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1 Praise ye the Lord, O to the Lord give thanks, for good is he: for his mercy continu’d is to perpetuity. 2 Who can the Lord’s strong acts forth tell? or all his praise display? 3 Blest they that judgment keep: and who doth righteousness alway.
4 With favour of thy people, Lord, do thou remember me: and me with that salvation visit which is of thee: 5 To see thy chosen’s good, to joy in gladness of thy nation: that with thine own inheritance I might have exultation.
6 As our forefathers so have we sinn’d erroneously: we practis’d have iniquity, we have done wickedly. 7 Our fathers did not understand thy wonders in Egypt, nor was thy mercies’ multitude in their remembrance kept:
but at the sea at the Red sea 8 vex’d him. Yet for his own name’s sake he sav’d them: that he might his mighty pow’r make known. 9 The Red sea also he rebuk’d, and dried up it was: so that as through the wilderness, through depths he made them pass.
10 And from the hand of him that did them hate, he set them free: and them redeemed from his hand that was their enemy. 11 The waters covered their foes: of them there was left none. 12 They did believe his word; they sang his praises thereupon.
13 They soon forgot his works; nor would they for his counsel stay: 14 But much i’th wilderness did lust; i’th desert God try’d they. 15 And he their suit them gave; but sent leanness their soul into. 16 They envy’d Moses in the camp, Aaron God’s saint also.
17 The open’d earth, Dathan devour’d; and hid Abiram’s troop. 18 And fire was kindled in their rout: flame burnt the wicked up. 19 In Horeb made a calf; also molt image worshipp’d they. 20 They chang’d their glory to be like, an ox that eateth hay.
21 They God forgot their saviour; which in Egypt did great acts: 22 Works wondrous in the land of Ham: by th’ Red sea dreadful facts. 23 And said he would them waste; had not Moses stood whom he chose ‘fore him i’th breach, to turn his wrath, lest that he should waste those.
24 Yet they despis’d the pleasant land: nor did believe his word: 25 But murmur’d in their tents: the voice they heard not of the Lord. 26 To make them fall i’th desert then, ‘gainst them he lift his hands. 27 ‘Mongst nations eke to sell their seed, and scatter them i’th lands.
28 And to Baalpeor they join’d themselves: ate off’rings of the dead. 29 Their works his wrath did thus provoke: the plague amongst them spread. 30 Then Phin’has rose, and judgment did: and so the plague did stay. 31 Which justice to him counted was: to age and age for aye.
32 At the waters of contention they anger’d him also: so that with Moses for their sakes, it very ill did go: 33 Because his spirit they provok’d: with’s lips to speak rashly. 34 The nations as the Lord them charg’d, they ‘stroy’d not utterly:
35 But were amongst the heathen mix’d, and learn’d their works to do: 36 And did their idols serve; which them became a snare unto. 37 Yea, unto devils, they their sons and daughters offered. 38 And guiltless blood, blood of their sons and of their daughters shed,
whom unto Canaan’s idols they offer’d in sacrifice: the land with blood abundantly polluted was likewise. 39 Thus with the works were they defil’d which they themselves had done: and they did go a whoring with inventions of their own.
40 Therefore against his folk the wrath was kindl’d of the Lord: so that he the inheritance which was his own abhorr’d. 41 And he gave them to heathen’s hand; their haters their lords were. 42 Their foes enthrall’d them; under their hand made them the yoke to bear.
43 Oft he deliver’d them; but they provok’d him bitterly with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. 44 Yet, he regarded their distress; when he did hear their plaint. 45 And he did to remembrance call for them his covenant:
and in his many mercies did 46 repent. And made them be pity’d of all that led them forth into captivity. 47 Save us, O Lord our God, and us from heathen’s gath’ring raise to give thanks to thy holy name: to triumph in thy praise.
48 The Lord the God of Israel from aye to aye blest be: and let all people say, Amen. O praise Jehovah ye.