1 O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
4 Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
5 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
7 He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
13 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;
14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
26 He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.
27 They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
40 The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.

1O giue thankes vnto the Lord, call vpon his name: make knowen his deeds among the people.

2Sing vnto him; sing Psalmes vnto him: talke yee of all his wondrous workes.

3Glory yee in his holy name: let the heart of them reioyce, that seeke the Lord.

4Seeke the Lord, and his strength: seeke his face euermore.

5Remember his maruellous workes, that hee hath done: his wonders, and the iudgements of his mouth,

6O yee seede of Abraham his seruant: yee children of Iacob his chosen.

7He is the Lord our God: his iudgements are in all the earth.

8He hath remembred his couenant for euer: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

9Which couenant he made with Abraham, and his oath vnto Isaac:

10And confirmed the same vnto Iacob for a law: and to Israel for an euerlasting couenant:

11Saying, Unto thee will I giue the land of Canaan: the lot of your inheritance.

12When they were but a few men in number: yea very few, & strangers in it.

13When they went from one nation to another: from one kingdome to another people.

14He suffred no man to doe them wrong: yea he reproued kings for their sakes:

15Saying, Touch not mine anointed; and doe my Prophets no harme.

16Moreouer hee called for a famine vpon the land: he brake the whole staffe of bread.

17Hee sent a man before them: euen Ioseph, who was sold for a seruant.

18Whose feete they hurt with fetters: he was layd in iron.

19Untill the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.

20The king sent and loosed him: euen the ruler of the people, and let him goe free.

21Hee made him lord of his house: and ruler of all his substance:

22To binde his princes at his pleasure: and teach his Senatours wisedome.

23Israel also came into Egypt: and Iacob soiourned in the land of Ham.

24And hee increased his people greatly: and made them stronger then their enemies.

25He turned their heart to hate his people: to deale subtilly with his seruants.

26Hee sent Moses his seruant: and Aaron whom he had chosen.

27They shewed his signes among them: and wonders in the land of Ham.

28Hee sent darknesse, and made it darke: and they rebelled not against his word.

29Hee turned their waters into blood: and slew their fish.

30The land brought foorth frogs in abundance: in the chambers of their kings.

31He spake, and there came diuers sorts of flies: and lice in all their coasts.

32Hee gaue them haile for raine: and flaming fire in their laud.

33Hee smote their Uines also, and their figge trees: and brake the trees of their coastes.

34He spake, and the locusts came: and catterpillers, and that without number,

35And did eate vp all the herbes in their land: and deuoured the fruite of their ground.

36Hee smote also all the first borne in their land: the chiefe of all their strength.

37Hee brought them foorth also with siluer and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.

38Egypt was glad when they departed: for the feare of them fell vpon them.

39He spread a cloud for a couering: and fire to giue light in the night.

40The people asked, and he brought quailes: and satisfied them with the bread of heauen.

41He opened the rocke, and the waters gushed out: they ranne in the dry places like a riuer.

42For he remembred his holy promise: and Abraham his seruant.

43And he brought forth his people with ioy: and his chosen with gladnesse:

44And gaue them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people:

45That they might obserue his statutes, and keepe his Lawes, Praise ye the Lord.

I == 1st Chr 16:8 , 22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII == Isa 26:9

VIII == Luke 1:72

 

 

IX == Gen 17:2 ; 22:16 ; 26:3 ; 28:13 ; 35:11 ; Luke 1:73 ; Heb 6:17

 

XI == Gen 13:15 ; 15:18

 

XII == Gen 34:30 ; Deut 7:7 ; 26:5 ; Heb 11:9

 

 

 

XIV == Gen 12:17 ; 20:3 , 7 ; 35:5

 

 

XVI == Gen 41:54 ; Lev 26:26 ; Isa 3:1 ; Ezek 4:16

 

XVII == Gen 37:28 , 36 ; 45:5 ; 50:20

XVIII == Gen 39:20 40:15

XIX == Gen 41:25

 

XX == Gen 41:14

 

XXI ==Gen 41:40

 

 

 

XXIII == Gen 46:6

 

XXIV == Ex 1:7

 

XXV == Ex 1:8

 

XXVI == Ex 3:10 ; 4:12 , 14

 

XXVII == Ps 78:43 ; 106:22

XXVIII == Ex 10:22 ; Ps 99:7

 

XXIX == Ex 7:20 ; Ps 78:44

XXX == Ex 8:6

 

