GOD’S FAITHFULNESS TO HIS PEOPLE

1 Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name;

proclaim his deeds among the peoples.ab

2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;

tell about all his wondrous works!ac

3 Boast in his holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.ad

4 Seek the Lord and his strength;

seek his face always.ae

5 Remember the wondrous works he has done,

his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced,A,a

6 you offspring of Abraham his servant,

Jacob’s descendants—his chosen ones.b

7 He is the Lord our God;

his judgments govern the whole earth.c

8 He remembers his covenant forever,

the promise he ordained

for a thousand generationsd—

9 the covenant he made with Abraham,

sworeB to Isaac,e

10 and confirmed to Jacob as a decree

and to Israel as a permanent covenant:f

11 “I will give the land of Canaan to you

as your inherited portion.”g