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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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Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known 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 marvelous 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 heart of them rejoice who seek Yahweh.
4 Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
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Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
5 Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
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Remember his marvelous works that 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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You 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 Yahweh, 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 has remembered his covenant forever, The word which he commanded to 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, 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 the same to Jacob for a statute; To Israel for 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, The lot of your inheritance;"
12 When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it,
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When they were but a few men in number, Yes, very few, and sojourners in it.
13 they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
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They went about 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 do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
15 “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.”
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"Don't 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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He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.
17 and he sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
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He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.
18 They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons,
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They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked 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 happened, And Yahweh's word proved him true.
20 The king sent and released him, the ruler of peoples set him free.
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The king sent and freed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and 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 of his possessions;
22 to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
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To discipline his princes 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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Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob sojourned 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 adversaries.
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 conspire against 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 miracles 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. They didn't rebel 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 killed their fish.
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 swarms of flies came, And lice in all their borders.
32 He turned their rain into hail, with lightning throughout their land;
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He gave them hail for rain, With lightning 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 and also their 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 the grasshoppers, without number,
35 they ate up every green thing in their land, ate up the produce of their soil.
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Ate up every plant in their land; 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 also all the firstborn in their land, The chief 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 brought them forth with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person 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 on 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, 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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They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of the sky.
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 waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.
42 For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham.
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For he remembered his holy word, 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 forth his people with joy, His chosen 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. They took the labor of the peoples in possession,
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 Yah!
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