New King James Version

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 psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!

2Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell about all his wondrous works!

3Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD!

3Honor his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

4Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore!

4Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.

5Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,

5Remember the wondrous works he has done, his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced,

6O seed of Abraham His servant, You children 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 remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for 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,

10And 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 allotment of your inheritance,”

11"I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion."

12When they were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it.

12When they were few in number, very few indeed, and resident aliens in Canaan,

13When they went from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people,

13wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another,

14He permitted no one to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,

14he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their behalf:

15Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.”

15"Do not touch my anointed ones, or harm my prophets."

16Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision 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 hurt his feet with fetters, He 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 the people let him go 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 of all his possessions,

21He made him master of his household, ruler over all his possessions--

22To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom.

22binding his officials at will and instructing his elders.

23Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.

23Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.

24He increased His people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.

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 signs among them, And 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 it dark; And they did not rebel against His word.

28He sent darkness, and it became dark--for did they not defy his commands?

29He turned their waters into blood, And killed their fish.

29He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die.

30Their land abounded 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 swarms of flies, And lice 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 their vines also, and their fig trees, And splintered the trees of their territory.

33He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory.

34He spoke, and locusts came, Young locusts without number,

34He spoke, and locusts came--young locusts without number.

35And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground.

35They devoured all the vegetation in their land and consumed the produce of their land.

36He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, The first of all their strength.

36He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first progeny.

37He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes.

37Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among his tribes stumbled.

38Egypt was glad when they departed, For the fear 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 give light in the night.

39He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night.

40The people 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 gushed 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 promise, And Abraham His servant.

42For he remembered his holy promise to Abraham his servant.

43He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness.

43He brought his people out with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy.

44He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations,

44He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for.

45That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the LORD!

45All this happened so that they might keep his statutes and obey his instructions. Hallelujah!

The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.