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1 Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
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O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
2 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works!
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Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
3 Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
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Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
4 Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!
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Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
5 Remember His marvelous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
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Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
6 O seed of Abraham His servant, You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
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O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
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 word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
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He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
9 The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,
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Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
10 And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
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And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
11 Saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan As the allotment of your inheritance,"
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Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
12 When they were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it.
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When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
13 When they went from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people,
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When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;
14 He permitted no one to do them wrong; Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,
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He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
15 Saying, "Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm."
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Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
16 Moreover He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread.
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Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
17 He sent a man before them-- Joseph--who was sold as a slave.
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He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
18 They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons.
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Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
19 Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the Lord tested him.
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Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
20 The king sent and released him, The ruler of the people let him go free.
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The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his possessions,
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He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom.
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To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.
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Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 He increased His people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.
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And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate His people, To deal craftily with His servants.
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He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly 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, And wonders in the land of Ham.
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They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they did not rebel against His word.
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He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, And killed their fish.
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He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
30 Their land abounded with frogs, Even in the chambers of their kings.
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Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their territory.
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He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
32 He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.
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He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 He struck their vines also, and their fig trees, And splintered the trees of their territory.
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He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
34 He spoke, and locusts came, Young locusts without number,
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He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
35 And ate up all the vegetation in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground.
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And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
36 He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, The first of all their strength.
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He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
37 He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes.
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He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed, For the fear of them had fallen upon them.
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Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
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 in the night.
40 The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
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The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened the rock, and water gushed out; It ran in the dry places like a river.
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He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places 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 He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness.
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And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
44 He gave them the lands of the Gentiles, And they inherited the labor of the nations,
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And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
45 That they might observe His statutes And keep His laws. Praise the Lord!
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That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
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