21 And who is like your people Israel—the one nation on earth whose God went out to redeem(A) a people for himself, and to make a name for yourself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt?

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21 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?

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But for the sake of my name, I brought them out of Egypt.(A) I did it to keep my name from being profaned(B) in the eyes of the nations among whom they lived and in whose sight I had revealed myself to the Israelites. 10 Therefore I led them out of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness.(C)

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But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.

10 Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.

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14 who gave himself for us(A) to redeem us from all wickedness(B) and to purify(C) for himself a people that are his very own,(D) eager to do what is good.(E)

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14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

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For when you did awesome(A) things that we did not expect,
    you came down, and the mountains trembled(B) before you.

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When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

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12 who sent his glorious arm(A) of power
    to be at Moses’ right hand,
who divided the waters(B) before them,
    to gain for himself everlasting renown,(C)

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12 That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?

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In all their distress he too was distressed,
    and the angel(A) of his presence(B) saved them.[a]
In his love and mercy he redeemed(C) them;
    he lifted them up and carried(D) them
    all the days of old.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:9 Or Savior in their distress. / It was no envoy or angel / but his own presence that saved them

In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

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For my own name’s sake(A) I delay my wrath;(B)
    for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you,
    so as not to destroy you completely.(C)

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For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

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20 He has done this for no other nation;(A)
    they do not know(B) his laws.[a]

Praise the Lord.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 147:20 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint nation; / he has not made his laws known to them

20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.

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The sea looked and fled,(A)
    the Jordan turned back;(B)
the mountains leaped(C) like rams,
    the hills like lambs.

Why was it, sea, that you fled?(D)
    Why, Jordan, did you turn back?
Why, mountains, did you leap like rams,
    you hills, like lambs?

Tremble, earth,(E) at the presence of the Lord,
    at the presence of the God of Jacob,
who turned the rock into a pool,
    the hard rock into springs of water.(F)

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The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.

The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.

What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?

Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;

Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

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He provided redemption(A) for his people;
    he ordained his covenant forever—
    holy and awesome(B) is his name.

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He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.

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Let the redeemed(A) of the Lord tell their story—
    those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,

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Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

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15 With your mighty arm you redeemed your people,(A)
    the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.

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15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

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Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!(A)
    So great is your power
    that your enemies cringe(B) before you.
All the earth bows down(C) to you;
    they sing praise(D) to you,
    they sing the praises of your name.”[a]

Come and see what God has done,
    his awesome deeds(E) for mankind!
He turned the sea into dry land,(F)
    they passed through(G) the waters on foot—
    come, let us rejoice(H) in him.
He rules forever(I) by his power,
    his eyes watch(J) the nations—
    let not the rebellious(K) rise up against him.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 66:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 15.

Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.

Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.

He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

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