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