Praise To Yahweh For His Work On Behalf Of Israel

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

1 O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.

1 Oh (A)give thanks to the Lord, (B)call upon His name;(C)Make known His deeds among the peoples.

1 Give thanks to Yahweh, call on His name;proclaim His deeds among the peoples.(A)

1 Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name, and make his deeds known among the people.

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

2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

2 Sing to Him, (D)sing praises to Him;(a)(E)Speak of all His (b)wonders.

2 Sing to Him, sing praise to Him;tell about all His wonderful works!(B)

2 Sing to him! Praise him! Declare all his awesome deeds!

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

3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

3 (c)Glory in His holy name;Let the (F)heart of those who seek the Lord be glad.

3 Honor His holy name;let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.(C)

3 Exult in his holy name; let all those who seek the LORD rejoice!

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

4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

4 Seek the Lord and (G)His strength;(H)Seek His face continually.

4 Search for the Lord and for His strength;seek His face always.(D)

4 Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his face continually.

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

5 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

5 Remember His (d)(I)wonders which He has done,His marvels and the (J)judgments (e)uttered by His mouth,

5 Remember the wonderful works He has done,His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced,(a)(E)

5 Remember his awesome deeds that he has done, his wonders and the judgments he declared.

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

6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.

6 O seed of (K)Abraham, His servant,O sons of (L)Jacob, His (M)chosen ones!

6 you offspring of Abraham His servant,Jacob’s descendants—His chosen ones.(F)

6 You descendants of Abraham, his servant, You children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

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

7 He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth.

7 He is the Lord our God;His (N)judgments are in all the earth.

7 He is the Lord our God;His judgments govern the whole earth.(G)

7 He is the LORD our God; his judgments extend to the entire earth.

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

8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

8 He has (O)remembered His covenant forever,The word which He commanded to a (P)thousand generations,

8 He remembers His covenant forever,the promise He ordainedfor a thousand generations(H)

8 He remembers his eternal covenant every promise he made for a thousand generations,

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

9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

9 The (Q)covenant which He made with Abraham,And His (R)oath to Isaac.

9 the covenant He made with Abraham,swore(b) to Isaac,(I)

9 like the covenant he made with Abraham, and his promise to Isaac.

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

10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

10 Then He (S)confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

10 and confirmed to Jacob as a decreeand to Israel as an everlasting covenant:(J)

10 He presented it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant.

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

11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:

11 Saying, “(T)To you I will give the land of CanaanAs the (f)(U)portion of your inheritance,”

11 “I will give the land of Canaan to youas your inherited portion.”(K)

11 He said: "I will give Canaan to you as the allotted portion that is your inheritance."

12 When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;

12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.

12 When they were only a (V)few men in number,Very few, and (W)strangers in it.

12 When they were few in number,very few indeed,and temporary residents in Canaan,(L)

12 When the Hebrews were few in number so very few and were sojourners in it,

13 When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.

13 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;

13 And they wandered about from nation to nation,From one kingdom to another people.

13 wandering from nation to nationand from one kingdom to another,(M)

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

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

14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

14 He (X)permitted no man to oppress them,And He (Y)reproved kings for their sakes:

14 He allowed no one to oppress them;He rebuked kings on their behalf:(N)

14 He did not allow anyone to oppress them, or any kings to reprove them.

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

15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

15 (Z)Do not touch My anointed ones,And do My prophets no harm.”

15 “Do not touch My anointed ones,(O)or harm My prophets.”(P)

15 "Don't touch my anointed or hurt my prophets!"

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

16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

16 And He (AA)called for a famine upon the land;He (AB)broke the whole staff of bread.

16 He called down famine against the landand destroyed the entire food supply.(Q)

16 He declared a famine on the land; destroying the entire food supply.

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

17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

17 He (AC)sent a man before them,Joseph, who was (AD)sold as a slave.

17 He had sent a man ahead of them—Joseph, who was sold as a slave.(R)

17 He sent a man before them Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.

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

18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:

18 They afflicted his (AE)feet with fetters,(g)He himself was laid in irons;

18 They hurt his feet with shackles;his neck was put in an iron collar.(S)

18 They bound his feet with fetters and placed an iron collar on his neck,

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

19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.

19 Until the time that his (AF)word came to pass,The word of the Lord (h)(AG)tested him.

19 Until the time his prediction came true,the word of the Lord tested him.(T)

19 until the time his prediction came true, as the word of the LORD refined him.

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

20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

20 The (AH)king sent and released him,The ruler of peoples, and set him free.

20 The king sent for him and released him;the ruler of peoples set him free.(U)

20 He sent a king who released him, a ruler of people who set him free.

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

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

21 He (AI)made him lord of his houseAnd ruler over all his possessions,

21 He made him master of his household,ruler over all his possessions(V)

21 He made him the master over his household, the manager of all his possessions

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

22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.

22 To (i)imprison his princes (j)(AJ)at will,That he might teach his elders wisdom.

22 binding(c) his officials at willand instructing his elders.(W)

22 to discipline his rulers at will and make his elders wise.

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

23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

23 (AK)Israel also came into Egypt;Thus Jacob (AL)sojourned in the land of Ham.

