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1 Praise the LORD! O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever!
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1 Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
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2 Who can utter the mighty doings of the LORD, or show forth all his praise?
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2 Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the LORD or fully declare his praise?
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3 Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times!
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3 Blessed are they who maintain justice, who constantly do what is right.
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4 Remember me, O LORD, when thou showest favor to thy people; help me when thou deliverest them;
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4 Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people, come to my aid when you save them,
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5 that I may see the prosperity of thy chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thy heritage.
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5 that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may share in the joy of your nation and join your inheritance in giving praise.
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6 Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
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6 We have sinned, even as our fathers did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
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7 Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider thy wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of thy steadfast love, but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.
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7 When our fathers were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea.
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8 Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his mighty power.
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8 Yet he saved them for his name's sake, to make his mighty power known.
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9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry; and he led them through the deep as through a desert.
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9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert.
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10 So he saved them from the hand of the foe, and delivered them from the power of the enemy.
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10 He saved them from the hand of the foe; from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.
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11 And the waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left.
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11 The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived.
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12 Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.
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12 Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.
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13 But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.
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13 But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel.
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14 But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;
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14 In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wasteland they put God to the test.
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15 he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them.
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15 So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease upon them.
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16 When men in the camp were jealous of Moses and Aaron, the holy one of the LORD,
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16 In the camp they grew envious of Moses and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the LORD.
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17 the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abi'ram.
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17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it buried the company of Abiram.
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18 Fire also broke out in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
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18 Fire blazed among their followers; a flame consumed the wicked.
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19 They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a molten image.
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19 At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal.
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20 They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass.
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20 They exchanged their Glory for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
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21 They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,
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21 They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,
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22 wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red Sea.
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22 miracles in the land of Ham and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
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23 Therefore he said he would destroy them--had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them.
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23 So he said he would destroy them-- had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them.
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24 Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise.
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24 Then they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his promise.
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25 They murmured in their tents, and did not obey the voice of the LORD.
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25 They grumbled in their tents and did not obey the LORD.
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26 Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
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26 So he swore to them with uplifted hand that he would make them fall in the desert,
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27 and would disperse their descendants among the nations, scattering them over the lands.
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27 make their descendants fall among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
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28 Then they attached themselves to the Ba'al of Pe'or, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;
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28 They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
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29 they provoked the LORD to anger with their doings, and a plague broke out among them.
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29 they provoked the LORD to anger by their wicked deeds, and a plague broke out among them.
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30 Then Phin'ehas stood up and interposed, and the plague was stayed.
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30 But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was checked.
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31 And that has been reckoned to him as righteousness from generation to generation for ever.
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31 This was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.
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32 They angered him at the waters of Mer'ibah, and it went ill with Moses on their account;
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32 By the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them;
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33 for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke words that were rash.
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33 for they rebelled against the Spirit of God, and rash words came from Moses' lips.
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34 They did not destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them,
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34 They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,
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35 but they mingled with the nations and learned to do as they did.
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35 but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.
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36 They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
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36 They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
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37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons;
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37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
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38 they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood.
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38 They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was desecrated by their blood.
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39 Thus they became unclean by their acts, and played the harlot in their doings.
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39 They defiled themselves by what they did; by their deeds they prostituted themselves.
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40 Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage;
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40 Therefore the LORD was angry with his people and abhorred his inheritance.
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41 he gave them into the hand of the nations, so that those who hated them ruled over them.
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41 He handed them over to the nations, and their foes ruled over them.
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42 Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their power.
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42 Their enemies oppressed them and subjected them to their power.
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43 Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes, and were brought low through their iniquity.
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43 Many times he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away in their sin.
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44 Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.
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44 But he took note of their distress when he heard their cry;
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45 He remembered for their sake his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
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45 for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.
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46 He caused them to be pitied by all those who held them captive.
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46 He caused them to be pitied by all who held them captive.
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47 Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to thy holy name and glory in thy praise.
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47 Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.
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48 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD!
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48 Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD.
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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
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