| Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; proclaim his deeds among the peoples. | 1Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make known his accomplishments among the nations! |
| 2Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell about all his wondrous works! | 2Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds! |
| 3Honor his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. | 3Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! |
| 4Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. | 4Seek the LORD and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually! |
| 5Remember the wondrous works he has done, his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced, | 5Recall the miraculous deeds he performed, his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, |
| 6you offspring of Abraham his servant, Jacob's descendants--his chosen ones. | 6O children of Abraham, God's servant, you descendants of Jacob, God's chosen ones! |
| 7He is the LORD our God; his judgments govern the whole earth. | 7He is the LORD our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth. |
| 8He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he ordained for a thousand generations-- | 8He always remembers his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations-- |
| 9the covenant he made with Abraham, swore to Isaac, | 9the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac! |
| 10and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as a permanent covenant: | 10He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise, |
| 11"I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion." | 11saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance." |
| 12When they were few in number, very few indeed, and resident aliens in Canaan, | 12When they were few in number, just a very few, and resident aliens within it, |
| 13wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another, | 13they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another. |
| 14he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their behalf: | 14He let no one oppress them; he disciplined kings for their sake, |
| 15"Do not touch my anointed ones, or harm my prophets." | 15saying, "Don't touch my chosen ones! Don't harm my prophets!" |
| 16He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply. | 16He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply. |
| 17He had sent a man ahead of them--Joseph, who was sold as a slave. | 17He sent a man ahead of them--Joseph was sold as a servant. |
| 18They hurt his feet with shackles; his neck was put in an iron collar. | 18The shackles hurt his feet; his neck was placed in an iron collar, |
| 19Until the time his prediction came true, the word of the LORD tested him. | 19until the time when his prediction came true. The LORD's word proved him right. |
| 20The king sent for him and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free. | 20The king authorized his release; the ruler of nations set him free. |
| 21He made him master of his household, ruler over all his possessions-- | 21He put him in charge of his palace, and made him manager of all his property, |
| 22binding his officials at will and instructing his elders. | 22giving him authority to imprison his officials and to teach his advisers. |
| 23Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham. | 23Israel moved to Egypt; Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham. |
| 24The LORD made his people very fruitful; he made them more numerous than their foes, | 24The LORD made his people very fruitful, and made them more numerous than their enemies. |
| 25whose hearts he turned to hate his people and to deal deceptively with his servants. | 25He caused them to hate his people, and to mistreat his servants. |
| 26He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. | 26He sent his servant Moses, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. |
| 27They performed his miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. | 27They executed his miraculous signs among them, and his amazing deeds in the land of Ham. |
| 28He sent darkness, and it became dark--for did they not defy his commands? | 28He made it dark; they did not disobey his orders. |
| 29He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die. | 29He turned their water into blood, and killed their fish. |
| 30Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their royal chambers. | 30Their land was overrun by frogs, which even got into the rooms of their kings. |
| 31He spoke, and insects came--gnats throughout their country. | 31He ordered flies to come; gnats invaded their whole territory. |
| 32He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land. | 32He sent hail along with the rain; there was lightning in their land. |
| 33He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory. | 33He destroyed their vines and fig trees, and broke the trees throughout their territory. |
| 34He spoke, and locusts came--young locusts without number. | 34He ordered locusts to come, innumerable grasshoppers. |
| 35They devoured all the vegetation in their land and consumed the produce of their land. | 35They ate all the vegetation in their land, and devoured the crops of their fields. |
| 36He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first progeny. | 36He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of their reproductive power. |
| 37Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among his tribes stumbled. | 37He brought his people out enriched with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled. |
| 38Egypt was glad when they left, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them. | 38Egypt was happy when they left, for they were afraid of them. |
| 39He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night. | 39He spread out a cloud for a cover, and provided a fire to light up the night. |
| 40They asked, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven. | 40They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky. |
| 41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a stream in the desert. | 41He opened up a rock and water flowed out; a river ran through dry regions. |
| 42For he remembered his holy promise to Abraham his servant. | 42Yes, he remembered the sacred promise he made to Abraham his servant. |
| 43He brought his people out with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy. | 43When he led his people out, they rejoiced; his chosen ones shouted with joy. |
| 44He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for. | 44He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced, |
| 45All this happened so that they might keep his statutes and obey his instructions. Hallelujah! | 45so that they might keep his commands and obey his laws. Praise the LORD! |
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