The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
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1 Give thanks to ADONAI! Call on his name! Make his deeds known among the peoples.
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Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
2 Sing to him, sing praises to him, talk about all his wonders.
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Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!
3 Glory in his holy name; let those seeking ADONAI have joyful hearts.
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Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who 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 marvelous works which He has 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 seed of Abraham His servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
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 remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
9 the covenant he made with Avraham, the oath he swore to Yitz'chak,
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The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,
10 and established as a law for Ya'akov, for Isra'el as an everlasting covenant:
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And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11 "To you I will give the land of Kena'an as your allotted heritage."
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Saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan As the allotment 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 few in number, Indeed 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 permitted no one to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,
15 "Don't touch my anointed ones or do my prophets harm!"
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Saying, "Do not touch My anointed ones, 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 in the land; He destroyed all the provision 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-- Joseph--who was sold as a slave.
18 They shackled his feet with chains, and they bound him in irons;
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They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons.
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 to pass, The word of the Lord tested him.
20 The king sent and had him released, the ruler of peoples set him free;
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The king sent and released him, The ruler of the people 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 possessions,
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 elders 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 dwelt in the land of Ham.
24 There God made his people very fruitful, made them too numerous for their foes,
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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 craftily 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 performed 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 did not rebel 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 killed their fish.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the royal chambers.
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Their land abounded with frogs, Even 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 spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their territory.
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 struck their vines also, and their fig trees, And splintered the trees of their territory.
34 He spoke, and locusts came, also grasshoppers without number;
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He spoke, and locusts came, Young locusts without number,
35 they ate up everything green in their land, devoured the fruit of their ground. 896
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And ate up all the vegetation 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 also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, The first 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 also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His 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 had fallen 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 quail, 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 water gushed out; It 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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He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones 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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He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations,
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 the Lord!
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.