New King James Version | NET Bible |
1Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known 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 psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works! | 2Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds! |
3Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD! | 3Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! |
4Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore! | 4Seek the LORD and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually! |
5Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth, | 5Recall the miraculous deeds he performed, his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, |
6O seed of Abraham His servant, You children of Jacob, 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 are in all the earth. | 7He is the LORD our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth. |
8He remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, | 8He always remembers his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations-- |
9The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac, | 9the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac! |
10And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant, | 10He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise, |
11Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan As the allotment of your inheritance,” | 11saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance." |
12When they were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it. | 12When they were few in number, just a very few, and resident aliens within it, |
13When they went from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people, | 13they wandered 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 let no one oppress them; he disciplined kings for their sake, |
15Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.” | 15saying, "Don't touch my chosen ones! Don't harm my prophets!" |
16Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread. | 16He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply. |
17He sent a man before 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 fetters, He was laid in irons. | 18The shackles hurt his feet; his neck was placed in an iron collar, |
19Until the time that his word came to pass, 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 and released him, The ruler of the people let him go free. | 20The king authorized his release; the ruler of nations set him free. |
21He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his possessions, | 21He put him in charge of his palace, and made him manager of all his property, |
22To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom. | 22giving him authority to imprison his officials and to teach his advisers. |
23Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. | 23Israel moved to Egypt; Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham. |
24He increased His people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies. | 24The LORD made his people very fruitful, and made them more numerous than their enemies. |
25He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily 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 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 made it dark; And they did not rebel against His word. | 28He made it dark; they did not disobey his orders. |
29He turned their waters into blood, And killed their fish. | 29He turned their water into blood, and killed their fish. |
30Their land abounded with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings. | 30Their land was overrun by frogs, which even got into the rooms of their kings. |
31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their territory. | 31He ordered flies to come; gnats invaded their whole territory. |
32He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land. | 32He sent hail along with the rain; there was lightning in their land. |
33He struck their vines also, and their fig trees, And splintered 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. |
35And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground. | 35They ate all the vegetation in their land, and devoured the crops of their fields. |
36He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, The first of all their strength. | 36He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of their reproductive power. |
37He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes. | 37He brought his people out enriched with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled. |
38Egypt was glad when they departed, For the fear of them had fallen upon them. | 38Egypt was happy when they left, for they were afraid of them. |
39He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night. | 39He spread out a cloud for a cover, and provided a fire to light up the night. |
40The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven. | 40They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky. |
41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; It ran in the dry places like a river. | 41He opened up a rock and water flowed out; a river ran through dry regions. |
42For He remembered His holy promise, And Abraham His servant. | 42Yes, he remembered the sacred promise he made to Abraham his servant. |
43He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness. | 43When he led his people out, they rejoiced; his chosen ones shouted with joy. |
44He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations, | 44He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced, |
45That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the LORD! | 45so that they might keep his commands and obey his laws. Praise the LORD! |
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