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3.3 KiB
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96 lines
3.3 KiB
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# Chapter 105
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1 Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name;
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proclaim his deeds among the peoples.
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2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;
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tell about all his wondrous works!
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3 Boast in his holy name;
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let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
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4 Seek the Lord and his strength;
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seek his face always.
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5 Remember the wondrous works he has done,
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his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced,
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6 you offspring of Abraham his servant,
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Jacob’s descendants—his chosen ones.
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7 He is the Lord our God;
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his judgments govern the whole earth.
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8 He remembers his covenant forever,
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the promise he ordained
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for a thousand generations—
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9 the covenant he made with Abraham,
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swore to Isaac,
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10 and confirmed to Jacob as a decree
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and to Israel as a permanent covenant:
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11 “I will give the land of Canaan to you
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as your inherited portion.”
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12 When they were few in number,
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very few indeed,
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and resident aliens in Canaan,
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13 wandering from nation to nation
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and from one kingdom to another,
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14 he allowed no one to oppress them;
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he rebuked kings on their behalf:
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15 “Do not touch my anointed ones,
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or harm my prophets.”
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16 He called down famine against the land
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and destroyed the entire food supply.
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17 He had sent a man ahead of them—
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Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
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18 They hurt his feet with shackles;
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his neck was put in an iron collar.
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19 Until the time his prediction came true,
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the word of the Lord tested him.
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20 The king sent for him and released him;
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the ruler of peoples set him free.
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21 He made him master of his household,
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ruler over all his possessions—
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22 binding his officials at will
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and instructing his elders.
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23 Then Israel went to Egypt;
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Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.
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24 The Lord made his people very fruitful;
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he made them more numerous than their foes,
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25 whose hearts he turned to hate his people
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and to deal deceptively with his servants.
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26 He sent Moses his servant,
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and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
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27 They performed his miraculous signs among them
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and wonders in the land of Ham.
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28 He sent darkness, and it became dark—
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for did they not defy his commands?
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29 He turned their water into blood
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and caused their fish to die.
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30 Their land was overrun with frogs,
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even in their royal chambers.
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31 He spoke, and insects came—
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gnats throughout their country.
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32 He gave them hail for rain,
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and lightning throughout their land.
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33 He struck their vines and fig trees
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and shattered the trees of their territory.
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34 He spoke, and locusts came—
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young locusts without number.
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35 They devoured all the vegetation in their land
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and consumed the produce of their land.
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36 He struck all the firstborn in their land,
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all their first progeny.
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37 Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold,
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and no one among his tribes stumbled.
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38 Egypt was glad when they left,
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for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
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39 He spread a cloud as a covering
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and gave a fire to light up the night.
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40 They asked, and he brought quail
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and satisfied them with bread from heaven.
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41 He opened a rock, and water gushed out;
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it flowed like a stream in the desert.
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42 For he remembered his holy promise
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to Abraham his servant.
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43 He brought his people out with rejoicing,
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his chosen ones with shouts of joy.
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44 He gave them the lands of the nations,
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and they inherited
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what other peoples had worked for.
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45 All this happened
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so that they might keep his statutes
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and obey his instructions.
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Hallelujah! |