| New King James Version | New International Version |
| 1Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! | 1Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. |
| 2Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works! | 2Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. |
| 3Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who 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! | 4Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. |
| 5Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth, | 5Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, |
| 6O seed of Abraham His servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones! | 6you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob. |
| 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 remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, | 8He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations, |
| 9The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac, | 9the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac. |
| 10And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant, | 10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: |
| 11Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan As the allotment of your inheritance,” | 11"To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit." |
| 12When they were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it. | 12When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it, |
| 13When they went from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people, | 13they wandered from nation to nation, 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; for their sake he rebuked kings: |
| 15Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.” | 15"Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm." |
| 16Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread. | 16He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food; |
| 17He sent a man before them— Joseph—who was sold as a slave. | 17and he sent a man before them-- Joseph, sold as a slave. |
| 18They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons. | 18They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons, |
| 19Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him. | 19till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the LORD proved him true. |
| 20The king sent and released him, The ruler of the people let him go free. | 20The king sent 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 he possessed, |
| 22To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom. | 22to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom. |
| 23Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. | 23Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob resided 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 too numerous for their foes, |
| 25He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily 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 signs among them, And wonders in the land of Ham. | 27They performed his signs among them, his 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 made the land dark-- for had they not rebelled against his words? |
| 29He turned their waters into blood, And killed their fish. | 29He turned their waters into blood, causing their fish to die. |
| 30Their land abounded with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings. | 30Their land teemed with frogs, which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers. |
| 31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their territory. | 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 turned their rain into hail, with lightning throughout their land; |
| 33He struck their vines also, and their fig trees, And splintered 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, grasshoppers without number; |
| 35And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground. | 35they ate up every green thing in their land, ate up the produce of their soil. |
| 36He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, The first of all their strength. | 36Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their manhood. |
| 37He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes. | 37He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold, and from among their tribes no one faltered. |
| 38Egypt was glad when they departed, For the fear of them had fallen upon them. | 38Egypt was glad when they left, because dread of Israel had fallen on them. |
| 39He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night. | 39He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night. |
| 40The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven. | 40They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven. |
| 41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; It ran in the dry places like a river. | 41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert. |
| 42For He remembered His holy promise, And Abraham His servant. | 42For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham. |
| 43He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness. | 43He brought out his people 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 fell heir to what others had toiled for-- |
| 45That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the LORD! | 45that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws. Praise the LORD. |
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