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1Give thanks to God, call on his name;
to men his deeds make known.
2Sing ye to him, sing psalms; proclaim
his wondrous works each one.
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3See that ye in his holy name
to glory do accord;
And
let the heart of ev'ry one
rejoice that seeks the Lord.
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4The Lord Almighty, and his strength,
with stedfast hearts seek ye:
His
blessed and his gracious face
seek ye continually.
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5Think on the works that he hath done,
which admiration breed;
His
wonders, and the judgments all
which from his mouth proceed;
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6O ye that are of Abr'ham's race,
his servant well approv'n;
And
ye that Jacob's children are,
whom he chose for his own.
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7Because he, and he only, is
the mighty Lord our God;
And
his most righteous judgments are
in all the earth abroad.
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8His cov'nant he remember'd hath,
that it may ever stand:
To
thousand generations
the word he did command.
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9Which covenant he firmly made
with faithful Abraham,
And
unto Isaac, by his oath,
he did renew the same:
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10And unto Jacob, for a law,
he made it firm and sure,
A
covenant to Israel
,
which ever should endure.
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11He said, I'll give Canaan 's
land
for heritage to you;
12While they were strangers there, and few,
in number very few:
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13While yet they went from land to land
without a sure abode;
And
while through sundry kingdoms they
did wander far abroad;
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14Yet, notwithstanding suffer'd he
no man to do them wrong:
Yea,
for their sakes, he did reprove
kings, who were great and strong.
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15Thus did he say, Touch ye not those
that mine anointed be,
Nor
do the prophets any harm
that do pertain to me.
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16He call'd for famine on the land,
he brake the staff of bread:
17But yet he sent a man before,
by whom they should be fed;
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Ev'n
Joseph, whom unnat'rally
sell for a slave did they;
18Whose feet with fetters they did hurt,
and he in irons lay;
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19Until the time that his word came
to give him liberty;
The
word and purpose of the Lord
did him in prison try.
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20Then sent the king, and did command
that he enlarg'd should be:
He
that the people's ruler was
did send to set him free.
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21A lord to rule his family
he rais'd him, as most fit;
To
him of all that he possess'd
he did the charge commit:
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22That he might at his pleasure bind
the princes of the land;
And
he might teach his senators
wisdom to understand.
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23The people then of Israel
down into Egypt came;
And
Jacob also sojourned
within the land of Ham.
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24And he did greatly by his pow'r
increase his people there;
And
stronger than their enemies
they by his blessing were.
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25Their heart he turned to envy
his folk maliciously,
With
those that his own servants were
to deal in subtilty.
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26His servant Moses he did send,
Aaron his chosen one.
27By these his signs and wonders great
in Ham's land were made known.
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28Darkness he sent, and made it dark;
his word they did obey.
29He turn'd their waters into blood,
and he their fish did slay.
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30The land in plenty brought forth frogs
in chambers of their kings.
31His word all sorts of flies and lice
in all their borders brings.
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32He hail for rain, and flaming fire
into their land he sent:
33And he their vines and fig-trees smote:
trees of their coasts he rent.
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34He spake, and caterpillars came,
locusts did much abound;
35Which in their land all herbs consum'd,
and all fruits of their ground.
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36He smote all first-born in their land,
chief of their strength each one.
37With gold and silver brought them forth,
weak in their tribes were none.
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38Egypt was glad when forth they went,
their fear on them did light.
39He spread a cloud for covering,
and fire to shine by night.
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40They ask'd, and he brought quails: with bread
of heav'n he filled them.
41He open'd rocks, floods gush'd, and ran
in deserts like a stream.
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42For on his holy promise he,
and servant Abr'ham, thought.
43With joy his people, his elect
with gladness, forth he brought.
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44And unto them the pleasant lands
he of the heathen gave;
That
of the people's labour they
inheritance might have.
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45That they his statutes might observe
according to his word;
And
that they might his laws obey.
Give praise unto the Lord.
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