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| [1]Praise the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his works among the people. |
[1]Give ye thanks to Jehovah -- call ye in His name, Make known among the peoples His acts. |
| [2]Sing unto him, sing praise unto him , and talk of all his wondrous works. |
[2]Sing ye to Him -- sing praise to Him, Meditate ye on all His wonders. |
| [3]Rejoice in his holy name: let the heart of them that seek the Lord, rejoice. |
[3]Boast yourselves in His Holy Name, The heart of those seeking Jehovah rejoiceth. |
| [4]Seek the Lord and his strength: seek his face continually. |
[4]Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek ye His face continually. |
| [5]Remember his marvelous works, that he hath done, his wonders and the judgments of his mouth, |
[5]Remember His wonders that He did, His signs and the judgments of His mouth. |
| [6]Ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob, which are his elect. |
[6]O seed of Abraham, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones. |
| [7]He is the Lord our God: his judgments are through all the earth. |
[7]He [is] Jehovah our God, In all the earth [are] His judgments. |
| [8]He hath alway remembered his covenant and promise, that he made to a thousand generations, |
[8]He hath remembered to the age His covenant, The word He commanded to a thousand generations, |
| [9]Even that which he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac: |
[9]That He hath made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac, |
| [10]And since hath confirmed it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant, |
[10]And doth establish it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel -- a covenant age-during, |
| [11]Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance. |
[11]Saying, `To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,' |
| [12]Albeit they were few in number, yea, very few, and strangers in the land, |
[12]In their being few in number, But a few, and sojourners in it. |
| [13]And walked about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people, |
[13]And they go up and down, from nation unto nation, From a kingdom unto another people. |
| [14]Yet suffered he no man to do them wrong, but reproved kings for their sakes, saying, |
[14]He hath not suffered any to oppress them And He reproveth for their sakes kings. |
| [15]Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. |
[15]`Strike not against Mine anointed, And to My prophets do not evil.' |
| [16]Moreover he called a famine upon the land , and utterly brake the staff of bread. |
[16]And He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken. |
| [17]But he sent a man before them: Joseph was sold for a slave. |
[17]He hath sent before them a man, For a servant hath Joseph been sold. |
| [18]They held his feet in the stocks , and he was laid in irons, |
[18]They have afflicted with fetters his feet, Iron hath entered his soul, |
| [19]Until his appointed time came, and the counsel of the Lord had tried him. |
[19]Till the time of the coming of His word The saying of Jehovah hath tried him. |
| [20]The King sent and loosed him: even the ruler of the people delivered him. |
[20]The king hath sent, and looseth him, The ruler of the peoples, and draweth him out. |
| [21]He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance, |
[21]He hath made him lord of his house, And ruler over all his possessions. |
| [22]That he should bind his princes unto his will, and teach his ancients wisdom. |
[22]To bind his chiefs at his pleasure, And his elders he maketh wise. |
| [23]Then Israel came to Egypt, and Jacob was a stranger in the land of Ham. |
[23]And Israel cometh in to Egypt, And Jacob hath sojourned in the land of Ham. |
| [24]And he increased his people exceedingly, and made them stronger then their oppressors. |
[24]And He maketh His people very fruitful, And maketh it mightier than its adversaries. |
| [25]He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal craftily with his servants. |
[25]He turned their heart to hate His people, To conspire against His servants. |
| [26]Then sent he Moses his servant, and Aaron whom he had chosen. |
[26]He hath sent Moses His servant, Aaron whom He had fixed on. |
| [27]They showed among them the message of his signs, and wonders in the land of Ham. |
[27]They have set among them the matters of His signs, And wonders in the land of Ham. |
| [28]He sent darkness, and made it dark: and they were not disobedient unto his commission. |
[28]He hath sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word. |
| [29]He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. |
[29]He hath turned their waters to blood, And putteth to death their fish. |
| [30]Their land brought forth frogs, even in their king's chambers. |
[30]Teemed hath their land [with] frogs, In the inner chambers of their kings. |
| [31]He spake, and there came swarms of flies and lice in all their quarters. |
[31]He hath said, and the beetle cometh, Lice into all their border. |
| [32]He gave them hail for rain, and flames of fire in their land. |
[32]He hath made their showers hail, A flaming fire [is] in their land. |
| [33]He smote their vines also and their fig trees, and brake down the trees in their coasts. |
[33]And He smiteth their vine and their fig, And shivereth the trees of their border. |
| [34]He spake, and the grasshoppers came, and caterpillars innumerable, |
[34]He hath said, and the locust cometh, And the cankerworm -- innumerable, |
| [35]And did eat up all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. |
[35]And it consumeth every herb in their land, And it consumeth the fruit of their ground. |
| [36]He smote also all the first born in their land, even the beginning of all their strength. |
[36]And He smiteth every first-born in their land, The first-fruit of all their strength, |
| [37]He brought them forth also with silver and gold, and there was none feeble among their tribes. |
[37]And bringeth them out with silver and gold, And there is not in its tribes a feeble one. |
| [38]Egypt was glad at their departing: for the fear of them had fallen upon them. |
[38]Rejoiced hath Egypt in their going forth, For their fear had fallen upon them. |
| [39]He spread a cloud to be a covering, and fire to give light in the night. |
[39]He hath spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to enlighten the night. |
| [40]They asked, and he brought quails, and he filled them with the bread of heaven. |
[40]They have asked, and He bringeth quails, And [with] bread of heaven satisfieth them. |
| [41]He opened the rock, and the waters flowed out, and ran in the dry places like a river. |
[41]He hath opened a rock, and waters issue, They have gone on in dry places -- a river. |
| [42]For he remembered his holy promise to Abraham his servant, |
[42]For He hath remembered His holy word, With Abraham His servant, |
| [43]And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness, |
[43]And He bringeth forth His people with joy, With singing His chosen ones. |
| [44]And gave them the lands of the heathen, and they took the labors of the people in possession, |
[44]And He giveth to them the lands of nations, And the labour of peoples they possess, |
| [45]That they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise ye the Lord. |
[45]That they may observe His statutes, And His laws may keep. Praise ye Jehovah! |