The Eternal Faithfulness of the Lord
1 Oh,
a give thanks to the
Lord !
Call upon His name;
b Make known His deeds among the peoples!
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2 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him;
a Talk of all His wondrous works!
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3 Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the
Lord !
4 Seek the
Lord and His strength;
a Seek His face evermore!
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5 a Remember His marvelous works which He has done,
His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
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6 O seed of Abraham His servant,
You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
7 He
is the
Lord our God;
a His judgments
are in all the earth.
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8 He
a remembers His covenant forever,
The word
which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
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9 a The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac,
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10 And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel
as an everlasting covenant,
11 Saying,
a “To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the allotment of your inheritance,”
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12 a When they were few in number,
Indeed very few,
b and strangers in it.
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13 When they went from one nation to another,
From
one kingdom to another people,
14 a He permitted no one to do them wrong;
Yes,
b He rebuked kings for their sakes,
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15 Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”
16 Moreover
a He called for a famine in the land;
He destroyed all the
b provision of bread.
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17 a He sent a man before them—
Joseph—
who b was sold as a slave.
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18 a They hurt his feet with fetters,
1 He was laid in irons.
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19 Until the time that his word came to pass,
a The word of the
Lord tested him.
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20 a The king sent and released him,
The ruler of the people let him go free.
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21 a He made him lord of his house,
And ruler of all his possessions,
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22 To
1 bind his princes at his pleasure,
And teach his elders wisdom.
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23 a Israel also came into Egypt,
And Jacob dwelt
b in the land of Ham.
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24 a He increased His people greatly,
And made them stronger than their enemies.
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25 a He turned their heart to hate His people,
To deal craftily with His servants.
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26 a He sent Moses His servant,
And Aaron whom He had chosen.
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27 They
a performed His signs among them,
And wonders in the land of Ham.
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28 He sent darkness, and made
it dark;
And they did not rebel against His word.
29 a He turned their waters into blood,
And killed their fish.
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30 a Their land abounded with frogs,
Even in the chambers of their kings.
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New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
