And He broughtforthHis peoplewith joy,His chosenoneswith a joyfulshout.
"Then in the fourthgenerationthey will returnhere,for the iniquityof the Amoriteis not yetcomplete."
O seedof Abraham,His servant,O sonsof Jacob,His chosenones!
That I may seethe prosperityof Your chosenones,That I may rejoicein the gladnessof Your nation,That I may glorywith Your inheritance.
The LORDhardenedthe heartof Pharaoh,kingof Egypt,and he chasedafterthe sonsof Israelas the sonsof Israelwere goingout boldly.
And the ransomedof the LORDwill returnAnd comewith joyfulshoutingto Zion,With everlastingjoyupon their heads.They will findgladnessand joy,And sorrowand sighingwill fleeaway.
"For you will goout with joyAnd be ledforthwith peace;The mountainsand the hillswill breakforthinto shoutsof joybeforeyou, And allthe treesof the fieldwill clap[their] hands.
"The Godof thispeopleIsraelchoseour fathersand madethe peoplegreatduringtheir stayin the landof Egypt,and with an upliftedarmHe ledthem out from it.
"This manledthem out, performingwondersand signsin the landof Egyptand in the RedSeaand in the wildernessfor fortyyears.
Then I sentMosesand Aaron,and I plaguedEgyptby whatI didin its midst;and afterwardI broughtyou out.
I deliveredyou from the handsof the Egyptiansand from the handsof allyour oppressors,and dispossessedthem beforeyou and gaveyou their land,
