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1Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. | 1Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! |
2Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds. | 2Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! |
3Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the LORD. | 3Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! |
4Search for the LORD and for his strength; continually seek him. | 4Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! |
5Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given, | 5Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered, |
6you children of his servant Abraham, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones. | 6O offspring of Abraham, his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones! |
7He is the LORD our God. His justice is seen throughout the land. | 7He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. |
8He always stands by his covenant— the commitment he made to a thousand generations. | 8He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, |
9This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac. | 9the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac, |
10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant: | 10which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant, |
11“I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession.” | 11saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance.” |
12He said this when they were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan. | 12When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it, |
13They wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. | 13wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people, |
14Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf: | 14he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account, |
15“Do not touch my chosen people, and do not hurt my prophets.” | 15saying, “Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm!” |
16He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply. | 16When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread, |
17Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them— Joseph, who was sold as a slave. | 17he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. |
18They bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron collar. | 18His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron; |
19Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the LORD tested Joseph’s character. | 19until what he had said came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him. |
20Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free; the ruler of the nation opened his prison door. | 20The king sent and released him; the ruler of the peoples set him free; |
21Joseph was put in charge of all the king’s household; he became ruler over all the king’s possessions. | 21he made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions, |
22He could instruct the king’s aides as he pleased and teach the king’s advisers. | 22to bind his princes at his pleasure and to teach his elders wisdom. |
23Then Israel arrived in Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. | 23Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. |
24And the LORD multiplied the people of Israel until they became too mighty for their enemies. | 24And the LORD made his people very fruitful and made them stronger than their foes. |
25Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the LORD’s servants. | 25He turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants. |
26But the LORD sent his servant Moses, along with Aaron, whom he had chosen. | 26He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. |
27They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians, and wonders in the land of Ham. | 27They performed his signs among them and miracles in the land of Ham. |
28The LORD blanketed Egypt in darkness, for they had defied his commands to let his people go. | 28He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they did not rebel against his words. |
29He turned their water into blood, poisoning all the fish. | 29He turned their waters into blood and caused their fish to die. |
30Then frogs overran the land and even invaded the king’s bedrooms. | 30Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings. |
31When the LORD spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians, and gnats swarmed across Egypt. | 31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country. |
32He sent them hail instead of rain, and lightning flashed over the land. | 32He gave them hail for rain, and fiery lightning bolts through their land. |
33He ruined their grapevines and fig trees and shattered all the trees. | 33He struck down their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country. |
34He spoke, and hordes of locusts came— young locusts beyond number. | 34He spoke, and the locusts came, young locusts without number, |
35They ate up everything green in the land, destroying all the crops in their fields. | 35which devoured all the vegetation in their land and ate up the fruit of their ground. |
36Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home, the pride and joy of each family. | 36He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength. |
37The LORD brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold; and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled. | 37Then he brought out Israel with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled. |
38Egypt was glad when they were gone, for they feared them greatly. | 38Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it. |
39The LORD spread a cloud above them as a covering and gave them a great fire to light the darkness. | 39He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night. |
40They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; he satisfied their hunger with manna—bread from heaven. | 40They asked, and he brought quail, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance. |
41He split open a rock, and water gushed out to form a river through the dry wasteland. | 41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed through the desert like a river. |
42For he remembered his sacred promise to his servant Abraham. | 42For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant. |
43So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy, his chosen ones with rejoicing. | 43So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing. |
44He gave his people the lands of pagan nations, and they harvested crops that others had planted. | 44And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples’ toil, |
45All this happened so they would follow his decrees and obey his instructions. Praise the LORD! | 45that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the LORD! |
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