| 1 | O give thanks to the LORD, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples. |
| 2 | Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wonderful works. |
| 3 | Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. |
| 4 | Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually. |
| 5 | Remember the wonderful works he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he has uttered, |
| 6 | O offspring of his servant Abraham, children of Jacob, his chosen ones. |
| 7 | He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. |
| 8 | He is mindful of his covenant forever, of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, |
| 9 | the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac, |
| 10 | which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant, |
| 11 | saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance.” |
| 12 | When they were few in number, of little account, and strangers in it, |
| 13 | wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people, |
| 14 | he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account, |
| 15 | saying, “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.” |
| 16 | When he summoned famine against the land, and broke every staff of bread, |
| 17 | he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. |
| 18 | His feet were hurt with fetters, his neck was put in a collar of iron; |
| 19 | until what he had said came to pass, the word of the LORD kept testing him. |
| 20 | The king sent and released him; the ruler of the peoples set him free. |
| 21 | He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions, |
| 22 | to instruct his officials at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom. |
| 23 | Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham. |
| 24 | And the LORD made his people very fruitful, and made them stronger than their foes, |
| 25 | whose hearts he then turned to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants. |
| 26 | He sent his servant Moses, and Aaron whom he had chosen. |
| 27 | They performed his signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham. |
| 28 | He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they rebelled against his words. |
| 29 | He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die. |
| 30 | Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings. |
| 31 | He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country. |
| 32 | He gave them hail for rain, and lightning that flashed through their land. |
| 33 | He struck their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country. |
| 34 | He spoke, and the locusts came, and young locusts without number; |
| 35 | they devoured all the vegetation in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground. |
| 36 | He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the first issue of all their strength. |
| 37 | Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold, and there was no one among their tribes who stumbled. |
| 38 | Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it. |
| 39 | He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night. |
| 40 | They asked, and he brought quails, and gave them food from heaven in abundance. |
| 41 | He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed through the desert like a river. |
| 42 | For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant. |
| 43 | So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing. |
| 44 | He gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the wealth of the peoples, |
| 45 | that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the LORD! |