| Holman Christian Standard Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1Give thanks to Yahweh, call on His name; proclaim His deeds among the peoples. | 1Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! |
| 2Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell about all His wonderful works! | 2Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! |
| 3Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice. | 3Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! |
| 4Search for the LORD and for His strength; seek His face always. | 4Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! |
| 5Remember the wonderful works He has done, His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced, | 5Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered, |
| 6you offspring of Abraham His servant, Jacob's descendants--His chosen ones. | 6O offspring of Abraham, his servant, children 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 are in all the earth. |
| 8He remembers His covenant forever, the promise He ordained for a thousand generations-- | 8He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, |
| 9the covenant He made with Abraham, swore to Isaac, | 9the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac, |
| 10and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as an everlasting covenant:" | 10which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant, |
| 11I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion." | 11saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance.” |
| 12When they were few in number, very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan, | 12When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it, |
| 13wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another, | 13wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people, |
| 14He allowed no one to oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:" | 14he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account, |
| 15Do not touch My anointed ones, or harm My prophets." | 15saying, “Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm!” |
| 16He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply. | 16When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread, |
| 17He had sent a man 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 hurt his feet with shackles; his neck was put in an iron collar. | 18His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron; |
| 19Until the time his prediction came true, the word of the LORD tested him. | 19until what he had said came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him. |
| 20The king sent for him and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free. | 20The king sent and released him; the ruler of the peoples set him free; |
| 21He made him master of his household, ruler over all his possessions-- | 21he made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions, |
| 22binding his officials at will and instructing his elders. | 22to bind his princes at his pleasure and to teach his elders wisdom. |
| 23Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. | 23Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned 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 and made them stronger than their foes. |
| 25whose hearts He turned to hate His people and to deal deceptively with His servants. | 25He turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal craftily 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 miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. | 27They performed his signs among them and miracles in the land of Ham. |
| 28He sent darkness, and it became dark-- for did they not defy His commands? | 28He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they did not rebel against his words. |
| 29He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die. | 29He turned their waters into blood and caused their fish to die. |
| 30Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their royal chambers. | 30Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings. |
| 31He spoke, and insects came-- gnats throughout their country. | 31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country. |
| 32He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land. | 32He gave them hail for rain, and fiery lightning bolts through their land. |
| 33He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory. | 33He struck down 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. | 35which devoured all the vegetation in their land and ate up the fruit of their ground. |
| 36He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first progeny. | 36He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength. |
| 37Then He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among His tribes stumbled. | 37Then he brought out Israel with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled. |
| 38Egypt was glad when they left, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them. | 38Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it. |
| 39He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night. | 39He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night. |
| 40They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven. | 40They asked, and he brought quail, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance. |
| 41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a stream in the desert. | 41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed through the desert like a river. |
| 42For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant. | 42For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant. |
| 43He brought His people out with rejoicing, His chosen ones with shouts of joy. | 43So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing. |
| 44He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for. | 44And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples’ toil, |
| 45All this happened so that they might keep His statutes and obey His instructions. Hallelujah! | 45that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the LORD! |
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