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1 (105-1) Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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Praise the Lord! O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.
2 (105-2) Who shall declare the powers of the Lord? who shall set forth all his praises?
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Who can utter the mighty doings of the Lord, or declare all his praise?
3 (105-3) Blessed are they that keep judgment, and do justice at all times.
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Happy are those who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times.
4 (105-4) Remember us, O Lord, in the favour of thy people: visit us with thy salvation.
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Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people; help me when you deliver them;
5 (105-5) That we may see the good of thy chosen, that we may rejoice in the joy of thy nation: that thou mayst be praised with thy inheritance.
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that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory in your heritage.
6 (105-6) We have sinned with our fathers: we have acted unjustly, we have wrought iniquity.
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Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly.
7 (105-7) Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt: they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies: And they provoked to wrath going up to the sea, even the Red Sea.
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Our ancestors, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.
8 (105-8) And he saved them for his own name’s sake: that he might make his power known.
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Yet he saved them for his name's sake, so that he might make known his mighty power.
9 (105-9) And he rebuked the Red Sea and it was dried up: and he led them through the depths, as in a wilderness.
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He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry; he led them through the deep as through a desert.
10 (105-10) And he saved them from the hand of them that hated them: and he redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
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So he saved them from the hand of the foe, and delivered them from the hand of the enemy.
11 (105-11) And the water covered them that afflicted them: there was not one of them left.
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The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left.
12 (105-12) And they believed his words: and they sang his praises.
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Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.
13 (105-13) They had quickly done, they forgot his works: and they waited not for his counsel.
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But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.
14 (105-14) And they coveted their desire in the desert: and they tempted God in the place without water.
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But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;
15 (105-15) And he gave them their request: and sent fulness into their souls.
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he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them.
16 (105-16) And they provoked Moses in the camp, Aaron the holy one of the Lord.
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They were jealous of Moses in the camp, and of Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.
17 (105-17) The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan: and covered the congregation of Abiron.
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The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the faction of Abiram.
18 (105-18) And a fire was kindled in their congregation: the flame burned the wicked.
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Fire also broke out in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
19 (105-19) They made also a calf in Horeb: and they adored the graven thing.
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They made a calf at Horeb and worshiped a cast image.
20 (105-20) And they changed their glory into the likeness of a calf that eateth grass.
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They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21 (105-21) They forgot God, who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,
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They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,
22 (105-22) Wondrous works in the land of Cham: terrible things in the Red Sea.
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wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
23 (105-23) And he said that he would destroy them: had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach: To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
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Therefore he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them.
24 (105-24) And they set at nought the desirable land. They believed not his word,
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Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise.
25 (105-25) And they murmured in their tents: they hearkened not to the voice of the Lord.
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They grumbled in their tents, and did not obey the voice of the Lord.
26 (105-26) And he lifted up his hand over them: to overthrow them in the desert;
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Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
27 (105-27) And to cast down their seed among the nations, and to scatter them in the countries.
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and would disperse their descendants among the nations, scattering them over the lands.
28 (105-28) They also were initiated to Beelpheor: and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
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Then they attached themselves to the Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;
29 (105-29) And they provoked him with their inventions: and destruction was multiplied among them.
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they provoked the Lord to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.
30 (105-30) Then Phinees stood up, and pacified him: and the slaughter ceased.
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Then Phinehas stood up and interceded, and the plague was stopped.
31 (105-31) And it was reputed to him unto justice, to generation and generation for evermore.
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And that has been reckoned to him as righteousness from generation to generation forever.
32 (105-32) They provoked him also at the waters of contradiction: and Moses was afflicted for their sakes:
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They angered the Lord at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account;
33 (105-33) Because they exasperated his spirit. And he distinguished with his lips.
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for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke words that were rash.
34 (105-34) They did not destroy the nations of which the Lord spoke unto them.
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They did not destroy the peoples, as the Lord commanded them,
35 (105-35) And they were mingled among the heathens, and learned their works:
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but they mingled with the nations and learned to do as they did.
36 (105-36) And served their idols, and it became a stumblingblock to them.
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They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
37 (105-37) And they sacrificed their sons, and their daughters to devils.
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They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons;
38 (105-38) And they shed innocent blood: the blood of their sons and of their daughters which they sacrificed to the idols of Chanaan. And the land was polluted with blood,
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they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood.
39 (105-39) And was defiled with their works: and they went aside after their own inventions.
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Thus they became unclean by their acts, and prostituted themselves in their doings.
40 (105-40) And the Lord was exceedingly angry with his people: and he abhorred his inheritance.
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Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage;
41 (105-41) And he delivered them into the hands of the nations: and they that hated them had dominion over them.
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he gave them into the hand of the nations, so that those who hated them ruled over them.
42 (105-42) And their enemies afflicted them: and they were humbled under their hands:
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Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their power.
43 (105-43) Many times did he deliver them. But they provoked him with their counsel: and they were brought low by their iniquities.
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Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes, and were brought low through their iniquity.
44 (105-44) And he saw when they were in tribulation: and he heard their prayer.
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Nevertheless he regarded their distress when he heard their cry.
45 (105-45) And he was mindful of his covenant: and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
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For their sake he remembered his covenant, and showed compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
46 (105-46) And he gave them unto mercies, in the sight of all those that had made them captives.
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He caused them to be pitied by all who held them captive.
47 (105-47) Save us, O Lord, our God: and gather us from among the nations: That we may give thanks to thy holy name, and may glory in thy praise.
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Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.
48 (105-48) Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say: So be it, so be it.
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Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. And let all the people say, "Amen." Praise the Lord!
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