105 Give praise to the Lord and announce who he is.
    Tell the nations what he has done.
² Sing to him, sing praise to him.
    Tell about all the wonderful things he has done.
³ Praise him, because his name is holy.
    Let the hearts of those who trust in the Lord be glad.
⁴ Seek the Lord and the strength he gives.
    Always seek him.

⁵ Remember the wonderful things he has done.
    Remember his miracles and how he judged our enemies.
⁶ Remember what he has done, you children of his servant Abraham.
    Remember it, you people of Jacob, God’s chosen ones.
⁷ He is the Lord our God.
    He judges the whole earth.

⁸ He will keep his covenant forever.
    He will keep his promise for all time to come.
⁹ He will keep the covenant he made with Abraham.
    He will keep the promise he made to Isaac.
¹⁰ He made it stand as a law for Jacob.
    He made it stand as a covenant for Israel that will last forever.
¹¹ He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan.
    It will belong to you.”

¹² At first there weren’t very many of God’s people.
    There were only a few, and they were strangers in the land.
¹³ They wandered from nation to nation.
    They wandered from one kingdom to another.
¹⁴ But God didn’t allow anyone to treat them badly.
    To keep them safe, he gave a command to kings.
¹⁵ He said to them, “Do not touch my anointed ones.
    Do not harm my prophets.”

¹⁶ He made the people in the land go hungry.
    He destroyed all their food supplies.
¹⁷ He sent a man ahead of them into Egypt.
    That man was Joseph. He had been sold as a slave.
¹⁸ The Egyptians put his feet in chains.
    They put an iron collar around his neck.
¹⁹ He was in prison until what he said would happen came true.
    The word of the Lord proved that he was right.
²⁰ The king of Egypt sent for Joseph and let him out of prison.
    The ruler of many nations set him free.
²¹ He put Joseph in charge of his palace.
    He made him ruler over everything he owned.
²² Joseph was in charge of teaching the princes.
    He taught the elders how to think and live wisely.

²³ Then the rest of Jacob’s family went to Egypt.
    The people of Israel lived as outsiders in the land of Ham.
²⁴ The Lord gave his people so many children
    that there were too many of them for their enemies.
²⁵ He made the Egyptians hate his people.
    The Egyptians made evil plans against them.
²⁶ The Lord sent his servant Moses to the king of Egypt.
    He sent Aaron, his chosen one, along with him.
²⁷ The Lord gave them the power to do signs among the Egyptians.
    They did his wonders in the land of Ham.
²⁸ The Lord sent darkness over the land.
    He did it because the Egyptians had refused to obey his words.
²⁹ He turned their rivers and streams into blood.
    He caused the fish in them to die.
³⁰ Their land was covered with frogs.
    Frogs even went into the bedrooms of the rulers.
³¹ The Lord spoke, and large numbers of flies came.
    Gnats filled the whole country.
³² He turned their rain into hail.
    Lightning flashed all through their land.
³³ He destroyed their vines and fig trees.
    He broke down the trees in Egypt.
³⁴ He spoke, and the locusts came.
    There were so many of them they couldn’t be counted.
³⁵ They ate up every green thing in the land.
    They ate up what the land produced.
³⁶ Then he killed the oldest son of every family in Egypt.
    He struck down the oldest of all their sons.

³⁷ He brought the people of Israel out of Egypt.
    The Egyptians loaded them down with silver and gold.
    From among the tribes of Israel no one got tired or fell down.
³⁸ The Egyptians were glad when the people of Israel left.
    They were terrified because of Israel.
³⁹ The Lord spread out a cloud to cover his people.
    He gave them a fire to light up the night.
⁴⁰ They asked for meat, and he brought them quail.
    He fed them well with manna, the bread of heaven.
⁴¹ He broke open a rock, and streams of water poured out.
    They flowed like a river in the desert.

⁴² He remembered the holy promise
    he had made to his servant Abraham.
⁴³ His chosen people shouted for joy
    as he brought them out of Egypt.
⁴⁴ He gave them the lands of other nations.
    He let them take over what others had worked for.
⁴⁵ He did it so they might obey his rules
    and follow his laws.

