^{1 Ref} O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.

^{2 Ref} Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.

^{3 Ref} Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.

^{4 Ref} Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.

^{5 Ref} Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;

^{6 Ref} O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.

^{7 Ref} He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.

^{8 Ref} He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;

^{9 Ref} The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

^{10 Ref} And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;

^{11 Ref} Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:

^{12 Ref} When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;

¹³ When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.

^{14 Ref} He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

^{15 Ref} Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.

^{16 Ref} And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.

^{17 Ref} He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:

^{18 Ref} His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;

^{19 Ref} Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.

^{20 Ref} The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free.

^{21 Ref} He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;

^{22 Ref} To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.

^{23 Ref} Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.

^{24 Ref} And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.

^{25 Ref} Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.

^{26 Ref} He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.

^{27 Ref} He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.

^{28 Ref} He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.

^{29 Ref} At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.

^{30 Ref} Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.

^{31 Ref} He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.

^{32 Ref} He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

^{33 Ref} He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down.

^{34 Ref} At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,

³⁵ And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.

^{36 Ref} He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.

^{37 Ref} He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.

^{38 Ref} Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.

^{39 Ref} A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.

^{40 Ref} At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.

^{41 Ref} His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.

^{42 Ref} For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.

^{43 Ref} And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:

^{44 Ref} And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;

^{45 Ref} So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.

^{1 Ref} Give ye thanks to Jehovah -- call ye in His name, Make known among the peoples His acts.

^{2 Ref} Sing ye to Him -- sing praise to Him, Meditate ye on all His wonders.

^{3 Ref} Boast yourselves in His Holy Name, The heart of those seeking Jehovah rejoiceth.

^{4 Ref} Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek ye His face continually.

^{5 Ref} Remember His wonders that He did, His signs and the judgments of His mouth.

^{6 Ref} O seed of Abraham, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

^{7 Ref} He `is' Jehovah our God, In all the earth `are' His judgments.

^{8 Ref} He hath remembered to the age His covenant, The word He commanded to a thousand generations,

^{9 Ref} That He hath made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,

^{10 Ref} And doth establish it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel -- a covenant age-during,

^{11 Ref} Saying, `To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,'

^{12 Ref} In their being few in number, But a few, and sojourners in it.

¹³ And they go up and down, from nation unto nation, From a kingdom unto another people.

^{14 Ref} He hath not suffered any to oppress them And He reproveth for their sakes kings.

^{15 Ref} `Strike not against Mine anointed, And to My prophets do not evil.'

^{16 Ref} And He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken.

^{17 Ref} He hath sent before them a man, For a servant hath Joseph been sold.

^{18 Ref} They have afflicted with fetters his feet, Iron hath entered his soul,

^{19 Ref} Till the time of the coming of His word The saying of Jehovah hath tried him.

^{20 Ref} The king hath sent, and looseth him, The ruler of the peoples, and draweth him out.

^{21 Ref} He hath made him lord of his house, And ruler over all his possessions.

^{22 Ref} To bind his chiefs at his pleasure, And his elders he maketh wise.

^{23 Ref} And Israel cometh in to Egypt, And Jacob hath sojourned in the land of Ham.

^{24 Ref} And He maketh His people very fruitful, And maketh it mightier than its adversaries.

^{25 Ref} He turned their heart to hate His people, To conspire against His servants.

^{26 Ref} He hath sent Moses His servant, Aaron whom He had fixed on.

^{27 Ref} They have set among them the matters of His signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.

^{28 Ref} He hath sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word.

^{29 Ref} He hath turned their waters to blood, And putteth to death their fish.

^{30 Ref} Teemed hath their land `with' frogs, In the inner chambers of their kings.

^{31 Ref} He hath said, and the beetle cometh, Lice into all their border.

^{32 Ref} He hath made their showers hail, A flaming fire `is' in their land.

^{33 Ref} And He smiteth their vine and their fig, And shivereth the trees of their border.

^{34 Ref} He hath said, and the locust cometh, And the cankerworm -- innumerable,

³⁵ And it consumeth every herb in their land, And it consumeth the fruit of their ground.

^{36 Ref} And He smiteth every first-born in their land, The first-fruit of all their strength,

^{37 Ref} And bringeth them out with silver and gold, And there is not in its tribes a feeble one.

^{38 Ref} Rejoiced hath Egypt in their going forth, For their fear had fallen upon them.

^{39 Ref} He hath spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to enlighten the night.

^{40 Ref} They have asked, and He bringeth quails, And `with' bread of heaven satisfieth them.

^{41 Ref} He hath opened a rock, and waters issue, They have gone on in dry places -- a river.

^{42 Ref} For He hath remembered His holy word, With Abraham His servant,

^{43 Ref} And He bringeth forth His people with joy, With singing His chosen ones.

^{44 Ref} And He giveth to them the lands of nations, And the labour of peoples they possess,

^{45 Ref} That they may observe His statutes, And His laws may keep. Praise ye Jehovah!

^{1 Ref} Oh give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known among the peoples his doings.

^{2 Ref} Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvelous works.

^{3 Ref} Glory ye in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.

^{4 Ref} Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

^{5 Ref} Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

^{6 Ref} O ye seed of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

^{7 Ref} He is Jehovah our God: His judgments are in all the earth.

^{8 Ref} He hath remembered his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

^{9 Ref} `The covenant' which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac,

^{10 Ref} And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,

^{11 Ref} Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance;

^{12 Ref} When they were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it.

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

^{14 Ref} He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

^{15 Ref} `Saying', Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm.

^{16 Ref} And he called for a famine upon the land; He brake the whole staff of bread.

^{17 Ref} He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant:

^{18 Ref} His feet they hurt with fetters: He was laid in `chains of' iron,

^{19 Ref} Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of Jehovah tried him.

^{20 Ref} The king sent and loosed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

^{21 Ref} He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his substance;

^{22 Ref} To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom.

^{23 Ref} Israel also came into Egypt; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

^{24 Ref} And he increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their adversaries.

^{25 Ref} He turned their heart to hate his people, To deal subtly with his servants.

^{26 Ref} He sent Moses his servant, `And' Aaron whom he had chosen.

^{27 Ref} They set among them his signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.

^{28 Ref} He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not against his words.

^{29 Ref} He turned their waters into blood, And slew their fish.

^{30 Ref} Their land swarmed with frogs In the chambers of their kings.

^{31 Ref} He spake, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders.

^{32 Ref} He gave them hail for rain, `And' flaming fire in their land.

^{33 Ref} He smote their vines also and their fig-trees, And brake the trees of their borders.

^{34 Ref} He spake, and the locust came, And the grasshopper, and that without number,

³⁵ And did eat up every herb in their land, And did eat up the fruit of their ground.

^{36 Ref} He smote also all the first-born in their land, The chief of all their strength.

^{37 Ref} And he brought them forth with silver and gold; And there was not one feeble person among his tribes.

^{38 Ref} Egypt was glad when they departed; For the fear of them had fallen upon them.

^{39 Ref} He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night.

^{40 Ref} They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

^{41 Ref} He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; They ran in the dry places `like' a river.

^{42 Ref} For he remembered his holy word, `And' Abraham his servant.

^{43 Ref} And he brought forth his people with joy, `And' his chosen with singing.

^{44 Ref} And he gave them the lands of the nations; And they took the labor of the peoples in possession:

^{45 Ref} That they might keep his statutes, And observe his laws. Praise ye Jehovah.