1 Loof die HERE, roep sy Naam aan, maak onder die volke sy dade bekend.
2 Sing, psalmsing tot sy eer, spreek van al sy wonders.
3 Beroem julle in sy heilige Naam; laat die hart van die wat die HERE soek, bly wees.
4 Vra na die HERE en sy sterkte; soek sy aangesig altyddeur.
5 Dink aan sy wonders wat Hy gedoen het, aan sy wondertekens en die oordele van sy mond,
6 o nageslag van Abraham, sy kneg, o kinders van Jakob, sy uitverkorenes!
7 Hy, die HERE, is onse God; oor die hele aarde is sy oordele.
8 Hy dink vir ewig aan sy verbond, aan die woord wat Hy ingestel het vir duisend geslagte --
9 die verbond wat Hy met Abraham gesluit het, en sy eed aan Isak;
10 wat Hy ook vir Jakob as insetting bekragtig het, vir Israel as 'n ewige verbond,
11 met die woorde: Ek sal aan jou die land Kana„n gee, julle aangewese erfdeel.
12 Toe hulle min mense was, min en vreemdelinge daarin,
13 en hulle getrek het van nasie tot nasie, van die een koninkryk na die ander volk,
14 het Hy geen mens toegelaat om hulle te verdruk nie; ook het Hy konings om hulle ontwil gestraf en gesê:
15 Raak my gesalfdes nie aan en doen my profete geen kwaad nie.
16 En Hy het 'n hongersnood oor die land geroep: elke staf van brood het Hy verbreek.
17 Hy het 'n man voor hulle uit gestuur: Josef is as slaaf verkoop.
18 Hulle het sy voete in boeie geknel, hy self het in die ysters gekom,
19 tot op die tyd dat sy woord uitgekom het, die woord van die HERE hom beproef verklaar het.
20 Die koning het gestuur en hom losgemaak, die heerser van die volke, en hom losgelaat.
21 Hy het hom aangestel as heer oor sy huis en as heerser oor al sy goed;
22 om sy vorste te bind na sy begeerte, en aan sy oudstes moes hy wysheid leer.
23 Toe het Israel na Egipte gekom, en Jakob het as vreemdeling vertoef in die land van Gam.
24 En Hy het sy volk baie vrugbaar gemaak en dit meer versterk as sy teëstanders.
25 Hy het hulle hart verander, om sy volk te haat, om listig teen sy knegte te handel.
26 Hy het Moses, sy kneg, gestuur en A„ron wat Hy uitgekies het.
27 Di, het onder hulle sy aangekondigde tekens gedoen en wonders in die land van Gam.
28 Hy het duisternis gestuur en dit donker gemaak; en hulle was teen sy woorde nie wederstrewig nie.
29 Hy het hulle waters verander in bloed en hulle visse laat sterwe.
30 Hulle land het gewemel van paddas, in die kamers van hulle konings.
31 Hy het gespreek, en daar het steekvlieë gekom, muskiete in hulle hele grondgebied.
32 Hy het hulle reëns hael gemaak, vuurvlamme in hulle land.
33 En Hy het hulle wingerdstok en hulle vyeboom geslaan en die bome van hulle grondgebied verbreek.
34 Hy het gespreek, en daar het sprinkane gekom en voetgangers sonder getal,
35 wat al die plante in hulle land opgeëet het, ja, opgeëet het die vrugte van hulle grond.
36 Hy het ook al die eersgeborenes in hulle land getref, die eerstelinge van al hulle krag.
37 Toe het Hy hulle laat uitgaan met silwer en goud, en onder sy stamme was daar niemand wat struikel nie.
38 Egipte was bly toe hulle uittrek, want vrees vir hulle het op hulle geval.
39 Hy het 'n wolk uitgebrei as bedekking en vuur om die nag te verlig.
40 Hulle het gebid: toe laat Hy kwartels kom; en Hy het hulle versadig met hemelbrood.
41 Hy het 'n rots oopgemaak, en waters het gevloei; dit het geloop deur die dor plekke -- 'n rivier!
42 Want Hy het gedink aan sy heilige woord, aan Abraham, sy kneg.
43 En Hy het sy volk laat uitgaan met vreugde, sy uitverkorenes met gejubel.
44 En Hy het aan hulle die lande van die heidene gegee, en wat deur volke met moeite verwerf is, het hulle in besit geneem,
45 dat hulle sy insettinge kan onderhou en sy wette bewaar. Halleluja!
1 O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.
2 Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.
3 Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.
4 Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.
5 Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;
6 O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.
7 He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.
8 He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;
9 The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
10 And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
11 Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:
12 When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;
13 When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.
14 He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,
15 Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.
16 And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.
17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:
18 His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;
19 Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.
20 The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;
22 To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.
23 Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.
24 And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.
25 Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.
27 He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.
29 At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.
30 Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.
31 He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.
32 He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down.
34 At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,
35 And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.
36 He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.
37 He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.
38 Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.
39 A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.
40 At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.
41 His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.
42 For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
43 And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:
44 And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;
45 So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.