| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! | 1Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make known his accomplishments among the nations! |
| 2Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! | 2Sing to him! Make music to him! Tell about all his miraculous deeds! |
| 3Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! | 3Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! |
| 4Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! | 4Seek the LORD and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually! |
| 5Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered, | 5Recall the miraculous deeds he performed, his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, |
| 6O offspring of Abraham, his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones! | 6O children of Abraham, God's servant, you descendants of Jacob, God's chosen ones! |
| 7He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. | 7He is the LORD our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth. |
| 8He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, | 8He always remembers his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations-- |
| 9the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac, | 9the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac! |
| 10which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant, | 10He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise, |
| 11saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance.” | 11saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance." |
| 12When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it, | 12When they were few in number, just a very few, and resident aliens within it, |
| 13wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people, | 13they wandered from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another. |
| 14he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account, | 14He let no one oppress them; he disciplined kings for their sake, |
| 15saying, “Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm!” | 15saying, "Don't touch my chosen ones! Don't harm my prophets!" |
| 16When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread, | 16He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply. |
| 17he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. | 17He sent a man ahead of them--Joseph was sold as a servant. |
| 18His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron; | 18The shackles hurt his feet; his neck was placed in an iron collar, |
| 19until what he had said came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him. | 19until the time when his prediction came true. The LORD's word proved him right. |
| 20The king sent and released him; the ruler of the peoples set him free; | 20The king authorized his release; the ruler of nations set him free. |
| 21he made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions, | 21He put him in charge of his palace, and made him manager of all his property, |
| 22to bind his princes at his pleasure and to teach his elders wisdom. | 22giving him authority to imprison his officials and to teach his advisers. |
| 23Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. | 23Israel moved to Egypt; Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham. |
| 24And the LORD made his people very fruitful and made them stronger than their foes. | 24The LORD made his people very fruitful, and made them more numerous than their enemies. |
| 25He turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants. | 25He caused them to hate his people, and to mistreat his servants. |
| 26He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. | 26He sent his servant Moses, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. |
| 27They performed his signs among them and miracles in the land of Ham. | 27They executed his miraculous signs among them, and his amazing deeds in the land of Ham. |
| 28He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they did not rebel against his words. | 28He made it dark; they did not disobey his orders. |
| 29He turned their waters into blood and caused their fish to die. | 29He turned their water into blood, and killed their fish. |
| 30Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings. | 30Their land was overrun by frogs, which even got into the rooms of their kings. |
| 31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country. | 31He ordered flies to come; gnats invaded their whole territory. |
| 32He gave them hail for rain, and fiery lightning bolts through their land. | 32He sent hail along with the rain; there was lightning in their land. |
| 33He struck down their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country. | 33He destroyed their vines and fig trees, and broke the trees throughout their territory. |
| 34He spoke, and the locusts came, young locusts without number, | 34He ordered locusts to come, innumerable grasshoppers. |
| 35which devoured all the vegetation in their land and ate up the fruit of their ground. | 35They ate all the vegetation in their land, and devoured the crops of their fields. |
| 36He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength. | 36He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of their reproductive power. |
| 37Then he brought out Israel with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled. | 37He brought his people out enriched with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled. |
| 38Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it. | 38Egypt was happy when they left, for they were afraid of them. |
| 39He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night. | 39He spread out a cloud for a cover, and provided a fire to light up the night. |
| 40They asked, and he brought quail, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance. | 40They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky. |
| 41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed through the desert like a river. | 41He opened up a rock and water flowed out; a river ran through dry regions. |
| 42For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant. | 42Yes, he remembered the sacred promise he made to Abraham his servant. |
| 43So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing. | 43When he led his people out, they rejoiced; his chosen ones shouted with joy. |
| 44And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples’ toil, | 44He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced, |
| 45that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the LORD! | 45so that they might keep his commands and obey his laws. Praise the LORD! |
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