1. Give thanks to the Lord and call out to him! Tell the nations what he has done!
2. Sing to him; sing praises to him. Tell about the amazing things he has done.
3. Be proud of his holy name. You followers of the Lord, be happy!
4. Depend on the Lord for strength. Always go to him for help.
5. Remember the amazing things he has done. Remember his miracles and his fair decisions.
6. You belong to the family of his servant Abraham. You are descendants of Jacob, the people God chose.
7. The Lord is our God. He rules the whole world.
8. He will remember his agreement forever. He will always keep the promises he made to his people.
9. He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham and the promise he made to Isaac.
10. He gave it as a law to Jacob. He gave it to Israel as an agreement that will last forever!
11. He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan. It will be your very own.”
12. At the time God said this, there were only a few of his people, and they were strangers there.