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Rh Talk ye of all his marvellous works. Glory ye in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the. Seek ye the and his strength; Seek his face evermore. Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; His wonders, and the judgements of his mouth; O ye seed of Israel his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones. He is the our God: His judgements are in all the earth. Remember his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations; The covenant which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac; And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant: Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance: When ye were but a few men in number;

9. Talk ye] mg. Meditate. Meditation leads to fresh proclamation.

marvellous works] (cp. ver. 12). i.e. works beyond man's expectation; cp. Gen. xviii. 14, Is anything too hard (wonderful, R.V. mg.) for the ?

11. and his strength] Perhaps (altering only the points of the Heb. word) and be ye strong. So LXX. (in Ps. cv. 4 ). A promise is sometimes expressed in Heb. by the imperative.

12. His wonders] in particular, the marvels of the deliverance from Egypt; Ps. cv. 27—36.

13. of Israel] Ps. cv. 6, of Abraham.

14. His judgements are in all the earth] Cp. vv. 20—22.

15. Remember] Read (with Ps. cv. 8) He hath remembered. Cp. Ex. xxiv. 3—8, xxxiv. 10—27.

18. The lot] The Heb. word ("ḥebel") means a portion not assigned by lot but measured by line; cp. mg. Canaan is co-extensive with Israel's inheritance.

inheritance] All nations receive an inheritance from God; Deut. xxxii. 8.

19. When ye were] Ps. cv. 12, When they were.