New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
1Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! | 1Give thanks to Yahweh, call on His name; proclaim His deeds among the peoples. |
2Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works! | 2Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell about all His wonderful works! |
3Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD! | 3Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice. |
4Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore! | 4Search for the LORD and for His strength; seek His face always. |
5Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth, | 5Remember the wonderful works He has done, His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced, |
6O seed of Abraham His servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones! | 6you offspring of Abraham His servant, Jacob's descendants--His chosen ones. |
7He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth. | 7He is the LORD our God; His judgments govern the whole earth. |
8He remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, | 8He remembers His covenant forever, the promise He ordained for a thousand generations-- |
9The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac, | 9the covenant He made with Abraham, swore to Isaac, |
10And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant, | 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 allotment of your inheritance,” | 11I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion." |
12When they were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it. | 12When they were few in number, very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan, |
13When they went from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people, | 13wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another, |
14He permitted no one to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes, | 14He allowed no one to oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:" |
15Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.” | 15Do not touch My anointed ones, or harm My prophets." |
16Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread. | 16He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply. |
17He sent a man before them— Joseph—who was sold as a slave. | 17He had sent a man ahead of them-- Joseph, who was sold as a slave. |
18They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons. | 18They hurt his feet with shackles; his neck was put in an iron collar. |
19Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him. | 19Until the time his prediction came true, the word of the LORD tested him. |
20The king sent and released him, The ruler of the people let him go free. | 20The king sent for him and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free. |
21He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his possessions, | 21He made him master of his household, ruler over all his possessions-- |
22To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom. | 22binding his officials at will and instructing his elders. |
23Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. | 23Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. |
24He increased His people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies. | 24The LORD made His people very fruitful; He made them more numerous than their foes, |
25He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants. | 25whose hearts He turned to hate His people and to deal deceptively 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 signs among them, And wonders in the land of Ham. | 27They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. |
28He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His word. | 28He sent darkness, and it became dark-- for did they not defy His commands? |
29He turned their waters into blood, And killed their fish. | 29He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die. |
30Their land abounded with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings. | 30Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their royal chambers. |
31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their territory. | 31He spoke, and insects came-- gnats throughout their country. |
32He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land. | 32He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land. |
33He struck their vines also, and their fig trees, And splintered the trees of their territory. | 33He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory. |
34He spoke, and locusts came, Young locusts without number, | 34He spoke, and locusts came-- young locusts without number. |
35And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground. | 35They devoured all the vegetation in their land and consumed the produce of their land. |
36He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, The first of all their strength. | 36He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first progeny. |
37He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes. | 37Then He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among His tribes stumbled. |
38Egypt was glad when they departed, For the fear of them had fallen upon them. | 38Egypt was glad when they left, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them. |
39He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night. | 39He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night. |
40The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven. | 40They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven. |
41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; It ran in the dry places like a river. | 41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a stream in the desert. |
42For He remembered His holy promise, And Abraham His servant. | 42For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant. |
43He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness. | 43He brought His people out with rejoicing, His chosen ones with shouts of joy. |
44He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations, | 44He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for. |
45That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the LORD! | 45All this happened so that they might keep His statutes and obey His instructions. Hallelujah! |
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