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The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples.
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O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.
2 Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wonderful works.
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Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.
3 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
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Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.
4 Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually.
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Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.
5 Remember the wonderful works he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he has uttered,
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Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;
6 O offspring of his servant Abraham, children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
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O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved 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: he is judge of all the earth.
8 He is mindful of his covenant forever, of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
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He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;
9 the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac,
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The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
10 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
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And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
11 saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance."
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Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:
12 When they were few in number, of little account, and strangers in it,
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When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;
13 wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,
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When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.
14 he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
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He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,
15 saying, "Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm."
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Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.
16 When he summoned famine against the land, and broke every staff of bread,
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And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.
17 he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
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He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:
18 His feet were hurt with fetters, his neck was put in a collar of iron;
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His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;
19 until what he had said came to pass, the word of the Lord kept testing him.
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Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.
20 The king sent and released him; the ruler of the peoples set him free.
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The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who 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 over everything he had;
22 to instruct his officials at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
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To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.
23 Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.
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Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.
24 And the Lord made his people very fruitful, and made them stronger than their foes,
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And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.
25 whose hearts he then turned to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
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Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.
26 He sent his servant Moses, and Aaron whom he had chosen.
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He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.
27 They performed his signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham.
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He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they rebelled against his words.
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He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die.
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At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.
30 Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.
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Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.
31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.
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He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.
32 He gave them hail for rain, and lightning that flashed through their land.
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He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 He struck their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
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He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came, and young locusts without number;
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At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,
35 they devoured all the vegetation in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.
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And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.
36 He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the first issue of all their strength.
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He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.
37 Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold, and there was no one among their tribes who stumbled.
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He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it.
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Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night.
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A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.
40 They asked, and he brought quails, and gave them food from heaven in abundance.
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At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.
41 He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed through the desert like a river.
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His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant.
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For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
43 So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing.
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And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:
44 He gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the wealth of the peoples,
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And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;
45 that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the Lord!
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So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.
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