| Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; proclaim his deeds among the peoples. | 1Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations. |
| 2Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell about all his wondrous works! | 2Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders. |
| 3Honor 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 his strength; seek his face always. | 4Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always. |
| 5Remember the wondrous works he has done, his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced, | 5Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced, |
| 6you offspring of Abraham his servant, Jacob's descendants--his chosen ones. | 6O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones. |
| 7He is the LORD our God; his judgments govern the whole earth. | 7He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth. |
| 8He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he ordained for a thousand generations-- | 8He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— |
| 9the covenant he made with Abraham, swore to Isaac, | 9the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. |
| 10and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as a permanent covenant: | 10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: |
| 11"I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion." | 11“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.” |
| 12When they were few in number, very few indeed, and resident aliens in Canaan, | 12When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land, |
| 13wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another, | 13they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. |
| 14he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their behalf: | 14He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf: |
| 15"Do not touch my anointed ones, or harm my prophets." | 15“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!” |
| 16He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply. | 16He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food. |
| 17He had sent a man ahead of them--Joseph, who was sold as a slave. | 17He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave. |
| 18They hurt his feet with shackles; his neck was put in an iron collar. | 18They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons, |
| 19Until the time his prediction came true, the word of the LORD tested him. | 19until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right. |
| 20The king sent for him and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free. | 20The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free. |
| 21He made him master of his household, ruler over all his possessions-- | 21He made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance, |
| 22binding his officials at will and instructing his elders. | 22to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom. |
| 23Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham. | 23Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. |
| 24The LORD made his people very fruitful; he made them more numerous than their foes, | 24And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes, |
| 25whose hearts he turned to hate his people and to deal deceptively with his servants. | 25whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against 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 miraculous 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 it became dark--for did they not defy his commands? | 28He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words. |
| 29He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die. | 29He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die. |
| 30Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their royal chambers. | 30Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers. |
| 31He spoke, and insects came--gnats throughout their country. | 31He spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country. |
| 32He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land. | 32He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land. |
| 33He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory. | 33He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country. |
| 34He spoke, and locusts came--young locusts without number. | 34He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number. |
| 35They devoured all the vegetation in their land and consumed the produce of their land. | 35They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil. |
| 36He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first progeny. | 36Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor. |
| 37Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among his tribes stumbled. | 37He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled. |
| 38Egypt was glad when they left, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them. | 38Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them. |
| 39He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night. | 39He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night. |
| 40They asked, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven. | 40They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. |
| 41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a stream in the desert. | 41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert. |
| 42For he remembered his holy promise to Abraham his servant. | 42For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant. |
| 43He brought his people out with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy. | 43He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy. |
| 44He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for. | 44He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor, |
| 45All this happened so that they might keep his statutes and obey his instructions. Hallelujah! | 45that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah! |
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