1 - O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.

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

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

4 - Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.

5 - Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;

6 - O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.

7 - He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.

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

9 - The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

10 - And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;

11 - Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:

12 - 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 - He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

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

16 - And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.

17 - He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:

18 - His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;

19 - Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.

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

21 - He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;

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

23 - Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.

24 - And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.

25 - Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.

26 - He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.

27 - He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.

28 - He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.

29 - At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.

30 - Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.

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

32 - He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

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

34 - 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 - He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.

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

38 - Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.

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

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

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

42 - For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.

43 - And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:

44 - And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;

45 - So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.