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1 (104-1) Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles.
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Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.
2 (104-2) Sing to him, yea sing praises to him: relate all his wondrous works.
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Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.
3 (104-3) Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
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Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the LORD .
4 (104-4) Seek ye the lord, and be strengthened: seek his face evermore.
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Search for the LORD and for his strength; continually seek him.
5 (104-5) Remember his marvellous works which he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.
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Remember the wonders he has performed, his miracles, and the rulings he has given,
6 (104-6) O ye seed of Abraham his servant; ye sons of Jacob his chosen.
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you children of his servant Abraham, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 (104-7) He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
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He is the LORD our God. His justice is seen throughout the land.
8 (104-8) He hath remembered his covenant for ever: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
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He always stands by his covenant— the commitment he made to a thousand generations.
9 (104-9) Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:
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This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac.
10 (104-10) And he appointed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting testament:
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He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:
11 (104-11) Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the lot of your inheritance.
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“I will give you the land of Canaan as your special possession.”
12 (104-12) When they were but a small number: yea very few, and sojourners therein:
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He said this when they were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.
13 (104-13) And they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.
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They wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
14 (104-14) He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes.
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Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:
15 (104-15) Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.
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“Do not touch my chosen people, and do not hurt my prophets.”
16 (104-16) And he called a famine upon the land: and he broke in pieces all the support of bread.
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He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply.
17 (104-17) He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.
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Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them— Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
18 (104-18) They humbled his feet in fetters: the iron pierced his soul,
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They bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron collar.
19 (104-19) Until his word came. The word of the Lord inflamed him.
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Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the LORD tested Joseph’s character.
20 (104-20) The king sent, and he released him: the ruler of the people, and he set him at liberty.
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Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free; the ruler of the nation opened his prison door.
21 (104-21) He made him master of his house, and ruler of all his possession.
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Joseph was put in charge of all the king’s household; he became ruler over all the king’s possessions.
22 (104-22) That he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his ancients wisdom.
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He could instruct the king’s aides as he pleased and teach the king’s advisers.
23 (104-23) And Israel went into Egypt: and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Cham.
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Then Israel arrived in Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
24 (104-24) And he increased his people exceedingly: and strengthened them over their enemies.
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And the LORD multiplied the people of Israel until they became too mighty for their enemies.
25 (104-25) He turned their heart to hate his people: and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
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Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the LORD ’s servants.
26 (104-26) He sent Moses his servant: Aaron the man whom he had chosen.
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But the LORD sent his servant Moses, along with Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 (104-27) He gave them power to shew them signs, and his wonders in the land of Cham.
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They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 (104-28) He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.
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The LORD blanketed Egypt in darkness, for they had defied his commands to let his people go.
29 (104-29) He turned their waters into blood, and destroyed their fish.
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He turned their water into blood, poisoning all the fish.
30 (104-30) Their land brought forth frogs, in the inner chambers of their kings.
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Then frogs overran the land and even invaded the king’s bedrooms.
31 (104-31) He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts.
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When the LORD spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians, and gnats swarmed across Egypt.
32 (104-32) He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.
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He sent them hail instead of rain, and lightning flashed over the land.
33 (104-33) And he destroyed their vineyards and their fig trees: and he broke in pieces the trees of their coasts.
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He ruined their grapevines and fig trees and shattered all the trees.
34 (104-34) He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.
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He spoke, and hordes of locusts came— young locusts beyond number.
35 (104-35) And they devoured all the grass in their land, and consumed all the fruit of their ground.
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They ate up everything green in the land, destroying all the crops in their fields.
36 (104-36) And he slew all the firstborn in their land: the firstfruits of all their labour.
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Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home, the pride and joy of each family.
37 (104-37) And he brought them out with silver and gold: and there was not among their tribes one that was feeble.
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The LORD brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold; and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled.
38 (104-38) Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them lay upon them.
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Egypt was glad when they were gone, for they feared them greatly.
39 (104-39) He spread a cloud for their protection, and fire to give them light in the night.
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The LORD spread a cloud above them as a covering and gave them a great fire to light the darkness.
40 (104-40) They asked, and the quail came: and he filled them with the bread of heaven.
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They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; he satisfied their hunger with manna—bread from heaven.
41 (104-41) He opened the rock, and waters flowed: rivers ran down in the dry land.
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He split open a rock, and water gushed out to form a river through the dry wasteland.
42 (104-42) Because he remembered his holy word, which he had spoken to his servant Abraham.
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For he remembered his sacred promise to his servant Abraham.
43 (104-43) And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness.
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So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy, his chosen ones with rejoicing.
44 (104-44) And he gave them the lands of the Gentiles: and they possessed the labours of the people:
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He gave his people the lands of pagan nations, and they harvested crops that others had planted.
45 (104-45) That they might observe his justifications, and seek after his law.
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All this happened so they would follow his decrees and obey his instructions. Praise the LORD !
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