105 1 He praiseth the singular grace of God, who hath of all the people of the world chosen a peculiar people to himself, and having chosen them, never ceaseth to do them good, even for his promise’s sake.

¹ Praise the Lord, and call upon his Name: ^[a]declare his works among the people.

² Sing unto him, sing praise unto him, and talk of all his wondrous works.

³ Rejoice in his holy Name, let the heart of them that seek the Lord, rejoice.

⁴ Seek the Lord and his ^[b]strength: seek his face continually.

⁵ Remember his ^[c]marvelous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the ^[d]judgments of his mouth,

⁶ Ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob, which are his elect.

⁷ He is the Lord our God: his judgments are through all the earth.

⁸ He hath always remembered his covenant, and promise, that he made to a thousand generations,

⁹ Even that which he ^[e]made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac:

¹⁰ And since hath confirmed it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

¹¹ Saying, ^[f]Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.

¹² Albeit they were few in number, yea very few, and strangers in the land,

¹³ And walked about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,

¹⁴ Yet suffered he no man to do them wrong, but reproved ^[g]Kings for their sakes, saying,

¹⁵ Touch not mine ^[h]anointed, and do my ^[i]Prophets no harm.

¹⁶ Moreover, he called a famine upon the land, and utterly brake the ^[j]staff of bread.

¹⁷ But he sent a man before them: Joseph was sold for a slave.

¹⁸ They held his feet in the stocks, and he was laid in irons,

¹⁹ Until ^[k]his appointed time came, and the counsel of the Lord had tried him.

²⁰ The King sent and loosed him: even the Ruler of the people delivered him.

²¹ He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance,

²² That he should bind his ^[l]princes unto his will, and teach his Ancients wisdom.

²³ Then Israel came to Egypt, and Jacob was a stranger in the land of Ham.

²⁴ And he increased his people exceedingly, and made them stronger than their oppressors.

^25 [m]He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal craftily with his servants.

²⁶ Then sent he Moses his servant, and Aaron whom he had chosen.

²⁷ They showed among them the message of his signs, and wonders in the land of Ham.

²⁸ He sent darkness, and made it dark: and they were not ^[n]disobedient unto his commission.

^29 (A)He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.

^30 (B)Their land brought forth frogs, even in their King’s chambers.

³¹ He ^[o]spake, and there came swarms of flies and lice in all their quarters.

³² He gave them ^[p]hail for rain, and flames of fire in their land.

³³ He smote their vines also and their fig trees, and brake down the trees in their coasts.

^34 [q]He spake and the grasshoppers came, and caterpillars innumerable,

³⁵ And did eat up all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.

^36 (C)He smote also all the firstborn in their land, even the beginning of all their strength.

³⁷ He brought them forth also with silver and gold, and there was ^[r]none feeble among their tribes.

³⁸ Egypt was ^[s]glad at their departing: for the fear of them had fallen upon them.

³⁹ He spread a cloud to be a covering, and fire to give light in the night.

⁴⁰ They ^[t]asked, and he brought quails, and he filled them with the bread of heaven.

⁴¹ He opened the rock, and the water flowed out, and ran in the dry places like a river.

⁴² For he remembered his holy ^[u]promise to Abraham his servant,

⁴³ And he brought forth his people with ^[v]joy, and his chosen with gladness,

⁴⁴ And gave them the lands of the heathen, and they took the labors of the people in possession,

⁴⁵ That they might ^[w]keep his statutes, and observe his Laws. Praise ye the Lord.

96 1 An exhortation both to the Jews and Gentiles to praise God for his mercy.  And this specially ought to be referred to the kingdom of Christ. 

¹ Sing ^[a]unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord all the earth.

² Sing unto the Lord, and praise his Name: declare his salvation from day to day.

³ Declare his glory among all nations, and his wonders among all people.

⁴ For the Lord is ^[b]great and much to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

⁵ For all the gods of the people are ^[c]idols: but the Lord ^[d]made the heavens.

^6 [e]Strength and glory are before him: power and beauty are in his Sanctuary.

⁷ Give unto the Lord, ye families of the people: give unto the Lord glory and ^[f]power.

⁸ Give unto the Lord the glory of his Name: bring ^[g]an offering, and enter into his courts.

⁹ Worship the Lord in the glorious Sanctuary: tremble before him all the earth.

¹⁰ Say among the ^[h]Nations, The Lord reigneth: Surely the world shall be stable, and not move, and he shall judge the people ^[i]in righteousness.

¹¹ Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad: let the sea roar, and all that therein is.

¹² Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it: let all the ^[j]trees of the wood then rejoice,

¹³ Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the people in his truth.

⁷ Then at that time David did ^[a]appoint at the beginning to give thanks to the Lord by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

^8 (A)Praise the Lord and call upon his Name: declare his ^[b]works among the people.

⁹ Sing unto him, sing praise unto him, and talk of all his ^[c]wonderful works.

¹⁰ Rejoice in his holy Name: let the hearts of them that seek the Lord, rejoice.

¹¹ Seek the Lord and his strength: seek his face continually.

¹² Remember his marvelous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the ^[d]judgments of his mouth,

¹³ O seed of Israel his servant, O the children of Jacob his ^[e]chosen.

¹⁴ He is the Lord our God: his judgments are throughout all the earth.

¹⁵ Remember his Covenant forever, and the word, which he commanded to a thousand generations:

^16 (B)Which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac:

¹⁷ And hath confirmed it to Jacob for a Law, and to Israel for an everlasting Covenant,

¹⁸ Saying, To thee will I give the land of Canaan, the ^[f]lot of your inheritance.

¹⁹ When ye were ^[g]few in number, yea, a very few, and strangers therein,

²⁰ And walked about from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,

²¹ He suffered no man to do them wrong, but rebuked ^[h]Kings for their sakes, saying,

²² Touch not mine ^[i]anointed, and do my ^[j]Prophets no harm.

^23 (C)Sing unto the Lord all the earth: declare his salvation from day to day.

²⁴ Declare his glory among the nations, and his wonderful works among all people.

²⁵ For the Lord is great and much to be praised, and he is to be feared above all gods.

²⁶ For all the gods of the people are ^[k]idols, but the Lord made the heavens.

²⁷ Praise and glory are before him: power and beauty are in his place.

²⁸ Give unto the Lord, ye families of the people: give unto the Lord glory and power.

²⁹ Give unto the Lord the glory of his Name: bring an offering and come before him, and worship the Lord in the glorious Sanctuary.

^30 [l]Tremble ye before him all the earth, surely the world shall be, and not move.

³¹ Let the ^[m]heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, and let them say among the nations, The Lord reigneth.

³² Let the sea roar, and all that therein is: let the field be joyful and all that is in it.

³³ Let the trees of the wood then rejoice at the presence of the Lord: for he cometh to ^[n]judge the earth.

³⁴ Praise the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endureth forever.

³⁵ And say ye, Save us, O God, our salvation, and gather us, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may praise thine holy Name, and ^[o]glory in thy praise.

³⁶ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel forever and ever: and let all people say, ^[p]So be it, and praise the Lord.

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