1 G ive thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.

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 marvelous works.

Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonders.

3 G lory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

Glory in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad.

4 S eek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually.

5 R emember his marvelous works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

Remember His wonders which He has done, His marvels and the judgments uttered by His mouth,

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

O seed of Abraham, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!

7 H e is Yahweh, 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 has remembered his covenant forever, 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, his oath to Isaac,

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

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

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

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

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

12 w hen they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.

When they were only a few men in number, Very few, and strangers in it.

13 T hey went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.

And they wandered about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people.

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

He permitted no man to oppress them, And He reproved kings for their sakes:

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

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

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

And 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 slave.

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

18 T hey bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,

They afflicted his feet with fetters, He himself was laid in irons;

19 u ntil the time that his word happened, and Yahweh’s word proved him true.

Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the Lord tested him.

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

The king sent and released him, The ruler of peoples, and set him free.

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

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

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

To imprison his princes at will, That he might teach his elders wisdom.

23 I srael also came into Egypt. Jacob lived in the land of Ham.

Israel also came into Egypt; Thus Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

24 H e increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.

And He caused His people to be very fruitful, And made them stronger than their adversaries.

25 H e turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire 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 performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

They performed His wondrous acts among them, And miracles in the land of Ham.

28 H e sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words.

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

29 H e turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.

He turned their waters into blood And caused their fish to die.

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

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

31 H e spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.

He spoke, and there came a swarm of flies And gnats in all their territory.

32 H e gave them hail for rain, with lightning in their land.

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

33 H e struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.

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

34 H e spoke, and the locusts came, and the grasshoppers, without number,

He spoke, and locusts came, And young locusts, even without number,

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

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

36 H e struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.

He also struck down all the firstborn in their land, The first fruits of all their vigor.

37 H e brought them out with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person among his tribes.

Then He brought them out with silver and gold, And among His tribes there was not one who stumbled.

38 E gypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen on them.

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

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

He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to illumine by night.

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

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

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

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

42 F or he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.

For He remembered His holy word With Abraham His servant;

43 H e brought his people out with joy, his chosen with singing.

And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with a joyful shout.

44 H e gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labor of the peoples in possession,

He gave them also the lands of the nations, That they might take possession of the fruit of the peoples’ labor,

45 t hat they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise Yah!

So that they might keep His statutes And observe His laws, Praise the Lord!