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| 1Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. | 1Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! |
| 2Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. | 2Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! |
| 3Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. | 3Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! |
| 4Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. | 4Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! |
| 5Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, | 5Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered, |
| 6you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob. | 6O offspring of Abraham, his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones! |
| 7He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. | 7He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. |
| 8He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations, | 8He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, |
| 9the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac. | 9the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac, |
| 10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: | 10which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant, |
| 11"To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit." | 11saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance.” |
| 12When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it, | 12When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it, |
| 13they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. | 13wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people, |
| 14He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings: | 14he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account, |
| 15"Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm." | 15saying, “Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm!” |
| 16He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food; | 16When he summoned a famine on the land and broke all supply of bread, |
| 17and he sent a man before them-- Joseph, sold as a slave. | 17he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. |
| 18They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in irons, | 18His feet were hurt with fetters; his neck was put in a collar of iron; |
| 19till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the LORD proved him true. | 19until what he had said came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him. |
| 20The king sent and released him, the ruler of peoples set him free. | 20The king sent and released him; the ruler of the peoples set him free; |
| 21He made him master of his household, ruler over all he possessed, | 21he made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions, |
| 22to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom. | 22to bind his princes at his pleasure and to teach his elders wisdom. |
| 23Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob resided as a foreigner in the land of Ham. | 23Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. |
| 24The LORD made his people very fruitful; he made them too numerous for their foes, | 24And the LORD made his people very fruitful and made them stronger than their foes. |
| 25whose hearts he turned to hate his people, to conspire against his servants. | 25He turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants. |
| 26He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. | 26He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. |
| 27They performed his signs among them, his wonders in the land of Ham. | 27They performed his signs among them and miracles in the land of Ham. |
| 28He sent darkness and made the land dark-- for had they not rebelled against his words? | 28He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they did not rebel against his words. |
| 29He turned their waters into blood, causing their fish to die. | 29He turned their waters into blood and caused their fish to die. |
| 30Their land teemed with frogs, which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers. | 30Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings. |
| 31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country. | 31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country. |
| 32He turned their rain into hail, with lightning throughout their land; | 32He gave them hail for rain, and fiery lightning bolts through their land. |
| 33he struck down their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country. | 33He struck down their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country. |
| 34He spoke, and the locusts came, grasshoppers without number; | 34He spoke, and the locusts came, young locusts without number, |
| 35they ate up every green thing in their land, ate up the produce of their soil. | 35which devoured all the vegetation in their land and ate up the fruit of their ground. |
| 36Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their manhood. | 36He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their strength. |
| 37He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold, and from among their tribes no one faltered. | 37Then he brought out Israel with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled. |
| 38Egypt was glad when they left, because dread of Israel had fallen on them. | 38Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it. |
| 39He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night. | 39He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night. |
| 40They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven. | 40They asked, and he brought quail, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance. |
| 41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert. | 41He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed through the desert like a river. |
| 42For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham. | 42For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant. |
| 43He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy; | 43So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing. |
| 44he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for-- | 44And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples’ toil, |
| 45that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws. Praise the LORD. | 45that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the LORD! |
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