23 Then Israel went to Egypt;Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.(d)(X)

23 Then Israel came to Egypt; indeed, Jacob lived in the land of Ham.

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

24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

24 And He (AM)caused His people to be very fruitful,And made them stronger than their adversaries.

24 The Lord(e) made His people very fruitful;He made them more numerous than their foes,(Y)

24 He caused his people to multiply greatly; and be more numerous than their enemies.

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

25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.

25 He (AN)turned their heart to hate His people,To (AO)deal craftily with His servants.

25 whose hearts He turned to hate His peopleand to deal deceptively with His servants.(Z)

25 He caused them to hate his people and to deceive his servants.

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

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

26 He (AP)sent Moses His servant,And (AQ)Aaron, whom He had chosen.

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

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

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

27 They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

27 They (k)(AR)performed His wondrous acts among them,And miracles in the land of Ham.

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

27 They performed his signs among them, his wonders in the land of Ham.

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

28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.

28 He (AS)sent darkness and made it dark;And they did not (AT)rebel against His words.

28 He sent darkness, and it became dark—for did they not defy(g) His commands?(AC)

28 He sent darkness, and it became dark. Did they not rebel against his words?

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

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

29 He (AU)turned their waters into bloodAnd caused their fish to die.

29 He turned their water into bloodand caused their fish to die.(AD)

29 He turned their water into blood, so that the fish died.

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

30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.

30 Their land swarmed with (AV)frogsEven in the (AW)chambers of their kings.

30 Their land was overrun with frogs,even in their royal chambers.(AE)

30 Their land swarmed with frogs even to the chambers of their kings.

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

31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.

31 He spoke, and there came a (AX)swarm of fliesAnd (AY)gnats in all their territory.

31 He spoke, and insects came(AF)gnats throughout their country.(AG)

31 He spoke, and a swarm of insects invaded their land.

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

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

32 He (l)gave them (AZ)hail for rain,And flaming fire in their land.

32 He gave them hail for rain,and lightning throughout their land.(AH)

32 He sent hail instead of rain, and lightning throughout their land.

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

33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.

33 He (BA)struck down their vines also and their fig trees,And shattered the trees of their territory.

33 He struck their vines and fig treesand shattered the trees of their territory.(AI)

33 It destroyed their vines and their figs, breaking trees throughout their country.

34 At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,

34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,

34 He spoke, and (BB)locusts came,And young locusts, even without number,

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

34 Then he commanded the locust to come grasshoppers without number.

35 And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.

35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.

35 And ate up all vegetation in their land,And ate up the fruit of their ground.

35 They devoured all the vegetation in their landand consumed the produce of their land.(AJ)

35 They consumed every green plant in their land, and devoured the fruit of their soil.

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

36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

36 He also (BC)struck down all the firstborn in their land,The (BD)first fruits of all their vigor.

36 He struck all the firstborn in their land,all their first progeny.(AK)

36 He struck down every firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their progeny.

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

37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.

37 Then He brought them out with (BE)silver and gold,And among His tribes there was not one who stumbled.

37 Then He brought Israel out with silver and gold,and no one among His tribes stumbled.(AL)

37 Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among his tribes stumbled.

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

38 Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.

38 Egypt was (BF)glad when they departed,For the (BG)dread of them had fallen upon them.

38 Egypt was glad when they left,for the dread of Israel(h) had fallen on them.(AM)

38 The Egyptians rejoiced when they left, because fear of Israel descended on them.

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

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

39 He spread a (BH)cloud for a (m)covering,And (BI)fire to illumine by night.

39 He spread a cloud as a coveringand gave a fire to light up the night.(AN)

39 He spread out a cloud for a cover, and fire for light at night.

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

40 The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

40 (n)They (BJ)asked, and He brought (BK)quail,And satisfied them with the (o)(BL)bread of heaven.

40 They asked, and He brought quailand satisfied them with bread from heaven.(AO)

40 Israel asked, and quail came; food from heaven satisfied them.

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

41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.

41 He opened the (p)rock and (BM)water flowed out;(q)It ran in the dry places like a river.

41 He opened a rock, and water gushed out;it flowed like a stream in the desert.(AP)

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

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

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

42 For He (BN)remembered His holy wordWith Abraham His servant;

42 For He remembered His holy promiseto Abraham His servant.(AQ)

42 Indeed, he remembered his sacred promise to his servant Abraham.

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

43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:

43 And He brought forth His people with joy,His chosen ones with a joyful (BO)shout.

43 He brought His people out with rejoicing,His chosen ones with shouts of joy.(AR)

43 He led his people out with gladness, his chosen ones with shouts of joy.

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

44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;

44 He (BP)gave them also the lands of the (r)nations,That they (BQ)might take possession of the fruit of the peoples’ labor,

44 He gave them the lands of the nations,and they inheritedwhat other peoples had worked for.(AS)

44 He gave to them the land of nations; they inherited the labor of other people

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

45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.

45 So that they might (BR)keep His statutesAnd observe His laws,(s)Praise (t)the Lord!

45 All this happenedso that they might keep His statutesand obey His instructions.(AT)Hallelujah!

45 so they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Hallelujah!

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