1 G ive ye thanks to Jehovah -- call ye in His name, Make known among the peoples His acts.

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

2 S ing ye to Him -- sing praise to Him, Meditate ye on all His wonders.

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

3 B oast yourselves in His Holy Name, The heart of those seeking Jehovah rejoiceth.

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

4 S eek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek ye His face continually.

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

5 R emember His wonders that He did, His signs and the judgments of His mouth.

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

6 O seed of Abraham, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

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

7 H e Jehovah our God, In all the earth His judgments.

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

8 H e hath remembered to the age His covenant, The word He commanded to a thousand generations,

He has remembered His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,

9 T hat He hath made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,

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

10 A nd doth establish it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel -- a covenant age-during,

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

11 S aying, `To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,'

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

12 I n their being few in number, But a few, and sojourners in it.

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

13 A nd they go up and down, from nation unto nation, From a kingdom unto another people.

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

14 H e hath not suffered any to oppress them And He reproveth for their sakes kings.

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

15 ` Strike not against Mine anointed, And to My prophets do not evil.'

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

16 A nd He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken.

And He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.

17 H e hath sent before them a man, For a servant hath Joseph been sold.

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

18 T hey have afflicted with fetters his feet, Iron hath entered his soul,

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

19 T ill the time of the coming of His word The saying of Jehovah hath tried him.

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

20 T he king hath sent, and looseth him, The ruler of the peoples, and draweth him out.

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

21 H e hath made him lord of his house, And ruler over all his possessions.

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

22 T o bind his chiefs at his pleasure, And his elders he maketh wise.

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

23 A nd Israel cometh in to Egypt, And Jacob hath sojourned in the land of Ham.

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

24 A nd He maketh His people very fruitful, And maketh it mightier than its 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 hath sent Moses His servant, Aaron whom He had fixed on.

He sent Moses His servant, And Aaron, whom He had chosen.

27 T hey have set among them the matters of His signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.

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

28 H e hath sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word.

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

29 H e hath turned their waters to blood, And putteth to death their fish.

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

30 T eemed hath their land frogs, In the inner chambers of their kings.

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

31 H e hath said, and the beetle cometh, Lice into all their border.

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

32 H e hath made their showers hail, A flaming fire in their land.

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

33 A nd He smiteth their vine and their fig, And shivereth the trees of their border.

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

34 H e hath said, and the locust cometh, And the cankerworm -- innumerable,

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

35 A nd it consumeth every herb in their land, And it consumeth the fruit of their ground.

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

36 A nd He smiteth every first-born in their land, The first-fruit of all their strength,

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

37 A nd bringeth them out with silver and gold, And there is not in its tribes a feeble one.

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

38 R ejoiced hath Egypt in their going forth, For their fear had fallen upon them.

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

39 H e hath spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to enlighten the night.

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

40 T hey have asked, and He bringeth quails, And bread of heaven satisfieth them.

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

41 H e hath opened a rock, and waters issue, They have gone on in dry places -- a river.

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

42 F or He hath remembered His holy word, With Abraham His servant,

For He remembered His holy word With Abraham His servant;

43 A nd He bringeth forth His people with joy, With singing His chosen ones.

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

44 A nd He giveth to them the lands of nations, And the labour of peoples they possess,

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 may observe His statutes, And His laws may keep. Praise ye Jehovah!

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