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.
1 Célébrez l'Éternel; invoquez son nom; faites connaître parmi les peuples ses hauts faits!
2 Chantez-lui, psalmodiez-lui; parlez de toutes ses merveilles!
3 Glorifiez-vous de son saint nom; que le cœur de ceux qui cherchent l'Éternel se réjouisse!
4 Recherchez l'Éternel et sa force; cherchez continuellement sa face!
5 Souvenez-vous des merveilles qu'il a faites, de ses miracles et des jugements de sa bouche;
6 Vous, postérité d'Abraham, son serviteur, enfants de Jacob, ses élus!
7 C'est lui, l'Éternel, qui est notre Dieu; ses jugements sont sur toute la terre.
8 Il se souvient à jamais de son alliance, de sa promesse établie pour mille générations;
9 Du traité qu'il fit avec Abraham, et du serment qu'il fit à Isaac,
10 Et qu'il a confirmé à Jacob pour être un statut, à Israël pour être une alliance éternelle,
11 Disant: Je te donnerai le pays de Canaan; c'est le lot de votre héritage;
12 Lorsqu'ils n'étaient qu'une poignée de gens, peu nombreux et étrangers dans le pays,
13 Allant de nation en nation, et d'un royaume vers un autre royaume.
14 Il ne permit à personne de les opprimer, et il châtia des rois à cause d'eux,
15 Disant: Ne touchez pas à mes oints, et ne faites point de mal à mes prophètes!
16 Il appela sur la terre la famine, et rompit tout l'appui du pain.
17 II envoya devant eux un homme; Joseph fut vendu comme esclave.
18 On lui serra les pieds dans des ceps, et sa vie fut mise dans les fers;
19 Jusqu'au temps où ce qu'il avait dit arriva, où la Parole de l'Éternel le fit connaître.
20 Le roi l'envoya délivrer; le dominateur des peuples le fit élargir.
21 Il l'établit seigneur de sa maison, et gouverneur de tous ses biens;
22 Pour enchaîner à son gré ses princes, et enseigner à ses anciens la sagesse.
23 Alors Israël vint en Égypte; Jacob séjourna au pays de Cham.
24 Dieu fit fort multiplier son peuple, et le rendit plus puissant que ses oppresseurs.
25 Puis il changea leur cœur, tellement qu'ils haïrent son peuple, et agirent perfidement contre ses serviteurs.
26 Il envoya Moïse, son serviteur, Aaron qu'il avait élu.
27 Ils opérèrent au milieu d'eux ses prodiges, et des miracles dans le pays de Cham.
28 Il envoya des ténèbres, et produisit l'obscurité; et ils ne furent pas rebelles à sa Parole.
29 Il changea leurs eaux en sang, et fit mourir leurs poissons.
30 Leur terre fourmilla de grenouilles, jusque dans les chambres de leurs rois.
31 Il parla, et des insectes vinrent, des moucherons dans tout leur territoire.
32 Il leur donna pour pluie de la grêle, des flammes de feu sur leur pays.
33 Il frappa leurs vignes et leurs figuiers, et brisa les arbres de leur territoire.
34 Il parla, et des sauterelles vinrent, des insectes rongeurs sans nombre,
35 Qui dévorèrent toute l'herbe de leur pays, qui dévorèrent les fruits de leurs champs.
36 Il frappa tous les premiers-nés dans leur pays, toutes les prémices de leur force.
37 Puis il les fit sortir avec de l'argent et de l'or; et dans leurs tribus il n'y eut personne qui chancelât.
38 L'Égypte se réjouit à leur départ, car la frayeur d'Israël les avait saisis.
39 Il étendit la nuée pour les couvrir, et le feu pour les éclairer de nuit.
40 A leur demande, il fit venir des cailles; et il les rassasia du pain des cieux.
41 Il ouvrit le rocher, et les eaux coulèrent; elles coururent, par les lieux secs, comme un fleuve.
42 Car il se souvenait de sa Parole sainte, et d'Abraham, son serviteur.
43 Et il fit sortir son peuple avec allégresse, ses élus avec des chants de joie.
44 Il leur donna les terres des nations, et ils possédèrent le travail des peuples;
45 Afin qu'ils gardassent ses ordonnances, et qu'ils observassent ses lois. Louez l'Éternel!