1. Give thanks to God, call on his name;to men his deeds make known.
2. Sing ye to him, sing psalms; proclaimhis wondrous works each one.
3. See that ye in his holy nameto glory do accord;And let the heart of ev'ry onerejoice that seeks the Lord.
4. The Lord Almighty, and his strength,with stedfast hearts seek ye:His blessed and his gracious faceseek ye continually.
5. Think on the works that he hath done,which admiration breed;His wonders, and the judgments allwhich from his mouth proceed;
6. O 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.
7. Because he, and he only, isthe mighty Lord our God;And his most righteous judgments arein all the earth abroad.
8. His cov'nant he remember'd hath,that it may ever stand:To thousand generationsthe word he did command.
9. Which covenant he firmly madewith faithful Abraham,And unto Isaac, by his oath,he did renew the same:
10. And unto Jacob, for a law,he made it firm and sure,A covenant to Israel,which ever should endure.
11. He said, I'll give Canaan's landfor heritage to you;
12. While they were strangers there,and few, in number very few:
13. While yet they went from land to landwithout a sure abode;And while through sundry kingdoms theydid wander far abroad;
14. Yet, notwithstanding suffer'd heno man to do them wrong:Yea, for their sakes, he did reprovekings, who were great and strong.
15. Thus did he say, Touch ye not thosethat mine anointed be,Nor do the prophets any harmthat do pertain to me.
16. He call'd for famine on the land,he brake the staff of bread:
17. But yet he sent a man before,by whom they should be fed;Ev'n Joseph, whom unnat'rallysell for a slave did they;
18. Whose feet with fetters they did hurt,and he in irons lay;
19. Until the time that his word cameto give him liberty;The word and purpose of the Lorddid him in prison try.
20. Then sent the king, and did commandthat he enlarg'd should be:He that the people's ruler wasdid send to set him free.
21. A lord to rule his familyhe rais'd him, as most fit;To him of all that he possess'dhe did the charge commit:
22. That he might at his pleasure bindthe princes of the land;And he might teach his senatorswisdom to understand.
23. The people then of Israeldown into Egypt came;And Jacob also sojournedwithin the land of Ham.
24. And he did greatly by his pow'rincrease his people there;And stronger than their enemiesthey by his blessing were.
25. Their heart he turned to envyhis folk maliciously,With those that his own servants wereto deal in subtilty.
26. His servant Moses he did send,Aaron his chosen one.
27. By these his signs and wonders greatin Ham's land were made known.
28. Darkness he sent, and made it dark;his word they did obey.
29. He turn'd their waters into blood,and he their fish did slay.
30. The land in plenty brought forth frogsin chambers of their kings.
31. His word all sorts of flies and licein all their borders brings.
32. He hail for rain, and flaming fireinto their land he sent:
33. And he their vines and fig-trees smote:trees of their coasts he rent.
34. He spake, and caterpillars came,locusts did much abound;
35. Which in their land all herbs consum'd,and all fruits of their ground.
36. He smote all first-born in their land,chief of their strength each one.
37. With gold and silver brought them forth,weak in their tribes were none.
38. Egypt was glad when forth they went,their fear on them did light.
39. He spread a cloud for covering,and fire to shine by night.
40. They ask'd, and he brought quails:with bread of heav'n he filled them.
41. He open'd rocks, floods gush'd,and ran in deserts like a stream.
42. For on his holy promise he,and servant Abr'ham, thought.
43. With joy his people, his electwith gladness, forth he brought.
44. And unto them the pleasant landshe of the heathen gave;That of the people's labour theyinheritance might have.
45. That they his statutes might observeaccording to his word;And that they might his laws obey.Give praise unto the Lord.