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1 Give thanks to the Lord and pray to him. Tell the nations what he has done.
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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. Tell about all his miracles.
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Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
3 Be glad that you are his; let those who seek the Lord be happy.
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Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
4 Depend on the Lord and his strength; always go to him for help.
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Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
5 Remember the miracles he has done; remember his wonders and his decisions.
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Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,
6 You are descendants of his servant Abraham, the children of Jacob, his chosen people.
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O offspring of Abraham, his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones!
7 He is the Lord our God. His laws are for all the world.
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He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He will keep his agreement forever; he will keep his promises always.
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He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
9 He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham and the promise he made to Isaac.
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the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac,
10 He made it a law for the people of Jacob; he made it an agreement with Israel to last forever.
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which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11 The Lord said, "I will give you the land of Canaan, and it will belong to you."
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saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance. ”
12 Then God's people were few in number. They were strangers in the land.
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When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,
13 They went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another.
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wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,
14 But the Lord did not let anyone hurt them; he warned kings not to harm them.
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he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
15 He said, "Don't touch my chosen people, and don't harm my prophets."
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saying, “Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm! ”
16 God ordered a time of hunger in the land, and he destroyed all the food.
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When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread,
17 Then he 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 put chains around his feet and an iron ring around his neck.
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His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron;
19 Then the time he had spoken of came, and the Lord's words proved that Joseph was right.
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until what he had said came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him.
20 The king of Egypt sent for Joseph and freed him; the ruler of the people 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 the master of his house; Joseph was in charge of his riches.
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he made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
22 He could order the princes as he wished. He taught the older men to be wise.
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to bind his princes at his pleasure and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then his father Israel came to Egypt; Jacobn lived in Egypt.
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Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 The Lord made his people grow in number, and he 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 caused the Egyptians to hate his people and to make plans against his servants.
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He turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
26 Then he sent his servant Moses, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
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He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 They did many signs among the Egyptians and worked wonders in Egypt.
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They performed his signs among them and miracles in the land of Ham.
28 The Lord sent darkness and made the land dark, but the Egyptians turned against what he said.
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He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they did not rebel against his words.
29 So he changed their water into blood and made their fish die.
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He turned their waters into blood and caused their fish to die.
30 Then their country was filled with frogs, even in the bedrooms of their rulers.
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Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.
31 The Lord spoke and flies came, and gnats were everywhere in the country.
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He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.
32 He made hail fall like rain and sent lightning through their land.
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He gave them hail for rain, and fiery lightning bolts through their land.
33 He struck down their grapevines and fig trees, and he destroyed every tree in the country.
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He struck down their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke and grasshoppers came; the locusts were too many to count.
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He spoke, and the locusts came, young locusts without number,
35 They ate all the plants in the land and everything the earth produced.
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which devoured all the vegetation in their land and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 The Lord also killed all the firstborn sons in the land, the oldest son of each family.
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He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength.
37 Then he brought his people out, and they carried with them silver and gold. Not one of his people stumbled.
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Then he brought out Israel with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.
38 The Egyptians were glad when they left, because the Egyptians were afraid of them.
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Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it.
39 The Lord covered them with a cloud and lit up the night with fire.
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He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night.
40 When they asked, he brought them quail and filled them with bread from heaven.
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They asked, and he brought quail, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance.
41 God split the rock, and water flowed out; it ran like a river through the desert.
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He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed through the desert like a river.
42 He remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
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For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant.
43 So God brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing.
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So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing.
44 He gave them lands of other nations, so they received what others 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 This was so they would keep his orders and obey his teachings.
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that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the Lord!