New King James Version | King James Bible |
1Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! | 1O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. |
2Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works! | 2Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. |
3Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD! | 3Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. |
4Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore! | 4Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore. |
5Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth, | 5Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; |
6O seed of Abraham His servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones! | 6O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. |
7He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth. | 7He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth. |
8He remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, | 8He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. |
9The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac, | 9Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; |
10And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant, | 10And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: |
11Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan As the allotment of your inheritance,” | 11Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: |
12When they were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it. | 12When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. |
13When they went from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people, | 13When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people; |
14He permitted no one to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes, | 14He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; |
15Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.” | 15Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. |
16Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread. | 16Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread. |
17He sent a man before them— Joseph—who was sold as a slave. | 17He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: |
18They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons. | 18Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: |
19Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him. | 19Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him. |
20The king sent and released him, The ruler of the people let him go free. | 20The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. |
21He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his possessions, | 21He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: |
22To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom. | 22To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom. |
23Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. | 23Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. |
24He increased His people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies. | 24And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies. |
25He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants. | 25He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly 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 shewed his 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 made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. |
29He turned their waters into blood, And killed their fish. | 29He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. |
30Their land abounded with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings. | 30Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. |
31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their territory. | 31He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts. |
32He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land. | 32He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. |
33He struck their vines also, and their fig trees, And splintered the trees of their territory. | 33He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts. |
34He spoke, and locusts came, Young locusts without number, | 34He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number, |
35And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground. | 35And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. |
36He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, The first of all their strength. | 36He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength. |
37He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes. | 37He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. |
38Egypt was glad when they departed, For the fear of them had fallen upon them. | 38Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them. |
39He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night. | 39He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night. |
40The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven. | 40The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. |
41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; It ran in the dry places like a river. | 41He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river. |
42For He remembered His holy promise, And Abraham His servant. | 42For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant. |
43He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness. | 43And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness: |
44He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations, | 44And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people; |
45That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the LORD! | 45That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD. |
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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