Holman Christian Standard Bible | New Living Translation |
1Give thanks to Yahweh, call on His name; proclaim His deeds among the peoples. | 1Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. |
2Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell about all His wonderful works! | 2Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds. |
3Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice. | 3Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the LORD. |
4Search for the LORD and for His strength; seek His face always. | 4Search for the LORD and for his strength; continually seek him. |
5Remember the wonderful works He has done, His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced, | 5Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given, |
6you offspring of Abraham His servant, Jacob's descendants--His chosen ones. | 6you children of his servant Abraham, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones. |
7He is the LORD our God; His judgments govern the whole earth. | 7He is the LORD our God. His justice is seen throughout the land. |
8He remembers His covenant forever, the promise He ordained for a thousand generations-- | 8He always stands by his covenant— the commitment he made to a thousand generations. |
9the covenant He made with Abraham, swore to Isaac, | 9This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac. |
10and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as an everlasting covenant:" | 10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant: |
11I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion." | 11“I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession.” |
12When they were few in number, very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan, | 12He said this when they were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan. |
13wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another, | 13They wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. |
14He allowed no one to oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:" | 14Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf: |
15Do not touch My anointed ones, or harm My prophets." | 15“Do not touch my chosen people, and do not hurt my prophets.” |
16He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply. | 16He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply. |
17He had sent a man ahead of them-- Joseph, who was sold as a slave. | 17Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them— Joseph, who was sold as a slave. |
18They hurt his feet with shackles; his neck was put in an iron collar. | 18They bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron collar. |
19Until the time his prediction came true, the word of the LORD tested him. | 19Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the LORD tested Joseph’s character. |
20The king sent for him and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free. | 20Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free; the ruler of the nation opened his prison door. |
21He made him master of his household, ruler over all his possessions-- | 21Joseph was put in charge of all the king’s household; he became ruler over all the king’s possessions. |
22binding his officials at will and instructing his elders. | 22He could instruct the king’s aides as he pleased and teach the king’s advisers. |
23Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. | 23Then Israel arrived in Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. |
24The LORD made His people very fruitful; He made them more numerous than their foes, | 24And the LORD multiplied the people of Israel until they became too mighty for their enemies. |
25whose hearts He turned to hate His people and to deal deceptively with His servants. | 25Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the LORD’s servants. |
26He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen. | 26But the LORD sent his servant Moses, along with Aaron, whom he had chosen. |
27They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. | 27They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians, and wonders in the land of Ham. |
28He sent darkness, and it became dark-- for did they not defy His commands? | 28The LORD blanketed Egypt in darkness, for they had defied his commands to let his people go. |
29He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die. | 29He turned their water into blood, poisoning all the fish. |
30Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their royal chambers. | 30Then frogs overran the land and even invaded the king’s bedrooms. |
31He spoke, and insects came-- gnats throughout their country. | 31When the LORD spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians, and gnats swarmed across Egypt. |
32He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land. | 32He sent them hail instead of rain, and lightning flashed over the land. |
33He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory. | 33He ruined their grapevines and fig trees and shattered all the trees. |
34He spoke, and locusts came-- young locusts without number. | 34He spoke, and hordes of locusts came— young locusts beyond number. |
35They devoured all the vegetation in their land and consumed the produce of their land. | 35They ate up everything green in the land, destroying all the crops in their fields. |
36He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first progeny. | 36Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home, the pride and joy of each family. |
37Then He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among His tribes stumbled. | 37The LORD brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold; and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled. |
38Egypt was glad when they left, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them. | 38Egypt was glad when they were gone, for they feared them greatly. |
39He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night. | 39The LORD spread a cloud above them as a covering and gave them a great fire to light the darkness. |
40They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven. | 40They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; he satisfied their hunger with manna—bread from heaven. |
41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a stream in the desert. | 41He split open a rock, and water gushed out to form a river through the dry wasteland. |
42For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant. | 42For he remembered his sacred promise to his servant Abraham. |
43He brought His people out with rejoicing, His chosen ones with shouts of joy. | 43So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy, his chosen ones with rejoicing. |
44He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for. | 44He gave his people the lands of pagan nations, and they harvested crops that others had planted. |
45All this happened so that they might keep His statutes and obey His instructions. Hallelujah! | 45All this happened so they would follow his decrees and obey his instructions. Praise the LORD! |
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