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Psalm 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!
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