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92 lines
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# Chapter 105
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1 Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness.
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Let the whole world know what he has done.
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2 Sing to him; yes, sing his praises.
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Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.
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3 Exult in his holy name;
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rejoice, you who worship the Lord.
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4 Search for the Lord and for his strength;
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continually seek him.
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5 Remember the wonders he has performed,
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his miracles, and the rulings he has given,
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6 you children of his servant Abraham,
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you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
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7 He is the Lord our God.
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His justice is seen throughout the land.
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8 He always stands by his covenant—
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the commitment he made to a thousand generations.
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9 This is the covenant he made with Abraham
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and the oath he swore to Isaac.
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10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
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and to the people of Israel as a never-ending covenant:
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11 “I will give you the land of Canaan
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as your special possession.”
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12 He said this when they were few in number,
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a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.
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13 They wandered from nation to nation,
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from one kingdom to another.
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14 Yet he did not let anyone oppress them.
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He warned kings on their behalf:
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15 “Do not touch my chosen people,
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and do not hurt my prophets.”
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16 He called for a famine on the land of Canaan,
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cutting off its food supply.
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17 Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them—
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Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
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18 They bruised his feet with fetters
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and placed his neck in an iron collar.
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19 Until the time came to fulfill his dreams,
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the Lord tested Joseph’s character.
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20 Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free;
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the ruler of the nation opened his prison door.
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21 Joseph was put in charge of all the king’s household;
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he became ruler over all the king’s possessions.
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22 He could instruct the king’s aides as he pleased
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and teach the king’s advisers.
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23 Then Israel arrived in Egypt;
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Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
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24 And the Lord multiplied the people of Israel
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until they became too mighty for their enemies.
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25 Then he turned the Egyptians against the Israelites,
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and they plotted against the Lord’s servants.
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26 But the Lord sent his servant Moses,
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along with Aaron, whom he had chosen.
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27 They performed miraculous signs among the Egyptians,
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and wonders in the land of Ham.
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28 The Lord blanketed Egypt in darkness,
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for they had defied his commands to let his people go.
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29 He turned their water into blood,
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poisoning all the fish.
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30 Then frogs overran the land
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and even invaded the king’s bedrooms.
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31 When the Lord spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians,
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and gnats swarmed across Egypt.
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32 He sent them hail instead of rain,
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and lightning flashed over the land.
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33 He ruined their grapevines and fig trees
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and shattered all the trees.
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34 He spoke, and hordes of locusts came—
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young locusts beyond number.
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35 They ate up everything green in the land,
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destroying all the crops in their fields.
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36 Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home,
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the pride and joy of each family.
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37 The Lord brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold;
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and not one among the tribes of Israel even stumbled.
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38 Egypt was glad when they were gone,
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for they feared them greatly.
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39 The Lord spread a cloud above them as a covering
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and gave them a great fire to light the darkness.
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40 They asked for meat, and he sent them quail;
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he satisfied their hunger with manna—bread from heaven.
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41 He split open a rock, and water gushed out
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to form a river through the dry wasteland.
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42 For he remembered his sacred promise
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to his servant Abraham.
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43 So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy,
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his chosen ones with rejoicing.
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44 He gave his people the lands of pagan nations,
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and they harvested crops that others had planted.
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45 All this happened so they would follow his decrees
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and obey his instructions.
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Praise the Lord! |