New Living Translation

New American Standard Bible 1995

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; Speak of all His wonders.

3Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the LORD.

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

4Search for the LORD and for his strength; continually seek him.

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

5Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given,

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

6you children of his servant Abraham, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.

6O seed of Abraham, His servant, O sons 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 has remembered His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,

9This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac.

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

10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:

10Then He confirmed it to Jacob for 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 the portion of your inheritance,"

12He said this when they were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.

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

13They wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

13And they wandered about 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 permitted no man to oppress them, And He reproved kings for their sakes:

15“Do not touch my chosen people, and do not hurt my prophets.”

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

16He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply.

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

17Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them— Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

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

18They bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron collar.

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

19Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the LORD tested Joseph’s character.

19Until the time that his word 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 peoples, and 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 over all his possessions,

22He could instruct the king’s aides as he pleased and teach the king’s advisers.

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

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

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

24And the LORD multiplied the people of Israel until they became too mighty for their enemies.

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

25Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the LORD’s servants.

25He turned their heart 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 wondrous acts 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 it dark; And 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 a swarm of flies And gnats in all their territory.

32He sent them hail instead of rain, and lightning flashed over the land.

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

33He ruined their grapevines and fig trees and shattered all the trees.

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

34He spoke, and hordes of locusts came— young locusts beyond number.

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

35They ate up everything green in the land, destroying all the crops in their fields.

35And ate up all 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 also struck down all the firstborn in their land, The first fruits of all their vigor.

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

38Egypt was glad when they were gone, for they feared them greatly.

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

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 illumine 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 satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41He split open a rock, and water gushed out to form a river through the dry wasteland.

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

42For he remembered his sacred promise to his servant Abraham.

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

43So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy, his chosen ones with rejoicing.

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

44He gave his people the lands of pagan nations, and they harvested crops that others had planted.

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 they would follow his decrees and obey his instructions. Praise the LORD!

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

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