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Psalms
105
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1
Give thanks to the LORD. Call on him. Make known among the nations what he has done.
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Psalms
105
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2
Sing to him. Make music to praise him. Meditate on all the miracles he has performed.
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Psalms
105
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3
Brag about his holy name. Let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
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Psalms
105
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4
Search for the LORD and his strength. Always seek his presence.
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Psalms
105
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5
Remember the miracles he performed, the amazing things he did, and the judgments he pronounced,
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Psalms
105
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6
you descendants of his servant Abraham, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
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Psalms
105
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7
He is the LORD our God. His judgments are pronounced throughout the earth.
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Psalms
105
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8
He always remembers his promise, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,
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Psalms
105
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9
the promise that he made to Abraham, and his sworn oath to Isaac.
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Psalms
105
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10
He confirmed it as a law for Jacob, as an everlasting promise to Israel,
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Psalms
105
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11
by saying, "I will give you the land of Canaan. It is your share of the inheritance."
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Psalms
105
:
12
While the people of Israel were few in number, a small group of foreigners living in that land,
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Psalms
105
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13
they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
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Psalms
105
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14
He didn't permit anyone to oppress them. He warned kings about them:
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Psalms
105
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15
"Do not touch my anointed ones or harm my prophets."
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Psalms
105
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16
He brought famine to the land. He took away their food supply.
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Psalms
105
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17
He sent a man ahead of them. He sent Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
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Psalms
105
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18
They hurt his feet with shackles, and cut into his neck with an iron collar.
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Psalms
105
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19
The LORD's promise tested him through fiery trials until his prediction came true.
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Psalms
105
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20
The king sent someone to release him. The ruler of nations set him free.
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Psalms
105
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21
He made Joseph the master of his palace and the ruler of all his possessions.
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Psalms
105
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22
Joseph trained the king's officers the way he wanted and taught his respected leaders wisdom.
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Psalms
105
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23
Then Israel came to Egypt. Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
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Psalms
105
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24
The LORD made his people grow rapidly in number and stronger than their enemies.
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Psalms
105
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25
He changed their minds so that they hated his people, and they dealt treacherously with his servants.
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Psalms
105
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26
He sent his servant Moses, and he sent Aaron, whom he had chosen.
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Psalms
105
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27
They displayed his miraculous signs among them and did amazing things in the land of Ham.
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Psalms
105
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28
He sent darkness and made [their land] dark. They did not rebel against his orders.
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Psalms
105
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29
He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die.
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Psalms
105
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30
He made their land swarm with frogs, even in the kings' bedrooms.
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Psalms
105
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31
He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats infested their whole territory.
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Psalms
105
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32
He gave them hail and lightning instead of rain throughout their land.
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Psalms
105
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33
He struck their grapevines and fig trees and smashed the trees in their territory.
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Psalms
105
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34
He spoke, and countless locusts and grasshoppers came.
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Psalms
105
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35
They devoured all the plants in the land. They devoured the crops in the fields.
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Psalms
105
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36
He killed all the firstborn sons, the first ones born in the land when their fathers were young.
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Psalms
105
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37
He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among his tribes stumbled.
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Psalms
105
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38
The Egyptians were terrified of Israel, so they were glad when Israel left.
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Psalms
105
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39
He spread out a cloud as a protective covering and a fire to light up the night.
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Psalms
105
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40
The Israelites asked, and he brought them quail and filled them with bread from heaven.
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Psalms
105
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41
He opened a rock, and water gushed and flowed like a river through the dry places.
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Psalms
105
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42
He remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
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Psalms
105
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43
He brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with a song of joy.
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Psalms
105
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44
He gave them the lands of [other] nations, and they inherited what others had worked for
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Psalms
105
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45
so that they would obey his laws and follow his teachings. Hallelujah!