| New Living Translation | New International Version |
| 1Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. | 1Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. |
| 2Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds. | 2Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. |
| 3Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the LORD. | 3Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. |
| 4Search for the LORD and for his strength; continually seek him. | 4Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. |
| 5Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given, | 5Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, |
| 6you children of his servant Abraham, you descendants 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 justice is seen throughout the land. | 7He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. |
| 8He always stands by his covenant— the commitment he made to a thousand generations. | 8He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations, |
| 9This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac. | 9the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac. |
| 10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant: | 10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: |
| 11“I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession.” | 11"To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit." |
| 12He said this when they were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan. | 12When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it, |
| 13They wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. | 13they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. |
| 14Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf: | 14He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings: |
| 15“Do not touch my chosen people, and do not hurt my prophets.” | 15"Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm." |
| 16He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply. | 16He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food; |
| 17Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them— Joseph, who was sold as a slave. | 17and he sent a man before them-- Joseph, sold as a slave. |
| 18They bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron collar. | 18They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons, |
| 19Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the LORD tested Joseph’s character. | 19till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the LORD proved him true. |
| 20Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free; the ruler of the nation opened his prison door. | 20The king sent and released him, the ruler of peoples set him free. |
| 21Joseph was put in charge of all the king’s household; he became ruler over all the king’s possessions. | 21He made him master of his household, ruler over all he possessed, |
| 22He could instruct the king’s aides as he pleased and teach the king’s advisers. | 22to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom. |
| 23Then Israel arrived in Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. | 23Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob resided as a foreigner in the land of Ham. |
| 24And the LORD multiplied the people of Israel until they became too mighty for their enemies. | 24The LORD made his people very fruitful; he made them too numerous for their foes, |
| 25Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the LORD’s servants. | 25whose hearts he turned to hate his people, to conspire against his servants. |
| 26But the LORD sent his servant Moses, along with Aaron, whom he had chosen. | 26He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. |
| 27They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians, and wonders in the land of Ham. | 27They performed his signs among them, his wonders in the land of Ham. |
| 28The LORD blanketed Egypt in darkness, for they had defied his commands to let his people go. | 28He sent darkness and made the land dark-- for had they not rebelled against his words? |
| 29He turned their water into blood, poisoning all the fish. | 29He turned their waters into blood, causing their fish to die. |
| 30Then frogs overran the land and even invaded the king’s bedrooms. | 30Their land teemed with frogs, which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers. |
| 31When the LORD spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians, and gnats swarmed across Egypt. | 31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country. |
| 32He sent them hail instead of rain, and lightning flashed over the land. | 32He turned their rain into hail, with lightning throughout their land; |
| 33He ruined their grapevines and fig trees and shattered all the trees. | 33he struck down their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country. |
| 34He spoke, and hordes of locusts came— young locusts beyond number. | 34He spoke, and the locusts came, grasshoppers without number; |
| 35They ate up everything green in the land, destroying all the crops in their fields. | 35they ate up every green thing in their land, ate up the produce of their soil. |
| 36Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home, the pride and joy of each family. | 36Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their manhood. |
| 37The LORD brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold; and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled. | 37He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold, and from among their tribes no one faltered. |
| 38Egypt was glad when they were gone, for they feared them greatly. | 38Egypt was glad when they left, because dread of Israel had fallen on them. |
| 39The LORD spread a cloud above them as a covering and gave them a great fire to light the darkness. | 39He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night. |
| 40They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; he satisfied their hunger with manna—bread from heaven. | 40They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven. |
| 41He split open a rock, and water gushed out to form a river through the dry wasteland. | 41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert. |
| 42For he remembered his sacred promise to his servant Abraham. | 42For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham. |
| 43So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy, his chosen ones with rejoicing. | 43He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy; |
| 44He gave his people the lands of pagan nations, and they harvested crops that others had planted. | 44he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for-- |
| 45All this happened so they would follow his decrees and obey his instructions. Praise the LORD! | 45that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws. Praise the LORD. |
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