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1 Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
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Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, For his lovingkindness endures forever.
2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can declare all His praise?
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Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD, Or fully declare all his praise?
3 Blessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times!
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Blessed are those who keep justice, He who does righteousness at all times.
4 Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people; Oh, visit me with Your salvation,
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Remember me, LORD, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your yeshu`ah,
5 That I may see the benefit of Your chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, That I may glory with Your inheritance.
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That I may see the prosperity of your chosen, That I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, That I may glory with your inheritance.
6 We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, We have done wickedly.
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We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.
7 Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders; They did not remember the multitude of Your mercies, But rebelled by the sea--the Red Sea.
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Our fathers didn't understand your wonders in Mitzrayim. They didn't remember the multitude of your lovingkindnesses, But were rebellious at the sea, even at the Sea of Suf.
8 Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake, That He might make His mighty power known.
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Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, That he might make his mighty power known.
9 He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up; So He led them through the depths, As through the wilderness.
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He rebuked the Sea of Suf also, and it was dried up; So he led them through the depths, as through a desert.
10 He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
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He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 The waters covered their enemies; There was not one of them left.
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The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.
12 Then they believed His words; They sang His praise.
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Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.
13 They soon forgot His works; They did not wait for His counsel,
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They soon forgot his works. They didn't wait for his counsel,
14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tested God in the desert.
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But gave in to craving in the desert, And tested God in the wasteland.
15 And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.
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He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.
16 When they envied Moses in the camp, And Aaron the saint of the Lord,
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They envied Moshe also in the camp, And Aharon, the LORD's holy one.
17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, And covered the faction of Abiram.
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The eretz opened and swallowed up Datan, And covered the company of Aviram.
18 A fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked.
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A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.
19 They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped the molded image.
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They made a calf in Horev, And worshiped a molten image.
20 Thus they changed their glory Into the image of an ox that eats grass.
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Thus they exchanged their glory For an image of a bull that eats grass.
21 They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt,
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They forgot God, their Savior, Who had done great things in Mitzrayim,
22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, Awesome things by the Red Sea.
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Wondrous works in the land of Ham, And awesome things by the Sea of Suf.
23 Therefore He said that He would destroy them, Had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach, To turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them.
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Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had Moshe, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn't destroy them.
24 Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe His word,
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Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn't believe his word,
25 But complained in their tents, And did not heed the voice of the Lord.
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But murmured in their tents, And didn't listen to the voice of the LORD.
26 Therefore He raised up His hand in an oath against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness,
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Therefore he swore to them That he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
27 To overthrow their descendants among the nations, And to scatter them in the lands.
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That he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.
28 They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor, And ate sacrifices made to the dead.
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They joined themselves also to Ba`al-Pe`or, And ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29 Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds, And the plague broke out among them.
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Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.
30 Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And the plague was stopped.
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Then Pinechas stood up, and executed judgment, So the plague was stopped.
31 And that was accounted to him for righteousness To all generations forevermore.
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That was credited to him for righteousness, To all generations forevermore.
32 They angered Him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses on account of them;
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They angered him also at the waters of Merivah, So that Moshe was troubled for their sakes;
33 Because they rebelled against His Spirit, So that he spoke rashly with his lips.
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Because they were rebellious against his spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips.
34 They did not destroy the peoples, Concerning whom the Lord had commanded them,
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They didn't destroy the peoples, As the LORD commanded them,
35 But they mingled with the Gentiles And learned their works;
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But mixed themselves with the nations, Learned their works.
36 They served their idols, Which became a snare to them.
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They served their idols, Which became a snare to them.
37 They even sacrificed their sons And their daughters to demons,
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Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
38 And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with blood.
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They shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Kana`an. The land was polluted with blood.
39 Thus they were defiled by their own works, And played the harlot by their own deeds.
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Thus were they defiled with their works, And prostituted themselves in their deeds.
40 Therefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against His people, So that He abhorred His own inheritance.
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Therefore the wrath of the LORD was kindled against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.
41 And He gave them into the hand of the Gentiles, And those who hated them ruled over them.
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He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand.
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Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.
43 Many times He delivered them; But they rebelled in their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity.
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Many times he delivered them, But they were rebellious in their counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity.
44 Nevertheless He regarded their affliction, When He heard their cry;
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Nevertheless he regarded their distress, When he heard their cry.
45 And for their sake He remembered His covenant, And relented according to the multitude of His mercies.
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He remembered for them his covenant, And repented according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
46 He also made them to be pitied By all those who carried them away captive.
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He made them also to be pitied By all those who carried them captive.
47 Save us, O Lord our God, And gather us from among the Gentiles, To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise.
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Save us, LORD, our God, Gather us from among the nations, To give thanks to your holy name, To triumph in your praise!
48 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the Lord!
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Blessed be the LORD, the God of Yisra'el, From everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, "Amein." Praise the LORD!
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The Hebrew Names Version is in the public domain.