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1 Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; proclaim His deeds 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 praise to Him; tell about all His wonderful works!
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Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
3 Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
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Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
4 Search for the Lord and for His strength; seek His face always.
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Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
5 Remember the wonderful works He has done, His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced,
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Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,
6 you offspring of Abraham His servant, Jacob's descendants -His chosen ones.
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O offspring of Abraham, his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones!
7 He is the Lord our God; His judgments [govern] the whole earth.
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He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He forever remembers His covenant, the promise He ordained for a thousand generations-
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He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
9 [the covenant] He made with Abraham, swore to Isaac,
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the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac,
10 and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
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which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11 "I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion."
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saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance. ”
12 When they were few in number, very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan,
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When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,
13 wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another,
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wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,
14 He allowed no one to oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
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he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
15 "Do not touch My anointed ones, or harm My prophets."
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saying, “Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm! ”
16 He called down famine against the land and destroyed the entire food supply.
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When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread,
17 He had sent a man ahead of them- Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
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he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
18 They hurt his feet with shackles; his neck was put in an iron collar.
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His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron;
19 Until the time his prediction came true, the word of the Lord tested him.
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until what he had said came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him.
20 The king sent [for him] and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.
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The king sent and released him; the ruler of the peoples set him free;
21 He made him master of his household, ruler over all his possessions-
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he made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
22 binding his officials at will and instructing his elders.
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to bind his princes at his pleasure and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
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Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 The Lord made His people very fruitful; He made them more numerous than their foes,
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And the Lord made his people very fruitful and made them stronger than their foes.
25 whose hearts He turned to hate His people and to deal deceptively with His servants.
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He turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
26 He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
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He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
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They performed his signs among them and miracles in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and it became dark- for did they not defy His commands?
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He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they did not rebel against his words.
29 He turned their waters into blood and caused their fish to die.
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He turned their waters into blood and caused their fish to die.
30 Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their kings' chambers.
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Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and insects came- gnats throughout their country.
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He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.
32 He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land.
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He gave them hail for rain, and fiery lightning bolts through their land.
33 He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory.
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He struck down their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke and locusts came- young locusts without number.
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He spoke, and the locusts came, young locusts without number,
35 They devoured all the vegetation in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.
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which devoured all the vegetation in their land and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first progeny.
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He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength.
37 Then He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among His tribes stumbled.
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Then he brought out Israel with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.
38 Egypt was glad when they left, for dread of Israel had fallen on them.
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Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it.
39 He spread a cloud as a covering and [gave] a fire to light up the night.
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He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night.
40 They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.
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They asked, and he brought quail, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance.
41 He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a stream in the desert.
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He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed through the desert like a river.
42 For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
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For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant.
43 He brought His people out with rejoicing, His chosen ones with shouts of joy.
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So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing.
44 He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for.
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And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples’ toil,
45 [All this happened] so that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
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that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the Lord!
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