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110 lines
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# Chapter 106
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1 Praise the Lord!
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Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
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for his steadfast love endures forever!
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2 Who can utter the mighty deeds of the Lord,
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or declare all his praise?
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3 Blessed are they who observe justice,
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who do righteousness at all times!
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4 Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people;
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help me when you save them,
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5 that I may look upon the prosperity of your chosen ones,
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that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation,
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that I may glory with your inheritance.
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6 Both we and our fathers have sinned;
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we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness.
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7 Our fathers, when they were in Egypt,
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did not consider your wondrous works;
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they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love,
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but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.
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8 Yet he saved them for his name's sake,
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that he might make known his mighty power.
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9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry,
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and he led them through the deep as through a desert.
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10 So he saved them from the hand of the foe
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and redeemed them from the power of the enemy.
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11 And the waters covered their adversaries;
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not one of them was left.
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12 Then they believed his words;
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they sang his praise.
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13 But they soon forgot his works;
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they did not wait for his counsel.
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14 But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness,
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and put God to the test in the desert;
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15 he gave them what they asked,
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but sent a wasting disease among them.
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16 When men in the camp were jealous of Moses
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and Aaron, the holy one of the Lord,
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17 the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,
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and covered the company of Abiram.
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18 Fire also broke out in their company;
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the flame burned up the wicked.
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19 They made a calf in Horeb
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and worshiped a metal image.
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20 They exchanged the glory of God
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for the image of an ox that eats grass.
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21 They forgot God, their Savior,
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who had done great things in Egypt,
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22 wondrous works in the land of Ham,
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and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
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23 Therefore he said he would destroy them—
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had not Moses, his chosen one,
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stood in the breach before him,
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to turn away his wrath from destroying them.
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24 Then they despised the pleasant land,
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having no faith in his promise.
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25 They murmured in their tents,
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and did not obey the voice of the Lord.
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26 Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them
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that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
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27 and would make their offspring fall among the nations,
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scattering them among the lands.
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28 Then they yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor,
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and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;
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29 they provoked the Lord to anger with their deeds,
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and a plague broke out among them.
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30 Then Phinehas stood up and intervened,
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and the plague was stayed.
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31 And that was counted to him as righteousness
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from generation to generation forever.
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32 They angered him at the waters of Meribah,
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and it went ill with Moses on their account,
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33 for they made his spirit bitter,
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and he spoke rashly with his lips.
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34 They did not destroy the peoples,
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as the Lord commanded them,
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35 but they mixed with the nations
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and learned to do as they did.
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36 They served their idols,
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which became a snare to them.
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37 They sacrificed their sons
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and their daughters to the demons;
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38 they poured out innocent blood,
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the blood of their sons and daughters,
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whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
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and the land was polluted with blood.
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39 Thus they became unclean by their acts,
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and played the whore in their deeds.
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40 Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people,
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and he abhorred his heritage;
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41 he gave them into the hand of the nations,
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so that those who hated them ruled over them.
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42 Their enemies oppressed them,
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and they were brought into subjection under their power.
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43 Many times he delivered them,
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but they were rebellious in their purposes
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and were brought low through their iniquity.
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44 Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress,
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when he heard their cry.
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45 For their sake he remembered his covenant,
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and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
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46 He caused them to be pitied
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by all those who held them captive.
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47 Save us, O Lord our God,
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and gather us from among the nations,
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that we may give thanks to your holy name
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and glory in your praise.
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48 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
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from everlasting to everlasting!
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And let all the people say, “Amen!”
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Praise the Lord! |