1. Give thanks to the Lord;call upon his name;make his deeds known to all people!
2. Sing to God;sing praises to the Lord;dwell on all his wondrous works!
3. Give praise to God’s holy name!Let the hearts rejoice of all those seeking the Lord!
4. Pursue the Lord and his strength;seek his face always!
5. Remember the wondrous works he has done,all his marvelous works, and the justice he declared—
6. you who are the offspring of Abraham, his servant,and the children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7. The Lord—he is our God.His justice is everywhere throughout the whole world.
8. God remembers his covenant forever,the word he commanded to a thousand generations,
9. which he made with Abraham,the solemn pledge he swore to Isaac.
10. God set it up as binding law for Jacob,as an eternal covenant for Israel,
11. promising, "I hereby give you the land of Canaanas your allotted inheritance."
12. When they were few in number—insignificant, just immigrants—