Verse 1
Give thanks to the LORD, call on His name, make His deeds known among the nations.
O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
Verse 2
Sing to Him, make music for Him, tell of all His wonderful works.
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Verse 3
Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
Verse 4
Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His presence continually.
Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
Verse 5
Remember the wonders He has done, His miracles, and the judgments He has spoken.
Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
Verse 6
Descendants of Abraham, His servant, children of Jacob, His chosen ones.
O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
Verse 7
He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
Verse 8
He remembers His covenant forever, the word He commanded for a thousand generations.
He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
Verse 9
The covenant He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac.
Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
Verse 10
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
Verse 11
Saying, 'To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.'
Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
Verse 12
When they were few in number, very few, and strangers in the land.
When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
Verse 13
They wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;
Verse 14
He allowed no one to oppress them; He rebuked kings on their account.
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
Verse 15
'Do not touch My anointed ones, and do not harm My prophets.'
Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
Verse 16
He called famine upon the land; He broke the supply of bread.
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
Verse 17
He sent a man ahead of them—Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
Verse 18
They afflicted his feet with shackles; his soul was laid in iron chains.
Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
Verse 19
Until the time his word came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him.
Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
Verse 20
The king sent and released him; the ruler of the nations set him free.
The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
Verse 21
He made him lord of his household and ruler of all his possessions.
He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
Verse 22
To bind his officials as he desired and to teach his elders wisdom.
To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
Verse 23
Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Verse 24
The LORD made his people very fruitful and made them stronger than their adversaries.
And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
Verse 25
He turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
Verse 26
He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.
Verse 27
They performed his signs among them and his wonders in the land of Ham.
They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
Verse 28
He sent darkness and made it dark, and they did not rebel against his words.
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
Verse 29
He turned their waters into blood, and he killed their fish.
He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
Verse 30
Their land teemed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
Verse 31
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies and gnats throughout their territory.
He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
Verse 32
He gave them hail for rain, and lightning that flashed through their land.
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
Verse 33
He struck down their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory.
He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
Verse 34
He spoke, and locusts came, young locusts without number.
He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
Verse 35
They ate up all the vegetation in their land and consumed the fruit of their ground.
And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
Verse 36
He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength.
He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
Verse 37
Then he brought them out with silver and gold, and none among his tribes stumbled.
He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
Verse 38
Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon them.
Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
Verse 39
He spread a cloud as a covering and fire to give light at night.
He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
Verse 40
They asked, and he brought quail; he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
Verse 41
He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
Verse 42
For he remembered his holy promise given to Abraham his servant.
For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
Verse 43
He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with joyful singing.
And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
Verse 44
He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what others had worked for,
And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
Verse 45
so that they might keep His statutes and observe His laws. Praise the LORD!
That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.