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¹ O give thanks to the LORD, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples!² Sing to him, sing praises to him, tell of all his wonderful works!³ Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!⁴ Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his presence continually!⁵ Remember the wonderful works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,⁶ O offspring of Abraham his servant, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!⁷ He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

⁸ He is mindful of his covenant for ever, of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,⁹ the covenant which he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac,¹⁰ which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,¹¹ saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance."¹² When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,¹³ wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,¹⁴ he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,¹⁵ saying, "Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm!"¹⁶ When he summoned a famine on the land, and broke every staff of bread,¹⁷ he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.¹⁸ His feet were hurt with fetters, his neck was put in a collar of iron;¹⁹ until what he had said came to pass the word of the LORD tested him.²⁰ The king sent and released him, the ruler of the peoples set him free;²¹ he made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions,²² to instruct his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.²³ Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.²⁴ And the LORD made his people very fruitful, and made them stronger than their foes.

²⁵ He turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.²⁶ He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron whom he had chosen.²⁷ They wrought his signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham.²⁸ He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they rebelled against his words.²⁹ He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die.³⁰ Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.³¹ He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.³² He gave them hail for rain, and lightning that flashed through their land.³³ He smote their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.³⁴ He spoke, and the locusts came, and young locusts without number;³⁵ which devoured all the vegetation in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.³⁶ He smote all the first-born in their land, the first issue of all their strength.³⁷ Then he led forth Israel with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.³⁸ Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it.³⁹ He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night.⁴⁰ They asked, and he brought quails, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance.⁴¹ He opened the rock, and water gushed forth; it flowed through the desert like a river.⁴² For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.⁴³ So he led forth his people with joy, his chosen ones with singing.⁴⁴ And he gave them the lands of the nations; and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples' toil,⁴⁵ to the end that they should keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise the LORD!