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1 Give thanks to ADONAI! Call on his name! Make his deeds known among the peoples.
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O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
2 Sing to him, sing praises to him, talk about all his wonders.
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Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
3 Glory in his holy name; let those seeking ADONAI have joyful hearts.
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Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
4 Seek ADONAI and his strength; always seek his presence.
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Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
5 Remember the wonders he has done, his signs and his spoken rulings.
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Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
6 You descendants of Avraham his servant, you offspring of Ya'akov, his chosen ones,
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O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
7 he is ADONAI our God! His rulings are everywhere on earth.
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He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded to a thousand generations,
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He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
9 the covenant he made with Avraham, the oath he swore to Yitz'chak,
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Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
10 and established as a law for Ya'akov, for Isra'el as an everlasting covenant:
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And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
11 "To you I will give the land of Kena'an as your allotted heritage."
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Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
12 When they were but few in number, and not only few, but aliens there too,
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When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
13 wandering from nation to nation, from this kingdom to that people,
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When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;
14 he allowed no one to oppress them. Yes, for their sakes he rebuked even kings:
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He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
15 "Don't touch my anointed ones or do my prophets harm!"
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Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
16 He called down famine on the land, broke off all their food supply,
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Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
17 but sent a man ahead of them -Yosef, who was sold as a slave.
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He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
18 They shackled his feet with chains, and they bound him in irons;
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Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
19 until the time when his word proved true, God's utterance kept testing him.
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Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
20 The king sent and had him released, the ruler of peoples set him free;
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The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
21 he made him lord of his household, in charge of all he owned,
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He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
22 correcting his officers as he saw fit and teaching his counselors wisdom.
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To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
23 Then Isra'el too came into Egypt, Ya'akov lived as an alien in the land of Ham.
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Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 There God made his people very fruitful, made them too numerous for their foes,
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And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
25 whose hearts he turned to hate his people, and treat his servants unfairly.
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He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
26 He sent his servant Moshe and Aharon, whom he had chosen.
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He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.
27 They worked his signs among them, his wonders in the land of Ham.
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They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and the land grew dark; they did not defy his word.
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He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
29 He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die.
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He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the royal chambers.
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Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came swarms of insects and lice throughout their land.
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He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
32 He gave them hail instead of rain, with fiery [lightning] throughout their land.
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He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 He struck their vines and fig trees, shattering trees all over their country.
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He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
34 He spoke, and locusts came, also grasshoppers without number;
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He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
35 they ate up everything green in their land, devoured the fruit of their ground. 896
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And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
36 He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength.
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He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
37 Then he led his people out, laden with silver and gold; among his tribes not one stumbled.
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He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
38 Egypt was happy to have them leave, because fear of [Isra'el] had seized them.
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Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
39 He spread out a cloud to screen them off and fire to give them light at night.
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He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
40 When they asked, he brought them quails and satisfied them with food from heaven.
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The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He split a rock, and water gushed out, flowing as a river over the dry ground,
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He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
42 for he remembered his holy promise to his servant Avraham.
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For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
43 He led out his people with joy, his chosen ones with singing.
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And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
44 Then he gave them the lands of the nations, and they possessed what peoples had toiled to produce,
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And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
45 in order to obey his laws and follow his teachings. Halleluyah!
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That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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