Psalms

1Give thanks to the LORD!Call on his name!Make his doings known among the peoples.

2Sing to him, sing praises to him!Tell of all his marvelous works.

3Glory in his holy name.Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

4Seek the LORD and his strength.Seek his face forever more.

5Remember his marvelous works that he has done:his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

6you offspring of Abraham, his servant,you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

7He is the LORD, our God.His judgments are in all the earth.

8He has remembered his covenant forever,the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

9the covenant which he made with Abraham,his oath to Isaac,

10and confirmed it to Jacob for a statute;to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

11saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan,the lot of your inheritance,”

12when they were but a few men in number,yes, very few, and foreigners in it.

13They went about from nation to nation,from one kingdom to another people.

14He allowed no one to do them wrong.Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,

15“Don’t touch my anointed ones!Do my prophets no harm!”

16He called for a famine on the land.He destroyed the food supplies.

17He sent a man before them.Joseph was sold for a slave.

18They bruised his feet with shackles.His neck was locked in irons,

19until the time that his word happened,and the LORD’s word proved him true.

20The king sent and freed him,even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

21He made him lord of his house,and ruler of all of his possessions,

22to discipline his princes at his pleasure,and to teach his elders wisdom.

23Israel also came into Egypt.Jacob lived in the land of Ham.

24He increased his people greatly,and made them stronger than their adversaries.

25He turned their heart to hate his people,to conspire against his servants.

26He sent Moses, his servant,and Aaron, whom he had chosen.

27They performed miracles among them,and wonders in the land of Ham.

28He sent darkness, and made it dark.They didn’t rebel against his words.

29He turned their waters into blood,and killed their fish.

30Their land swarmed with frogs,even in the rooms of their kings.

31He spoke, and swarms of flies came,and lice in all their borders.

32He gave them hail for rain,with lightning in their land.

33He struck their vines and also their fig trees,and shattered the trees of their country.

34He spoke, and the locusts camewith the grasshoppers, without number.

35They ate up every plant in their land,and ate up the fruit of their ground.

36He struck also all the firstborn in their land,the first fruits of all their manhood.

37He brought them out with silver and gold.There was not one feeble person among his tribes.

38Egypt was glad when they departed,for the fear of them had fallen on them.

39He spread a cloud for a covering,fire to give light in the night.

40They asked, and he brought quails,and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.

41He opened the rock, and waters gushed out.They ran as a river in the dry places.

42For he remembered his holy word,and Abraham, his servant.

43He brought his people out with joy,his chosen with singing.

44He gave them the lands of the nations.They took the labor of the peoples in possession,

45that they might keep his statutes,and observe his laws. Praise the LORD!

Tell of His Wonders

1Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name;make known His deeds among the nations.

2Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;tell of all His wonders.

3Glory in His holy name;let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

4Seek out the LORD and His strength;seek His face always.

5Remember the wonders He has done,His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,

6O offspring of His servant Abraham,O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

7He is the LORD our God;His judgments carry throughout the earth.

8He remembers His covenant forever,the word He ordained for a thousand generations—

9the covenant He made with Abraham,and the oath He swore to Isaac.

10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

11“I will give you the land of Canaanas the portion of your inheritance.”

12When they were few in number,few indeed, and strangers in the land,

13they wandered from nation to nation,from one kingdom to another.

14He let no man oppress them;He rebuked kings on their behalf:

15“Do not touch My anointed ones!Do no harm to My prophets!”

16He called down famine on the landand cut off all their suppliesof food.

17He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave.

18They bruised his feet with shacklesand placed his neck in irons,

19until his prediction came trueand the word of the LORD proved him right.

20The king sent and released him;the ruler of peoples set him free.

21He made him master of his household,ruler over all his substance,

22to instructhis princes as he pleasedand teach his elders wisdom.

23Then Israel entered Egypt;Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.

24And the LORD made His people very fruitful,more numerous than their foes,

25whose hearts He turned to hate His people,to conspire against His servants.

26He sent Moses His servant,and Aaron, whom He had chosen.

27They performed His miraculous signs among them,and wonders in the land of Ham.

28He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words.

29He turned their waters to bloodand caused their fish to die.

30Their land teemed with frogs,even in their royal chambers.

31He spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country.

32He gave them hail for rain,with lightning throughout their land.

33He struck their vines and fig treesand shattered the trees of their country.

34He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number.

35They devoured every plant in their landand consumed the produce of their soil.

36Then He struck all the firstborn in their land,the firstfruits of all their vigor.

37He brought Israel out with silver and gold,and none among His tribes stumbled.

38Egypt was glad when they departed,for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.

39He spread a cloud as a coveringand a fire to light up the night.

40They asked, and He brought quailand satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41He opened a rock, and water gushed out;it flowed like a river in the desert.

42For He remembered His holy promiseto Abraham His servant.

43He brought forth His people with rejoicing,His chosen with shouts of joy.

44He gave them the lands of the nations,that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,

45that they might keep His statutesand obey His laws. Hallelujah!