NET Bible

New American Standard Bible 1995

1Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make known his accomplishments among the nations!

1Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples.

2Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds!

2Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonders.

3Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!

3Glory in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad.

4Seek the LORD and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually!

4Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually.

5Recall the miraculous deeds he performed, his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed,

5Remember His wonders which He has done, His marvels and the judgments uttered by His mouth,

6O children of Abraham, God's servant, you descendants of Jacob, God's chosen ones!

6O seed of Abraham, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!

7He is the LORD our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth.

7He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth.

8He always remembers his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations--

8He has remembered His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,

9the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!

9The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac.

10He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,

10Then He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

11saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance."

11Saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan As the portion of your inheritance,"

12When they were few in number, just a very few, and resident aliens within it,

12When they were only a few men in number, Very few, and strangers in it.

13they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another.

13And they wandered about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people.

14He let no one oppress them; he disciplined kings for their sake,

14He permitted no man to oppress them, And He reproved kings for their sakes:

15saying, "Don't touch my chosen ones! Don't harm my prophets!"

15"Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm."

16He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply.

16And He called for a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.

17He sent a man ahead of them--Joseph was sold as a servant.

17He sent a man before them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

18The shackles hurt his feet; his neck was placed in an iron collar,

18They afflicted his feet with fetters, He himself was laid in irons;

19until the time when his prediction came true. The LORD's word proved him right.

19Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him.

20The king authorized his release; the ruler of nations set him free.

20The king sent and released him, The ruler of peoples, and set him free.

21He put him in charge of his palace, and made him manager of all his property,

21He made him lord of his house And ruler over all his possessions,

22giving him authority to imprison his officials and to teach his advisers.

22To imprison his princes at will, That he might teach his elders wisdom.

23Israel moved to Egypt; Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.

23Israel also came into Egypt; Thus Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

24The LORD made his people very fruitful, and made them more numerous than their enemies.

24And He caused His people to be very fruitful, And made them stronger than their adversaries.

25He caused them to hate his people, and to mistreat his servants.

25He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.

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

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

27They executed his miraculous signs among them, and his amazing deeds in the land of Ham.

27They performed His wondrous acts among them, And miracles in the land of Ham.

28He made it dark; they did not disobey his orders.

28He sent darkness and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His words.

29He turned their water into blood, and killed their fish.

29He turned their waters into blood And caused their fish to die.

30Their land was overrun by frogs, which even got into the rooms of their kings.

30Their land swarmed with frogs Even in the chambers of their kings.

31He ordered flies to come; gnats invaded their whole territory.

31He spoke, and there came a swarm of flies And gnats in all their territory.

32He sent hail along with the rain; there was lightning in their land.

32He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

33He destroyed their vines and fig trees, and broke the trees throughout their territory.

33He struck down their vines also and their fig trees, And shattered the trees of their territory.

34He ordered locusts to come, innumerable grasshoppers.

34He spoke, and locusts came, And young locusts, even without number,

35They ate all the vegetation in their land, and devoured the crops of their fields.

35And ate up all vegetation in their land, And ate up the fruit of their ground.

36He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of their reproductive power.

36He also struck down all the firstborn in their land, The first fruits of all their vigor.

37He brought his people out enriched with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled.

37Then He brought them out with silver and gold, And among His tribes there was not one who stumbled.

38Egypt was happy when they left, for they were afraid of them.

38Egypt was glad when they departed, For the dread of them had fallen upon them.

39He spread out a cloud for a cover, and provided a fire to light up the night.

39He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to illumine by night.

40They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky.

40They asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41He opened up a rock and water flowed out; a river ran through dry regions.

41He opened the rock and water flowed out; It ran in the dry places like a river.

42Yes, he remembered the sacred promise he made to Abraham his servant.

42For He remembered His holy word With Abraham His servant;

43When he led his people out, they rejoiced; his chosen ones shouted with joy.

43And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with a joyful shout.

44He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced,

44He gave them also the lands of the nations, That they might take possession of the fruit of the peoples' labor,

45so that they might keep his commands and obey his laws. Praise the LORD!

45So that they might keep His statutes And observe His laws, Praise the LORD!

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