Holman Christian Standard Bible

New American Standard Bible 1995

1Give thanks to Yahweh, call on His name; proclaim His deeds among the peoples.

1Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples.

2Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell about all His wonderful works!

2Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonders.

3Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

3Glory in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad.

4Search for the LORD and for His strength; seek His face always.

4Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually.

5Remember the wonderful works He has done, His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced,

5Remember His wonders which He has done, His marvels and the judgments uttered by His mouth,

6you offspring of Abraham His servant, Jacob's descendants--His chosen ones.

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

7He is the LORD our God; His judgments govern the whole earth.

7He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth.

8He remembers His covenant forever, the promise He ordained for a thousand generations--

8He has remembered His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,

9the covenant He made with Abraham, swore to Isaac,

9The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac.

10and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as an everlasting covenant:"

10Then He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

11I 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 temporary residents in Canaan,

12When they were only a few men in number, Very few, and strangers in it.

13wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another,

13And they wandered about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people.

14He allowed no one to oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:"

14He permitted no man to oppress them, And He reproved kings for their sakes:

15Do not touch My anointed ones, or harm My prophets."

15"Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm."

16He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply.

16And He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.

17He had sent a man ahead of them-- Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

17He sent a man before them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

18They hurt his feet with shackles; his neck was put in an iron collar.

18They afflicted his feet with fetters, He himself was laid in irons;

19Until the time his prediction came true, the word of the LORD tested him.

19Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him.

20The king sent for him and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.

20The king sent and released him, The ruler of peoples, and set him free.

21He made him master of his household, ruler over all his possessions--

21He made him lord of his house And ruler over all his possessions,

22binding his officials at will and instructing his elders.

22To imprison his princes at will, That he might teach his elders wisdom.

23Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.

23Israel also came into Egypt; Thus Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

24The LORD made His people very fruitful; He made them more numerous than their foes,

24And He caused His people to be very fruitful, And made them stronger than their adversaries.

25whose hearts He turned to hate His people and to deal deceptively with His servants.

25He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.

26He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.

26He sent Moses His servant, And Aaron, whom He had chosen.

27They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

27They performed His wondrous acts among them, And miracles in the land of Ham.

28He sent darkness, and it became dark-- for did they not defy His commands?

28He sent darkness and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His words.

29He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die.

29He turned their waters into blood And caused their fish to die.

30Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their royal chambers.

30Their land swarmed with frogs Even in the chambers of their kings.

31He spoke, and insects came-- gnats throughout their country.

31He spoke, and there came a swarm of flies And gnats in all their territory.

32He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land.

32He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

33He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory.

33He struck down their vines also and their fig trees, And shattered the trees of their territory.

34He spoke, and locusts came-- young locusts without number.

34He spoke, and locusts came, And young locusts, even without number,

35They devoured all the vegetation in their land and consumed the produce of their land.

35And ate up all vegetation in their land, And ate up the fruit of their ground.

36He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first progeny.

36He also struck down all the firstborn in their land, The first fruits of all their vigor.

37Then He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among His tribes stumbled.

37Then He brought them out with silver and gold, And among His tribes there was not one who stumbled.

38Egypt was glad when they left, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.

38Egypt was glad when they departed, For the dread of them had fallen upon them.

39He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night.

39He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to illumine by night.

40They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.

40They asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a stream in the desert.

41He opened the rock and water flowed out; It ran in the dry places like a river.

42For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.

42For He remembered His holy word With Abraham His servant;

43He brought His people out with rejoicing, His chosen ones with shouts of joy.

43And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with a joyful shout.

44He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for.

44He gave them also the lands of the nations, That they might take possession of the fruit of the peoples' labor,

45All this happened so that they might keep His statutes and obey His instructions. Hallelujah!

45So that they might keep His statutes And observe His laws, Praise the LORD!

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