Praise the Lord.

96 Sing a new song to the Lord.
    All you people of the earth, sing to the Lord.
² Sing to the Lord. Praise him.
    Day after day tell about how he saves us.
³ Tell the nations about his glory.
    Tell all people about the wonderful things he has done.

⁴ The Lord is great. He is really worthy of praise.
    People should have respect for him as the greatest God of all.
⁵ All the gods of the nations are like their statues.
    They can’t do anything.
    But the Lord made the heavens.
⁶ Glory and majesty are all around him.
    Strength and glory can be seen in his temple.

⁷ Praise the Lord, all you nations.
    Praise the Lord for his glory and strength.
⁸ Praise the Lord for the glory that belongs to him.
    Bring an offering and come into the courtyards of his temple.
⁹ Worship the Lord because of his beauty and holiness.
    All you people of the earth, tremble when you are with him.

¹⁰ Say to the nations, “The Lord rules.”
    The world is firmly set in place. It can’t be moved.
    The Lord will judge the people of the world fairly.
¹¹ Let the heavens be full of joy. Let the earth be glad.
    Let the ocean and everything in it roar.
¹²     Let the fields and everything in them be glad.
Let all the trees in the forest sing for joy.
¹³     Let all creation be full of joy in front of the Lord,
    because he is coming to judge the earth.
He will faithfully judge the people of the world
    in keeping with what is right.

⁸ Give praise to the Lord. Make his name known.
    Tell the nations what he has done.
⁹ Sing to him. Sing praise to him.
    Tell about all the wonderful things he has done.
¹⁰ Honor him, because his name is holy.
    Let the hearts of those who trust in the Lord be glad.
¹¹ Look to the Lord and to his strength.
    Always look to him.
¹² Remember the wonderful things he has done.
    Remember his miracles and how he judged our enemies.
¹³ Remember, you his servants, the children of Israel.
    Remember, you people of Jacob. Remember, you who are chosen by God.

¹⁴ He is the Lord our God.
    He judges the whole earth.
¹⁵ He will keep his covenant forever.
    He will keep his promise for all time to come.
¹⁶ He will keep the covenant he made with Abraham.
    He will keep the promise he made to Isaac.
¹⁷ He made it stand as a law for Jacob.
    He made it stand as a covenant for Israel. It will last forever.
¹⁸ He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan.
    It will belong to you.”

¹⁹ At first there weren’t very many of God’s people.
    There were only a few. And they were strangers in the land.
²⁰ They wandered from nation to nation.
    They wandered from one kingdom to another.
²¹ But God didn’t allow anyone to treat them badly.
    To keep them safe, he gave a command to kings.
²² He said to them, “Do not touch my anointed ones.
    Do not harm my prophets.”

²³ All you people of the earth, sing to the Lord.
    Day after day tell about how he saves us.
²⁴ Tell the nations about his glory.
    Tell all people about the wonderful things he has done.
²⁵ The Lord is great. He is really worthy of praise.
    People should have respect for him as the greatest God of all.
²⁶ All the gods of the nations are like their statues.
    They can’t do anything.
    But the Lord made the heavens.
²⁷ Glory and majesty are all around him.
    Strength and joy are in the place where he lives.
²⁸ Praise the Lord, all you nations.
    Praise the Lord for his glory and strength.
²⁹     Praise the Lord for the glory that belongs to him.
Bring an offering and come to him.
    Worship the Lord because of his beauty and holiness.
³⁰ All you people of the earth, tremble when you are with him.
    The world is firmly set in place. It can’t be moved.
³¹ Let the heavens be filled with joy. Let the earth be glad.
    Let them say among the nations, “The Lord rules!”
³² Let the ocean and everything in it roar.
    Let the fields and everything in them be glad.
³³ Let the trees in the forest sing with joy.
    They will sing before the Lord.
    He will judge the people of the world.

³⁴ Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good.
    His faithful love continues forever.
³⁵ Cry out, “Save us, God our Savior.
    Save us. Bring us back from among the nations.
Then we will give thanks to you, because your name is holy.
    We will celebrate by praising you.”
³⁶ Give praise to the Lord, the God of Israel,
    for ever and ever.