King James Bible | English Standard Version |
1O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. | 1Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! |
2Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. | 2Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! |
3Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. | 3Glory in 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 presence continually! |
5Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; | 5Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered, |
6O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. | 6O offspring of Abraham, his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones! |
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 hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. | 8He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, |
9Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; | 9the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac, |
10And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: | 10which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant, |
11Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: | 11saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance.” |
12When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. | 12When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it, |
13When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people; | 13wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people, |
14He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; | 14he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account, |
15Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. | 15saying, “Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm!” |
16Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread. | 16When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread, |
17He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: | 17he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. |
18Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: | 18His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron; |
19Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him. | 19until what he had said came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him. |
20The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. | 20The king sent and released him; the ruler of the peoples set him free; |
21He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: | 21he made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions, |
22To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom. | 22to bind his princes at his pleasure and to teach his elders wisdom. |
23Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. | 23Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. |
24And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies. | 24And the LORD made his people very fruitful and made them stronger than their foes. |
25He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly 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 shewed his 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 made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. | 28He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they did not rebel against his words. |
29He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. | 29He turned their waters into blood and caused their fish to die. |
30Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. | 30Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings. |
31He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts. | 31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country. |
32He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. | 32He gave them hail for rain, and fiery lightning bolts through their land. |
33He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts. | 33He struck down their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country. |
34He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number, | 34He spoke, and the locusts came, young locusts without number, |
35And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. | 35which devoured all the vegetation in their land and ate up the fruit of their ground. |
36He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength. | 36He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength. |
37He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. | 37Then he brought out Israel with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled. |
38Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them. | 38Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it. |
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 by night. |
40The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. | 40They asked, and he brought quail, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance. |
41He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river. | 41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed through the desert like a river. |
42For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant. | 42For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant. |
43And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness: | 43So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing. |
44And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people; | 44And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples’ toil, |
45That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD. | 45that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the LORD! |
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