NET Bible | Berean Study Bible |
1Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make known his accomplishments among the nations! | 1Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations. |
2Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds! | 2Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders. |
3Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! | 3Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. |
4Seek the LORD and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually! | 4Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always. |
5Recall the miraculous deeds he performed, his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, | 5Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced, |
6O children of Abraham, God's servant, you descendants of Jacob, God's chosen ones! | 6O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones. |
7He is the LORD our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth. | 7He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth. |
8He always remembers his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations-- | 8He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— |
9the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac! | 9the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. |
10He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise, | 10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: |
11saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance." | 11“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.” |
12When they were few in number, just a very few, and resident aliens within it, | 12When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land, |
13they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another. | 13they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. |
14He let no one oppress them; he disciplined kings for their sake, | 14He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf: |
15saying, "Don't touch my chosen ones! Don't harm my prophets!" | 15“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!” |
16He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply. | 16He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food. |
17He sent a man ahead of them--Joseph was sold as a servant. | 17He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave. |
18The shackles hurt his feet; his neck was placed in an iron collar, | 18They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons, |
19until the time when his prediction came true. The LORD's word proved him right. | 19until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right. |
20The king authorized his release; the ruler of nations set him free. | 20The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free. |
21He put him in charge of his palace, and made him manager of all his property, | 21He made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance, |
22giving him authority to imprison his officials and to teach his advisers. | 22to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom. |
23Israel moved to Egypt; Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham. | 23Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. |
24The LORD made his people very fruitful, and made them more numerous than their enemies. | 24And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes, |
25He caused them to hate his people, and to mistreat his servants. | 25whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants. |
26He sent his servant Moses, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. | 26He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen. |
27They executed his miraculous signs among them, and his amazing deeds in the land of Ham. | 27They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. |
28He made it dark; they did not disobey his orders. | 28He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words. |
29He turned their water into blood, and killed their fish. | 29He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die. |
30Their land was overrun by frogs, which even got into the rooms of their kings. | 30Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers. |
31He ordered flies to come; gnats invaded their whole territory. | 31He spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country. |
32He sent hail along with the rain; there was lightning in their land. | 32He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land. |
33He destroyed their vines and fig trees, and broke the trees throughout their territory. | 33He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country. |
34He ordered locusts to come, innumerable grasshoppers. | 34He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number. |
35They ate all the vegetation in their land, and devoured the crops of their fields. | 35They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil. |
36He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of their reproductive power. | 36Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor. |
37He brought his people out enriched with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled. | 37He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled. |
38Egypt was happy when they left, for they were afraid of them. | 38Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them. |
39He spread out a cloud for a cover, and provided a fire to light up the night. | 39He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night. |
40They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky. | 40They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. |
41He opened up a rock and water flowed out; a river ran through dry regions. | 41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert. |
42Yes, he remembered the sacred promise he made to Abraham his servant. | 42For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant. |
43When he led his people out, they rejoiced; his chosen ones shouted with joy. | 43He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy. |
44He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced, | 44He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor, |
45so that they might keep his commands and obey his laws. Praise the LORD! | 45that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah! |
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