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David’s Psalm of Thanks
That day David first committed to Asaph and his associates this psalm of thanks to the Lord:
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Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name;
make known among the nations what he has done.
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Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell of all his wonderful acts.
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Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
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Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always.
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Remember the wonders he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
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O descendants of Israel his servant,
O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
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He is the Lord our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
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He remembers his covenant forever,
the word he commanded, for a thousand generations,
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the covenant he made with Abraham,
the oath he swore to Isaac.
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He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
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“To you I will give the land of Canaan
as the portion you will inherit.”
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When they were but few in number,
few indeed, and strangers in it,
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they wandered from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another.
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He allowed no man to oppress them;
for their sake he rebuked kings:
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“Do not touch my anointed ones;
do my prophets no harm.”