;

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

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

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

They went about from nation to nation, 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 allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,

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

“Don’t touch my anointed ones! 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.

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

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

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

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

They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked 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 happened, and Yahweh’s word proved him true.

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

The king sent and freed him; even the ruler of peoples, and 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 of his possessions;

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

to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to 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. Jacob lived 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 adversaries.

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

They performed miracles 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. They didn’t rebel against his words.

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 swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.

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

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

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

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

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

He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He brought them out with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person 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 on them.

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

He spread a cloud for a covering, 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.

They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.

41 H e opened the rock and water flowed out. It flowed in the desert 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 with Abraham His servant.

For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.

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

He brought his people out with joy, his chosen with singing.

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 nations. They took the labor of the peoples in possession,

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

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