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Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness.
Let the whole world know what he has done.
Let the whole world know what he has done.
The LORD’S Wonderful Works in Behalf of Israel.
Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples.
Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples.
Sing to him; yes, sing his praises.
Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.
Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.
Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
Speak of all His wonders.
Speak of all His wonders.
Exult in his holy name;
rejoice, you who worship the LORD.
rejoice, you who worship the LORD.
Glory in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad.
Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad.
Search for the LORD and for his strength;
continually seek him.
continually seek him.
Seek the LORD and His strength;
Seek His face continually.
Seek His face continually.
Remember the wonders he has performed,
his miracles, and the rulings he has given,
his miracles, and the rulings he has given,
Remember His wonders which He has done,
His marvels and the judgments uttered by His mouth,
His marvels and the judgments uttered by His mouth,
you children of his servant Abraham,
you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
O seed of Abraham, His servant,
O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
He is the LORD our God.
His justice is seen throughout the land.
His justice is seen throughout the land.
He is the LORD our God;
His judgments are in all the earth.
His judgments are in all the earth.
He always stands by his covenant —
the commitment he made to a thousand generations.
the commitment he made to a thousand generations.
He has remembered His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
This is the covenant he made with Abraham
and the oath he swore to Isaac.
and the oath he swore to Isaac.
The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac.
And His oath to Isaac.
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:
and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:
Then He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
“I will give you the land of Canaan
as your special possession.”
as your special possession.”
Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the portion of your inheritance,”
As the portion of your inheritance,”
He said this when they were few in number,
a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.
a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.
When they were only a few men in number,
Very few, and strangers in it.
Very few, and strangers in it.
They wandered from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another.
from one kingdom to another.
And they wandered about from nation to nation,
From one kingdom to another people.
From one kingdom to another people.
Yet he did not let anyone oppress them.
He warned kings on their behalf:
He warned kings on their behalf:
He permitted no man to oppress them,
And He reproved kings for their sakes:
And He reproved kings for their sakes:
“Do not touch my chosen people,
and do not hurt my prophets.”
and do not hurt my prophets.”
“Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”
And do My prophets no harm.”
He called for a famine on the land of Canaan,
cutting off its food supply.
cutting off its food supply.
And He called for a famine upon the land;
He broke the whole staff of bread.
He broke the whole staff of bread.
Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them —
Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them,
Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
They bruised his feet with fetters
and placed his neck in an iron collar.
and placed his neck in an iron collar.
They afflicted his feet with fetters,
He himself was laid in irons;
He himself was laid in irons;
Until the time that his word came to pass,
The word of the LORD tested him.
The word of the LORD tested him.
Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free;
the ruler of the nation opened his prison door.
the ruler of the nation opened his prison door.
The king sent and released him,
The ruler of peoples, and set him free.
The ruler of peoples, and set him free.
Joseph was put in charge of all the king’s household;
he became ruler over all the king’s possessions.
he became ruler over all the king’s possessions.
He made him lord of his house
And ruler over all his possessions,
And ruler over all his possessions,
To imprison his princes at will,
That he might teach his elders wisdom.
That he might teach his elders wisdom.
Then Israel arrived in Egypt;
Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
Israel also came into Egypt;
Thus Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Thus Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
And the LORD multiplied the people of Israel
until they became too mighty for their enemies.
until they became too mighty for their enemies.
And He caused His people to be very fruitful,
And made them stronger than their adversaries.
And made them stronger than their adversaries.
Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites,
and they plotted against the LORD’s servants.
and they plotted against the LORD’s servants.
He turned their heart to hate His people,
To deal craftily with His servants.
To deal craftily with His servants.
But the LORD sent his servant Moses,
along with Aaron, whom he had chosen.
along with Aaron, whom he had chosen.
He sent Moses His servant,
And Aaron, whom He had chosen.
And Aaron, whom He had chosen.
They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians,
and wonders in the land of Ham.
and wonders in the land of Ham.
They performed His wondrous acts among them,
And miracles in the land of Ham.
And miracles in the land of Ham.
He sent darkness and made it dark;
And they did not rebel against His words.
And they did not rebel against His words.
He turned their water into blood,
poisoning all the fish.
poisoning all the fish.
He turned their waters into blood
And caused their fish to die.
And caused their fish to die.
Then frogs overran the land
and even invaded the king’s bedrooms.
and even invaded the king’s bedrooms.
Their land swarmed with frogs
Even in the chambers of their kings.
Even in the chambers of their kings.
When the LORD spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians,
and gnats swarmed across Egypt.
and gnats swarmed across Egypt.
He spoke, and there came a swarm of flies
And gnats in all their territory.
And gnats in all their territory.
He sent them hail instead of rain,
and lightning flashed over the land.
and lightning flashed over the land.
He gave them hail for rain,
And flaming fire in their land.
And flaming fire in their land.
He ruined their grapevines and fig trees
and shattered all the trees.
and shattered all the trees.
He struck down their vines also and their fig trees,
And shattered the trees of their territory.
And shattered the trees of their territory.
He spoke, and hordes of locusts came —
young locusts beyond number.
young locusts beyond number.
He spoke, and locusts came,
And young locusts, even without number,
And young locusts, even without number,
They ate up everything green in the land,
destroying all the crops in their fields.
destroying all the crops in their fields.
And ate up all vegetation in their land,
And ate up the fruit of their ground.
And ate up the fruit of their ground.
Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home,
the pride and joy of each family.
the pride and joy of each family.
He also struck down all the firstborn in their land,
The first fruits of all their vigor.
The first fruits of all their vigor.
The LORD brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold;
and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled.
and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled.
Then He brought them out with silver and gold,
And among His tribes there was not one who stumbled.
And among His tribes there was not one who stumbled.
Egypt was glad when they were gone,
for they feared them greatly.
for they feared them greatly.
Egypt was glad when they departed,
For the dread of them had fallen upon them.
For the dread of them had fallen upon them.
The LORD spread a cloud above them as a covering
and gave them a great fire to light the darkness.
and gave them a great fire to light the darkness.
He spread a cloud for a covering,
And fire to illumine by night.
And fire to illumine by night.
They asked for meat, and he sent them quail;
he satisfied their hunger with manna — bread from heaven.
he satisfied their hunger with manna — bread from heaven.
They asked, and He brought quail,
And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
He split open a rock, and water gushed out
to form a river through the dry wasteland.
to form a river through the dry wasteland.
He opened the rock and water flowed out;
It ran in the dry places like a river.
It ran in the dry places like a river.
For he remembered his sacred promise
to his servant Abraham.
to his servant Abraham.
For He remembered His holy word
With Abraham His servant;
With Abraham His servant;
So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy,
his chosen ones with rejoicing.
his chosen ones with rejoicing.
And He brought forth His people with joy,
His chosen ones with a joyful shout.
His chosen ones with a joyful shout.
He gave his people the lands of pagan nations,
and they harvested crops that others had planted.
and they harvested crops that others had planted.
He gave them also the lands of the nations,
That they might take possession of the fruit of the peoples’ labor,
That they might take possession of the fruit of the peoples’ labor,