1Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!

2Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!

3Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!

4Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be in his presence.

5Remember all the wonderful things he's done, the miracles he's performed, and the judgments ³⁵³he's carried out,

6descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.

7He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.

8He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;

9the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.

10The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this binding agreement with Israel:

11saying to you, “I will give the land of Canaan for you to possess.”

12He said this when they were only a few, just a small group of foreigners in the land.

13They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.

14He didn't let anyone treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:

15“Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”

16He caused ³⁵⁴a famine in the Land of Canaan so that there was no food.

17Before that he sent a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. ³⁵⁵

18They hurt his feet by placing them in shackles, and they put an iron collar around his neck,

19until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.

20The king ³⁵⁶sent for him and released him; the king of the people set him free.

21He put Joseph in charge of the royal household, manager of everything he had,

22to teach ³⁵⁷the king's officials whatever he wanted, to make the king's advisors wise.

23Then Israel entered Egypt—Jacob settled as a foreigner in the land of Ham. ³⁵⁸

24The Lord made his people more fertile and more powerful than their enemies.

25He made the Egyptians ³⁵⁹change their minds and hate his people and act deceptively towards them.

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

27They ³⁶⁰carried out his miraculous signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.

28He plunged the country into darkness—for hadn't they defied what the Lord had said? ³⁶¹

29He turned their water into blood, killing all the fish.

30Then he sent a plague of frogs across the land that even entered the bedrooms of their rulers.

31He gave the command, and flies spread throughout their land; mosquitoes were everywhere.

32He rained down hail on them, and lightning flashed across their land.

33He struck down their grape vines, and tore down their trees.

34He gave the command, and swarms of locusts came—countless locusts:

35they ate up all the vegetation in their land; they consumed all the growing crops.

36He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, the first to be produced in their vigor and strength.

37Then he led his people out of Egypt, carrying silver and gold—not one among the tribes was stumbling along.

38The Egyptians were delighted to see them go, for they were frightened of the Israelites.

39He spread a cloud above them as a covering, and at night a fire to give them light.

40He gave them quails to eat when they asked him; he fed them with the bread of heaven until they were full.

41He split the rock open, and water gushed out—a river flowing through the desert.

42For he remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.

43So he led his people out, his chosen ones, as they sang for joy.

44He gave them the lands of the heathen nations, and they inherited what other people had worked for.

45The Lord did this so they could follow his instructions and keep his laws. Praise the Lord!