1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! |
2 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works! |
3 Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD! |
4 Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore! |
5 Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth, |
6 O seed of Abraham His servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones! |
7 He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth. |
8 He remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, |
9 The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac, |
10 And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant, |
11 Saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan As the allotment of your inheritance," |
12 When they were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it. |
13 When they went from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people, |
14 He permitted no one to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes, |
15 Saying, "Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm." |
16 Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread. |
17 He sent a man before them--Joseph--who was sold as a slave. |
18 They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons. |
19 Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him. |
20 The king sent and released him, The ruler of the people let him go free. |
21 He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his possessions, |
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom. |
23 Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. |
24 He increased His people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies. |
25 He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants. |
26 He sent Moses His servant, And Aaron whom He had chosen. |
27 They performed His signs among them, And wonders in the land of Ham. |
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His word. |
29 He turned their waters into blood, And killed their fish. |
30 Their land abounded with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings. |
31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their territory. |
32 He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land. |
33 He struck their vines also, and their fig trees, And splintered the trees of their territory. |
34 He spoke, and locusts came, Young locusts without number, |
35 And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground. |
36 He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, The first of all their strength. |
37 He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes. |
38 Egypt was glad when they departed, For the fear of them had fallen upon them. |
39 He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night. |
40 The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven. |
41 He opened the rock, and water gushed out; It ran in the dry places like a river. |
42 For He remembered His holy promise, And Abraham His servant. |
43 He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness. |
44 He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations, |
45 That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the LORD! |