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Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.

Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin"s mess was five times so much as any of their"s. And they drank, and were merry with him.

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother"s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.

And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

And the man brought the men into Joseph"s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.

And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.

And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man"s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

And they came near to the steward of Joseph"s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph"s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.