| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! | 1Give thanks to Yahweh, call on His name; proclaim His deeds among the peoples. |
| 2Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works! | 2Sing to Him, sing praise to Him; tell about all His wonderful works! |
| 3Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD! | 3Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice. |
| 4Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face evermore! | 4Search for the LORD and for His strength; seek His face always. |
| 5Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth, | 5Remember the wonderful works He has done, His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced, |
| 6O seed of Abraham His servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones! | 6you offspring of Abraham His servant, Jacob's descendants--His chosen ones. |
| 7He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth. | 7He is the LORD our God; His judgments govern the whole earth. |
| 8He remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, | 8He remembers His covenant forever, the promise He ordained for a thousand generations-- |
| 9The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac, | 9the covenant He made with Abraham, swore to Isaac, |
| 10And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant, | 10and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as an everlasting covenant:" |
| 11Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan As the allotment of your inheritance,” | 11I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion." |
| 12When they were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it. | 12When they were few in number, very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan, |
| 13When they went from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people, | 13wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another, |
| 14He permitted no one to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes, | 14He allowed no one to oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:" |
| 15Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.” | 15Do not touch My anointed ones, or harm My prophets." |
| 16Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread. | 16He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply. |
| 17He sent a man before 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 fetters, He was laid in irons. | 18They hurt his feet with shackles; his neck was put in an iron collar. |
| 19Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him. | 19Until the time his prediction came true, the word of the LORD tested him. |
| 20The king sent and released him, The ruler of the people let him go free. | 20The king sent for him and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free. |
| 21He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his possessions, | 21He made him master of his household, ruler over all his possessions-- |
| 22To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom. | 22binding his officials at will and instructing his elders. |
| 23Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. | 23Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. |
| 24He increased His people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies. | 24The LORD made His people very fruitful; He made them more numerous than their foes, |
| 25He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants. | 25whose hearts He turned to hate His people and to deal deceptively 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 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 made it dark; And they did not rebel against His word. | 28He sent darkness, and it became dark-- for did they not defy His commands? |
| 29He turned their waters into blood, And killed their fish. | 29He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die. |
| 30Their land abounded with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings. | 30Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their royal chambers. |
| 31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their territory. | 31He spoke, and insects came-- gnats throughout their country. |
| 32He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land. | 32He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land. |
| 33He struck their vines also, and their fig trees, And splintered the trees of their territory. | 33He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory. |
| 34He spoke, and locusts came, Young locusts without number, | 34He spoke, and locusts came-- young locusts without number. |
| 35And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground. | 35They devoured all the vegetation in their land and consumed the produce of their land. |
| 36He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, The first of all their strength. | 36He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first progeny. |
| 37He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes. | 37Then He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among His tribes stumbled. |
| 38Egypt was glad when they departed, For the fear of them had fallen upon them. | 38Egypt was glad when they left, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them. |
| 39He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night. | 39He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night. |
| 40The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven. | 40They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven. |
| 41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; It ran in the dry places like a river. | 41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a stream in the desert. |
| 42For He remembered His holy promise, And Abraham His servant. | 42For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant. |
| 43He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness. | 43He brought His people out with rejoicing, His chosen ones with shouts of joy. |
| 44He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations, | 44He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for. |
| 45That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the LORD! | 45All this happened so that they might keep His statutes and obey His instructions. Hallelujah! |
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