New American Standard Bible 1995 | Christian Standard 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; proclaim his deeds among the peoples. |
2Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonders. | 2Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell about all his wondrous works! |
3Glory in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad. | 3Honor his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. |
4Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually. | 4Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. |
5Remember His wonders which He has done, His marvels and the judgments uttered by His mouth, | 5Remember the wondrous works he has done, his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced, |
6O seed of Abraham, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones! | 6you offspring of Abraham his servant, Jacob's descendants--his chosen ones. |
7He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth. | 7He is the LORD our God; his judgments govern the whole earth. |
8He has remembered His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations, | 8He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he ordained for a thousand generations-- |
9The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac. | 9the covenant he made with Abraham, swore to Isaac, |
10Then He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant, | 10and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as a permanent covenant: |
11Saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan As the portion of your inheritance," | 11"I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion." |
12When they were only a few men in number, Very few, and strangers in it. | 12When they were few in number, very few indeed, and resident aliens in Canaan, |
13And they wandered about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people. | 13wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another, |
14He permitted no man to oppress them, And He reproved kings for their sakes: | 14he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their behalf: |
15"Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm." | 15"Do not touch my anointed ones, or harm my prophets." |
16And He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread. | 16He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply. |
17He sent a man before them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. | 17He had sent a man ahead of them--Joseph, who was sold as a slave. |
18They afflicted his feet with fetters, He himself was laid in irons; | 18They hurt his feet with shackles; his neck was put in an iron collar. |
19Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him. | 19Until the time his prediction came true, the word of the LORD tested him. |
20The king sent and released him, The ruler of peoples, and set him free. | 20The king sent for him and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free. |
21He made him lord of his house And ruler over all his possessions, | 21He made him master of his household, ruler over all his possessions-- |
22To imprison his princes at will, That he might teach his elders wisdom. | 22binding his officials at will and instructing his elders. |
23Israel also came into Egypt; Thus Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. | 23Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham. |
24And He caused His people to be very fruitful, And made them stronger than their adversaries. | 24The LORD made his people very fruitful; he made them more numerous than their foes, |
25He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants. | 25whose hearts he turned to hate his people and to deal deceptively with his servants. |
26He sent Moses His servant, And Aaron, whom He had chosen. | 26He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. |
27They performed His wondrous acts among them, And miracles in the land of Ham. | 27They performed his miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. |
28He sent darkness and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His words. | 28He sent darkness, and it became dark--for did they not defy his commands? |
29He turned their waters into blood And caused their fish to die. | 29He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die. |
30Their land swarmed with frogs Even in the chambers of their kings. | 30Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their royal chambers. |
31He spoke, and there came a swarm of flies And gnats in all their territory. | 31He spoke, and insects came--gnats throughout their country. |
32He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land. | 32He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land. |
33He struck down their vines also and their fig trees, And shattered the trees of their territory. | 33He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory. |
34He spoke, and locusts came, And young locusts, even without number, | 34He spoke, and locusts came--young locusts without number. |
35And ate up all vegetation in their land, And ate up the fruit of their ground. | 35They devoured all the vegetation in their land and consumed the produce of their land. |
36He also struck down all the firstborn in their land, The first fruits of all their vigor. | 36He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first progeny. |
37Then He brought them out with silver and gold, And among His tribes there was not one who stumbled. | 37Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among his tribes stumbled. |
38Egypt was glad when they departed, For the dread of them had fallen upon them. | 38Egypt was glad when they left, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them. |
39He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to illumine by night. | 39He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night. |
40They asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven. | 40They asked, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven. |
41He opened the rock and water flowed out; It ran in the dry places like a river. | 41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a stream in the desert. |
42For He remembered His holy word With Abraham His servant; | 42For he remembered his holy promise to Abraham his servant. |
43And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with a joyful shout. | 43He brought his people out with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy. |
44He gave them also the lands of the nations, That they might take possession of the fruit of the peoples' labor, | 44He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for. |
45So that they might keep His statutes And observe His laws, Praise the LORD! | 45All this happened so that they might keep his statutes and obey his instructions. Hallelujah! |
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