XXXI == Ex 8:17 , 24 : Ps 78:45

XXXII == Ex 9:23 , 25

 

XXXIII == Ps 78:47

 

XXXIV == Ex 10:4 , 13-14

 

 

 

XXXVI == Ex 12:29

 

XXXVII == Ex 12:35

 

XXXVIII == Ex 12:33

 

XXXIX == Ex 13:21

 

XL == Ex 16:12

 

XLI == Ex 17:6

 

XLII == Gen 15:14

 

 

XLIV == Josh 13:7 ; Ps 78:55

1 Give thanks to the LORD, invoke his name; make known among the peoples his deeds!

2 Sing praise to him, play music; proclaim all his wondrous deeds!

3 Glory in his holy name; let hearts that seek the LORD rejoice!

4 Seek out the LORD and his might; constantly seek his face.

5 Recall the wondrous deeds he has done, his wonders and words of judgment,

6 You descendants of Abraham his servant, offspring of Jacob the chosen one!

7 He the LORD, is our God whose judgments reach through all the earth.

8 He remembers forever his covenant, the word he commanded for a thousand generations,

9 Which he made with Abraham, and swore to Isaac,

10 And ratified in a statute for Jacob, an everlasting covenant for Israel:

11 “To you I give the land of Canaan, your own allotted inheritance.”

12 When they were few in number, a handful, and strangers there,

13 Wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,

14 He let no one oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:

15 “Do not touch my anointed ones, to my prophets do no harm.”

16 Then he called down a famine on the land, destroyed the grain that sustained them.

17 He had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, sold as a slave.

18 They shackled his feet with chains; collared his neck in iron,

19 Till his prediction came to pass, and the word of the LORD proved him true.

20 The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.

21 He made him lord over his household, ruler over all his possessions,

22 To instruct his princes as he desired, to teach his elders wisdom.

23 Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

24 God greatly increased his people, made them more numerous than their foes.

25 He turned their hearts to hate his people, to treat his servants deceitfully.

26 He sent his servant Moses, and Aaron whom he had chosen.

27 They worked his signs in Egypt and wonders in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness and it grew dark, but they rebelled against his word.

29 He turned their waters into blood and killed their fish.

30 Their land swarmed with frogs, even the chambers of their kings.

31 He spoke and there came swarms of flies, gnats through all their country.

32For rain he gave them hail, flashes of lightning throughout their land.

33 He struck down their vines and fig trees, shattered the trees of their country.

34 He spoke and the locusts came, grasshoppers without number.

35 They devoured every plant in the land; they devoured the crops of their fields.

36 He struck down every firstborn in the land, the first fruits of all their vigor.

37 He brought his people out, laden with silver and gold; no one among the tribes stumbled.

38 Egypt rejoiced when they left, for fear had seized them.

39 He spread a cloud out as a cover, and made a fire to light up the night.

40 They asked and he brought them quail; with bread from heaven he filled them.

41 He split the rock and water gushed forth; it flowed through the desert like a river.

42 For he remembered his sacred promise to Abraham his servant.

43 He brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with shouts of triumph.

44 He gave them the lands of the nations, they took possession of the wealth of the peoples,

45 That they might keep his statutes and observe his teachings. Hallelujah!

V 1-6 The Psalmist’s call for Israel to praise, rejoice, seek the Lord and proclaim Him to all people is a direct challenge to us today.

 

 

 

 

 

v 7-11. He praises the Lord for keeping His covenant with Abraham.

 

 

 

 

v 12-41 Then he traced the history of Israel from the time of insignificant Abraham through deliverance from famine by Joseph, Egyptian bondage, deliverance by Moses accompanied by the plagues, and  God’s provision in the wilderness. Notice it was not a trickle from the rock, but a river, Num. 20:11; Ps. 78:15; 114:8; Isa. 48:21.
Joseph’s part, 17-22. His feet were uncomfortable in fetters, v 18, but the greater thought is the shame of humility it brought. “He was laid in iron” or his soul entered into the iron. Until his prophecy to his cruel brothers came true, he was tested by the Lord. It was through this process he developed back bone and strength of character instead of the prideful attitude that may have gone along with his original prophecies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 42-45 This fulfills the promise to Abraham as the people are brought into their possession, which other people had cultivated and prepared for them. The whole purpose of this was that they might obey the Lord there, and he closes with praise.