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1 O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
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Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
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Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
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Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
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Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!
5 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
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Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,
6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
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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 are in all the earth.
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He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
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He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
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the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac,
10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
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which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
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saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance."
12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
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When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,
13 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;
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wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,
14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
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he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
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saying, "Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm!"
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
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When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread,
17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
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he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
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His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron;
19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
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until what he had said came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
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The king sent and released him; the ruler of the peoples set him free;
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
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he made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
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to bind his princes at his pleasure and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
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Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
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And the LORD made his people very fruitful and made them stronger than their foes.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly 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 shewed his 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 made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
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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 slew their fish.
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He turned their waters into blood and caused their fish to die.
30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
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Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
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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 flaming fire in their land.
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He gave them hail for rain, and fiery lightning bolts through their land.
33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
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He struck down their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
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He spoke, and the locusts came, young locusts without number,
35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
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which devoured all the vegetation in their land and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
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He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength.
37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
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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 departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
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Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
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He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night.
40 The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
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They asked, and he brought quail, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance.
41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
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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, and Abraham his servant.
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For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant.
43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
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So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing.
44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
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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 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
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that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the LORD!
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