| New International Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. | 1Give thanks to Yahweh, call on His name; proclaim His deeds among the peoples. |
| 2Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. | 2Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell about all His wonderful works! |
| 3Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. | 3Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice. |
| 4Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. | 4Search for the LORD and for His strength; seek His face always. |
| 5Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, | 5Remember the wonderful works He has done, His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced, |
| 6you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob. | 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 remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations, | 8He remembers His covenant forever, the promise He ordained for a thousand generations-- |
| 9the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac. | 9the covenant He made with Abraham, swore to Isaac, |
| 10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: | 10and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as an everlasting covenant:" |
| 11"To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit." | 11I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion." |
| 12When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it, | 12When they were few in number, very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan, |
| 13they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. | 13wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another, |
| 14He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings: | 14He allowed no one to oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:" |
| 15"Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm." | 15Do not touch My anointed ones, or harm My prophets." |
| 16He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food; | 16He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply. |
| 17and he sent a man before them-- Joseph, sold as a slave. | 17He had sent a man ahead of them-- Joseph, who was sold as a slave. |
| 18They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons, | 18They hurt his feet with shackles; his neck was put in an iron collar. |
| 19till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the LORD proved him true. | 19Until the time his prediction came true, the word of the LORD tested him. |
| 20The king sent and released him, the ruler of peoples set him free. | 20The king sent for him and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free. |
| 21He made him master of his household, ruler over all he possessed, | 21He made him master of his household, ruler over all his possessions-- |
| 22to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom. | 22binding his officials at will and instructing his elders. |
| 23Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob resided as a foreigner in the land of Ham. | 23Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. |
| 24The LORD made his people very fruitful; he made them too numerous for their foes, | 24The LORD made His people very fruitful; He made them more numerous than their foes, |
| 25whose hearts he turned to hate his people, to conspire against 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 signs among them, his wonders in the land of Ham. | 27They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. |
| 28He sent darkness and made the land dark-- for had they not rebelled against his words? | 28He sent darkness, and it became dark-- for did they not defy His commands? |
| 29He turned their waters into blood, causing their fish to die. | 29He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die. |
| 30Their land teemed with frogs, which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers. | 30Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their royal chambers. |
| 31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country. | 31He spoke, and insects came-- gnats throughout their country. |
| 32He turned their rain into hail, with lightning throughout their land; | 32He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land. |
| 33he struck down their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country. | 33He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory. |
| 34He spoke, and the locusts came, grasshoppers without number; | 34He spoke, and locusts came-- young locusts without number. |
| 35they ate up every green thing in their land, ate up the produce of their soil. | 35They devoured all the vegetation in their land and consumed the produce of their land. |
| 36Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their manhood. | 36He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first progeny. |
| 37He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold, and from among their tribes no one faltered. | 37Then He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among His tribes stumbled. |
| 38Egypt was glad when they left, because dread of Israel had fallen on them. | 38Egypt was glad when they left, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them. |
| 39He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night. | 39He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night. |
| 40They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven. | 40They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven. |
| 41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert. | 41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a stream in the desert. |
| 42For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham. | 42For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant. |
| 43He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy; | 43He brought His people out with rejoicing, His chosen ones with shouts of joy. |
| 44he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for-- | 44He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for. |
| 45that they might keep his precepts 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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