GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 Give thanks to the LORD. Call on him. Make known among the nations what he has done.
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Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
2 Sing to him. Make music to praise him. Meditate on all the miracles he has performed.
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Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!
3 Brag about his holy name. Let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
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Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
4 Search for the LORD and his strength. Always seek his presence.
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Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
5 Remember the miracles he performed, the amazing things he did, and the judgments he pronounced,
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Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
6 you descendants of his servant Abraham, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
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O seed of Abraham His servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
7 He is the LORD our God. His judgments are pronounced throughout the earth.
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He is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
8 He always remembers his promise, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,
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He remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
9 the promise that he made to Abraham, and his sworn oath to Isaac.
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The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,
10 He confirmed it as a law for Jacob, as an everlasting promise to Israel,
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And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11 by saying, "I will give you the land of Canaan. It is your share of the inheritance."
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Saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan As the allotment of your inheritance,"
12 While the people of Israel were few in number, a small group of foreigners living in that land,
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When they were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it.
13 they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
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When they went from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people,
14 He didn't permit anyone to oppress them. He warned kings about them:
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He permitted no one to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,
15 "Do not touch my anointed ones or harm my prophets."
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Saying, "Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm."
16 He brought famine to the land. He took away their food supply.
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Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread.
17 He sent a man ahead of them. He sent Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
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He sent a man before them-- Joseph--who was sold as a slave.
18 They hurt his feet with shackles, and cut into his neck with an iron collar.
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They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons.
19 The LORD's promise tested him through fiery trials until his prediction came true.
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Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the Lord tested him.
20 The king sent someone to release him. The ruler of nations set him free.
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The king sent and released him, The ruler of the people let him go free.
21 He made Joseph the master of his palace and the ruler of all his possessions.
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He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his possessions,
22 Joseph trained the king's officers the way he wanted and taught his respected leaders wisdom.
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To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then Israel came to Egypt. Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
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Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
24 The LORD made his people grow rapidly in number and stronger than their enemies.
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He increased His people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He changed their minds so that they hated his people, and they dealt treacherously with his servants.
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He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.
26 He sent his servant Moses, and he sent Aaron, whom he had chosen.
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He sent Moses His servant, And Aaron whom He had chosen.
27 They displayed his miraculous signs among them and did amazing things in the land of Ham.
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They performed His signs among them, And wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness and made [their land] dark. They did not rebel against his orders.
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He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His word.
29 He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die.
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He turned their waters into blood, And killed their fish.
30 He made their land swarm with frogs, even in the kings' bedrooms.
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Their land abounded with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats infested their whole territory.
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He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their territory.
32 He gave them hail and lightning instead of rain throughout their land.
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He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.
33 He struck their grapevines and fig trees and smashed the trees in their territory.
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He struck their vines also, and their fig trees, And splintered the trees of their territory.
34 He spoke, and countless locusts and grasshoppers came.
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He spoke, and locusts came, Young locusts without number,
35 They devoured all the plants in the land. They devoured the crops in the fields.
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And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground.
36 He killed all the firstborn sons, the first ones born in the land when their fathers were young.
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He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, The first of all their strength.
37 He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among his tribes stumbled.
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He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes.
38 The Egyptians were terrified of Israel, so they were glad when Israel left.
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Egypt was glad when they departed, For the fear of them had fallen upon them.
39 He spread out a cloud as a protective covering and a fire to light up the night.
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He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night.
40 The Israelites asked, and he brought them quail and filled them with bread from heaven.
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The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened a rock, and water gushed and flowed like a river through the dry places.
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He opened the rock, and water gushed out; It ran in the dry places like a river.
42 He remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
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For He remembered His holy promise, And Abraham His servant.
43 He brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with a song of joy.
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He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness.
44 He gave them the lands of [other] nations, and they inherited what others had worked for
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He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations,
45 so that they would obey his laws and follow his teachings. Hallelujah!
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That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the Lord!