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¹ O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.² Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.³ Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.⁴ Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.⁵ Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;⁶ O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.⁷ He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.

⁸ He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;⁹ The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;¹⁰ And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;¹¹ Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:¹² When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;¹³ When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.¹⁴ He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,¹⁵ Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.¹⁶ And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.¹⁷ He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:¹⁸ His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;¹⁹ Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.²⁰ The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free.²¹ He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;²² To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.²³ Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.²⁴ And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.

²⁵ Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.²⁶ He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.²⁷ He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.²⁸ He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.²⁹ At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.³⁰ Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.³¹ He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.³² He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.³³ He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down.³⁴ At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,³⁵ And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.³⁶ He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.³⁷ He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.³⁸ Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.³⁹ A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.⁴⁰ At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.⁴¹ His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.⁴² For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.⁴³ And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:⁴⁴ And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;⁴⁵ So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.