微读圣经

God’s Faithfulness to His People

1Give thanks to Yahweh, call on His name;

proclaim His deeds among the peoples. Ps 9:11; Is 12:4

2Sing to Him, sing praise to Him;

tell about all His wonderful works! Ps 96:3

3Honor His holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice. Ps 33:21

4Search for the Lord and for His strength;

seek His face always. Ps 27:8; 63:2

5Remember the wonderful works He has done,

His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced, Lit judgments of His mouth Ps 77:11; 119:13

6you offspring of Abraham His servant,

Jacob’s descendants — His chosen ones. Ps 135:4

7He is the Lord our God;

His judgments govern the whole earth. Is 26:9

8He remembers His covenant forever,

the promise He ordained

for a thousand generations Dt 7:9; Ps 106:45; Lk 1:42 —

9the covenant He made with Abraham,

swore Lit and His oath to Isaac, Gn 12:7; 22:16-18

10and confirmed to Jacob as a decree

and to Israel as an everlasting covenant: Gn 28:13-15

11“I will give the land of Canaan to you

as your inherited portion.” Gn 13:15; 15:18; Ps 78:55

12When they were few in number,

very few indeed,

and temporary residents in Canaan, Gn 34:30; Dt 7:7

13wandering from nation to nation

and from one kingdom to another, Dt 26:5

14He allowed no one to oppress them;

He rebuked kings on their behalf: Gn 12:17; 20:3,7

15“Do not touch My anointed ones, Gn 20:6-7; 26:11

or harm My prophets.” 1Ch 16:8-22

16He called down famine against the land

and destroyed the entire food supply. Gn 41:54; Lv 26:26; Ezk 4:16

17He had sent a man ahead of them —

Joseph, who was sold as a slave. Gn 37:28-36; 45:5; Ac 7:9

18They hurt his feet with shackles;

his neck was put in an iron collar. Gn 39:20

19Until the time his prediction came true,

the word of the Lord tested him. Gn 40:20-21

20The king sent for him and released him;

the ruler of peoples set him free. Gn 41:14

21He made him master of his household,

ruler over all his possessions Gn 41:40-43 —

22binding LXX, Syr, Vg read teaching his officials at will

and instructing his elders. Gn 41:44

23Then Israel went to Egypt;

Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. = Egypt Gn 46:6; Ac 7:15; 13:17

24The Lord Lit He made His people very fruitful;

He made them more numerous than their foes, Ex 1:7,9; Dt 26:5

25whose hearts He turned to hate His people

and to deal deceptively with His servants. Ex 1:8-14; Ac 7:19

26He sent Moses His servant,

and Aaron, whom He had chosen. Ex 3:10; 4:12,14

27They performed His miraculous signs among them,

and wonders in the land of Ham. = Egypt Ex 7:3; 11:9-10; Ps 78:43-51

28He sent darkness, and it became dark —

for did they not defy LXX, Syr read for they did defy His commands? Ex 10:21-23; Ps 99:7

29He turned their water into blood

and caused their fish to die. Ex 7:20-21

30Their land was overrun with frogs,

even in their royal chambers. Ex 8:3,6

31He spoke, and insects came Ex 8:21 —

gnats throughout their country. Ex 8:16-17

32He gave them hail for rain,

and lightning throughout their land. Ex 9:23-25

33He struck their vines and fig trees

and shattered the trees of their territory. Ps 78:47

34He spoke, and locusts came —

young locusts without number.

35They devoured all the vegetation in their land

and consumed the produce of their land. Ex 10:12-15

36He struck all the firstborn in their land,

all their first progeny. Ex 12:29; 13:15; Ps 78:51

37Then He brought Israel out with silver and gold,

and no one among His tribes stumbled. Ex 12:35-36

38Egypt was glad when they left,

for the dread of Israel Lit them had fallen on them. Ex 12:33; 15:16

39He spread a cloud as a covering

and gave a fire to light up the night. Ex 13:21; Neh 9:12; Ps 78:14

40They asked, and He brought quail

and satisfied them with bread from heaven. Ex 16:15; Ps 78:24

41He opened a rock, and water gushed out;

it flowed like a stream in the desert. Ex 17:6; Nm 20:11; Ps 78:15

42For He remembered His holy promise

to Abraham His servant. Ex 2:24

43He brought His people out with rejoicing,

His chosen ones with shouts of joy. Ex 15:1; Ps 106:12

44He gave them the lands of the nations,

and they inherited

what other peoples had worked for. Jos 24:13; Ps 78:55

45All this happened

so that they might keep His statutes

and obey His instructions. Dt 4:1,40; Ps 78:7

Hallelujah!