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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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O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples.
2 (104-2) Sing to him, yea sing praises to him: relate all his wondrous works.
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Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wonderful works.
3 (104-3) Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
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Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 (104-4) Seek ye the lord, and be strengthened: seek his face evermore.
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Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually.
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 wonderful works he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he has uttered,
6 (104-6) O ye seed of Abraham his servant; ye sons of Jacob his chosen.
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O offspring of his servant Abraham, children 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 judgments are in all the earth.
8 (104-8) He hath remembered his covenant for ever: the word which he commanded to 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 (104-9) Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:
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the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise 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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which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11 (104-11) Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the lot of your inheritance.
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saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance."
12 (104-12) When they were but a small number: yea very few, and sojourners therein:
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When they were few in number, of little account, and strangers in it,
13 (104-13) And they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.
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wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,
14 (104-14) He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes.
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he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
15 (104-15) Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.
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saying, "Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm."
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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When he summoned famine against the land, and broke every staff of bread,
17 (104-17) He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.
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he had sent a man 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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His feet were hurt with fetters, his neck was put in a collar of iron;
19 (104-19) Until his word came. The word of the Lord inflamed him.
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until what he had said came to pass, the word of the Lord kept testing him.
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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The king sent and released him; the ruler of the peoples set him free.
21 (104-21) He made him master of his house, and ruler of all his possession.
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He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions,
22 (104-22) That he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his ancients wisdom.
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to instruct his officials at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 (104-23) And Israel went into Egypt: and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Cham.
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Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien 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 made his people very fruitful, and made them stronger than their foes,
25 (104-25) He turned their heart to hate his people: and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
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whose hearts he then turned to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
26 (104-26) He sent Moses his servant: Aaron the man whom he had chosen.
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He sent his servant Moses, and 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 his signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham.
28 (104-28) He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.
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He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they rebelled against his words.
29 (104-29) He turned their waters into blood, and destroyed their fish.
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He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die.
30 (104-30) Their land brought forth frogs, in the inner chambers of their kings.
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Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.
31 (104-31) He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts.
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He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.
32 (104-32) He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.
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He gave them hail for rain, and lightning that flashed through their 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 struck their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
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 the locusts came, and young locusts without 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 devoured all the vegetation in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 (104-36) And he slew all the firstborn in their land: the firstfruits of all their labour.
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He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the first issue of all their strength.
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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Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold, and there was no one among their tribes who 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 departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it.
39 (104-39) He spread a cloud for their protection, and fire to give them light in the night.
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He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night.
40 (104-40) They asked, and the quail came: and he filled them with the bread of heaven.
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They asked, and he brought quails, and gave them food from heaven in abundance.
41 (104-41) He opened the rock, and waters flowed: rivers ran down in the dry land.
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He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed through the desert like a river.
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 holy promise, and Abraham, his servant.
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 with joy, his chosen ones with singing.
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 them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the wealth of the peoples,
45 (104-45) That they might observe his justifications, and seek after his law.
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that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the Lord!
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