New Living Translation

Holman Christian Standard Bible

1Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.

1Give thanks to Yahweh, call on His name; proclaim His deeds among the peoples.

2Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.

2Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell about all His wonderful works!

3Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the LORD.

3Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

4Search for the LORD and for his strength; continually seek him.

4Search for the LORD and for His strength; seek His face always.

5Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given,

5Remember the wonderful works He has done, His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced,

6you children of his servant Abraham, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.

6you offspring of Abraham His servant, Jacob's descendants--His chosen ones.

7He is the LORD our God. His justice is seen throughout the land.

7He is the LORD our God; His judgments govern the whole earth.

8He always stands by his covenant— the commitment he made to a thousand generations.

8He remembers His covenant forever, the promise He ordained for a thousand generations--

9This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac.

9the covenant He made with Abraham, swore to Isaac,

10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:

10and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as an everlasting covenant:"

11“I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession.”

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

12He said this when they were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.

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,

14Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:

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

15“Do not touch my chosen people, and do not hurt my prophets.”

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

16He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply.

16He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply.

17Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them— Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

17He had sent a man ahead of them-- Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

18They bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron collar.

18They hurt his feet with shackles; his neck was put in an iron collar.

19Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the LORD tested Joseph’s character.

19Until the time his prediction came true, the word of the LORD tested him.

20Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free; the ruler of the nation opened his prison door.

20The king sent for him and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.

21Joseph was put in charge of all the king’s household; he became ruler over all the king’s possessions.

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

22He could instruct the king’s aides as he pleased and teach the king’s advisers.

22binding his officials at will and instructing his elders.

23Then Israel arrived in Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.

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

24And the LORD multiplied the people of Israel until they became too mighty for their enemies.

24The LORD made His people very fruitful; He made them more numerous than their foes,

25Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the LORD’s servants.

25whose hearts He turned to hate His people and to deal deceptively with His servants.

26But the LORD sent his servant Moses, along with Aaron, whom he had chosen.

26He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.

27They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians, and wonders in the land of Ham.

27They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

28The LORD blanketed Egypt in darkness, for they had defied his commands to let his people go.

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

29He turned their water into blood, poisoning all the fish.

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

30Then frogs overran the land and even invaded the king’s bedrooms.

30Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their royal chambers.

31When the LORD spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians, and gnats swarmed across Egypt.

31He spoke, and insects came-- gnats throughout their country.

32He sent them hail instead of rain, and lightning flashed over the land.

32He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land.

33He ruined their grapevines and fig trees and shattered all the trees.

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

34He spoke, and hordes of locusts came— young locusts beyond number.

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

35They ate up everything green in the land, destroying all the crops in their fields.

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

36Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home, the pride and joy of each family.

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

37The LORD brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold; and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled.

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

38Egypt was glad when they were gone, for they feared them greatly.

38Egypt was glad when they left, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.

39The LORD spread a cloud above them as a covering and gave them a great fire to light the darkness.

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

40They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; he satisfied their hunger with manna—bread from heaven.

40They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.

41He split open a rock, and water gushed out to form a river through the dry wasteland.

41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a stream in the desert.

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

42For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.

43So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy, his chosen ones with rejoicing.

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

44He gave his people the lands of pagan nations, and they harvested crops that others had planted.

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

45All this happened so they would follow his decrees and obey his instructions. Praise the LORD!

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

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