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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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O give thanks to the Lord, call on 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 praises to him; tell of all his wonderful 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 who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
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Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually.
5 Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
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Remember the wonderful works he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he has uttered,
6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
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O offspring of his servant Abraham, 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 is mindful of his covenant forever, of the word that 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 that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac,
10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, 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 “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 your portion for an 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, of little account, and strangers in it,
13 they wandered from nation to nation, 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; for their sake he rebuked kings:
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he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
15 “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.”
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saying, "Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm."
16 He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food;
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When he summoned famine against the land, and broke every staff of bread,
17 and he sent a man before them— Joseph, 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 bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons,
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His feet were hurt with fetters, his neck was put in a collar of iron;
19 till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the LORD proved him true.
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until what he had said came to pass, the word of the Lord kept testing 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 peoples set him 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 instruct his officials at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob resided as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
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Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien 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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And the Lord made his people very fruitful, and made them stronger than their foes,
25 whose hearts he turned to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.
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whose hearts he then turned 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 his servant Moses, 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 miracles 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 the land dark; they rebelled against his words.
29 He turned their waters into blood, causing their fish to die.
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He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die.
30 Their land teemed with frogs, which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
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Their land swarmed 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 gnats throughout their country.
32 He turned their rain into hail, with lightning throughout their land;
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He gave them hail for rain, and lightning that flashed through 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 and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came, grasshoppers without number;
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He spoke, and the locusts came, and 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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they devoured all the vegetation in their land, and ate up 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 struck down all the firstborn in their land, the first issue 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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Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold, and there was no one among their tribes who stumbled.
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 dread of them had fallen upon it.
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 by night.
40 They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven.
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They asked, and he brought quails, and gave them food from heaven in abundance.
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 flowed through the desert 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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So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing.
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 nations, and they took possession of the wealth of the peoples,
45 that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws. Praise the LORD.
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that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the Lord!
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