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1 Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among 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 praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.
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Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!
3 Glory in 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 rejoice who seek the Lord!
4 Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
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Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
5 Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
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Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
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O seed of Abraham His servant, You 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 remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for 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 Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.
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The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,
10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel 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 Canaan as the portion you will inherit.”
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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, few indeed, and strangers in it,
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When they were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it.
13 they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
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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; for their sake he rebuked kings:
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He permitted no one to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,
15 “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no 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 and destroyed all their supplies of food;
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Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread.
17 and he sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
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He sent a man before them-- Joseph--who was sold as a slave.
18 They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons,
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They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons.
19 till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the LORD proved him true.
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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 released him, 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 master of his household, ruler over all he possessed,
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He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his possessions,
22 to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
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To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob resided as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
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Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
24 The LORD made his people very fruitful; he 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, to conspire against his servants.
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He turned their heart 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 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 made the land dark— for had they not rebelled against his words?
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He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, causing their fish to die.
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He turned their waters into blood, And killed their fish.
30 Their land teemed with frogs, which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
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Their land abounded with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.
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He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their territory.
32 He turned their rain into hail, with lightning throughout their land;
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He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.
33 he struck down their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of 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 the locusts came, grasshoppers without number;
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He spoke, and locusts came, Young locusts without number,
35 they ate up every green thing in their land, ate up the produce of their soil.
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And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground.
36 Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their manhood.
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He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, The first of all their strength.
37 He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold, and from among their tribes no one faltered.
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He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they left, because dread of Israel had fallen on 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 as a covering, and a fire to give light at night.
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He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night.
40 They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven.
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The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
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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 given to his servant Abraham.
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For He remembered His holy promise, And Abraham His servant.
43 He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
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He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness.
44 he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for—
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He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations,
45 that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws. Praise the LORD.
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That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the Lord!
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