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Psalms 104
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1Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his name; declare his works among the heathen.
1O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
2Sing to him, yea, sing praises to him: tell forth all his wonderful works.
2Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
3Glory in his holy name: let the heart of them that seek the Lord rejoice.
3Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
4Seek ye the Lord, and be strengthened; seek his face continually.
4Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
5Remember his wonderful works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
5Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
6[ye] seed of Abraam, his servants, [ye] children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
6O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
7He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
7He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
8He has remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded for a thousand generations:
8He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
9which he established as a covenant to Abraam, and [he remembered] his oath to Isaac.
9Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
10And he established it to Jacob for an ordinance, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
10And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
11saying, To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the line of your inheritance:
11Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
12when they were few in number, very few, and sojourners in it.
12When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
13And they went from nation to nation, and from [one] kingdom to another people.
13When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;
14He suffered no man to wrong them; and he rebuked kings for their sakes:
14He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
15[saying], Touch not my anointed ones; and do my prophets no harm.
15Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
16Moreover he called for a famine upon the land; he broke the whole support of bread.
16Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
17He sent a man before them; Josephwas sold for a slave.
17He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
18They hurt his feet with fetters; his soul passed into iron,
18Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
19until the time that his cause came on; the word of the Lord tried him as fire.
19Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.
20The king sent and loosed him; [even] the prince of the people, and let him go free.
20The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
21He made him lord over his house, and ruler of all his substance;
21He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
22to chastise his rulers at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
22To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
23Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Cham.
23Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24And he increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their enemies.
24And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
25And he turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
25He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
26He sent forth Moses his servant, [and] Aaron whom he had chosen.
26He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.
27He established among them his signs , and [his] wonders in the land of Cham.
27They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28He sent forth darkness, and made it dark; yet they rebelled against his words.
28He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.
29He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
29He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
30Their land produced frogs abundantly, in the chambers of their kings.
30Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
31He spoke, and the dog-fly came , and lice in all their coasts.
31He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.
32He turned their rain into hail , [and sent] flaming fire in their land.
32He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33And he smote their vines and their fig -trees; and broke every tree of their coast.
33He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.
34He spoke, and the locust came, and caterpillars innumerable,
34He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,
35and devoured all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
35And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.
36He smote also every first-born of their land, the first-fruits of all their labour.
36He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
37And he brought them out with silver and gold; and there was not a feeble one among their tribes.
37He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
38Egypt rejoiced at their departing; for the fear of them fell upon them.
38Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
39He spread out a cloud for a covering to them, and fire to give them light by night.
39He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
40They asked, and the quail came, and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
40The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41He clave the rock, and the waters flowed; rivers ran in dry places .
41He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
42For he remembered his holy word, which [he promised] to Abraam his servant.
42For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
43And he brought out his people with exultation, and his chosen with joy;
43And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:
44and gave them the lands of the heathen; and they inherited the labours of the people;
44And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
45that they might keep his ordinances, and diligently seek his law.
45That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.