¹⁶ He called down famine^(A) on the land
    and destroyed all their supplies of food;
¹⁷ and he sent a man before them—
    Joseph, sold as a slave.^(B)
18 They bruised his feet with shackles,^(C)
    his neck was put in irons,
¹⁹ till what he foretold^(D) came to pass,
    till the word^(E) of the Lord proved him true.
²⁰ The king sent and released him,
    the ruler of peoples set him free.^(F)
21 He made him master of his household,
    ruler over all he possessed,
²² to instruct his princes^(G) as he pleased
    and teach his elders wisdom.^(H)

²³ Then Israel entered Egypt;^(I)
    Jacob resided^(J) as a foreigner in the land of Ham.^(K)
24 The Lord made his people very fruitful;
    he made them too numerous^(L) for their foes,
²⁵ whose hearts he turned^(M) to hate his people,
    to conspire^(N) against his servants.
²⁶ He sent Moses^(O) his servant,
    and Aaron,^(P) whom he had chosen.^(Q)
27 They performed^(R) his signs^(S) among them,
    his wonders^(T) in the land of Ham.

³⁷ He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,^(A)
    and from among their tribes no one faltered.
³⁸ Egypt was glad when they left,
    because dread of Israel^(B) had fallen on them.

³⁹ He spread out a cloud^(C) as a covering,
    and a fire to give light at night.^(D)
40 They asked,^(E) and he brought them quail;^(F)
    he fed them well with the bread of heaven.^(G)
41 He opened the rock,^(H) and water gushed out;
    it flowed like a river in the desert.

⁴² For he remembered his holy promise^(I)
    given to his servant Abraham.
⁴³ He brought out his people with rejoicing,^(J)
    his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
⁴⁴ he gave them the lands of the nations,^(K)
    and they fell heir to what others had toiled^(L) for—
⁴⁵ that they might keep his precepts
    and observe his laws.^(M)

Praise the Lord.^[a](N)