Psalms 106

¹Praise ye Jehovah. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

²Who can utter the mighty acts of Jehovah, Or show forth all his praise?

³Blessed are they that keep justice, And he that doeth righteousness at all times.

⁴Remember me, O Jehovah, with the favor that thou bearest unto thy people; Oh visit me with thy salvation,

⁵That I may see the prosperity of thy chosen, That I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, That I may glory with thine inheritance.

⁶We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

⁷Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; They remembered not the multitude of thy lovingkindnesses, But were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

⁸Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, That he might make his mighty power to be known.

⁹He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up: So he led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.

¹⁰And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

¹¹And the waters covered their adversaries; There was not one of them left.

¹²Then believed they his words; They sang his praise.

¹³They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel,

¹⁴But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.

¹⁵And he gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.

¹⁶They envied Moses also in the camp, AndAaron the saint of Jehovah.

¹⁷The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, And covered the company of Abiram.

¹⁸And a fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked.

¹⁹They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped a molten image.

²⁰Thus they changed their glory For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.

²¹They forgat God their Saviour, Who had done great things in Egypt,

²²Wondrous works in the land of Ham, And terrible things by the Red Sea.

²³Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroythem.

²⁴Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word,

²⁵But murmured in their tents, And hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah.

²⁶Therefore he sware unto them, That he would overthrow them in the wilderness,

²⁷And that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.

²⁸They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead.

²⁹Thus they provoked him to anger with their doings; And the plague brake in upon them.

³⁰Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment; And so the plague was stayed.

³¹And that was reckoned unto him for righteousness, Unto all generations for evermore.

³²They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes;

³³Because they were rebellious against his spirit, And he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

³⁴They did not destroy the peoples, As Jehovah commanded them,

³⁵But mingled themselves with the nations, And learned their works,

³⁶And served their idols, Which became a snare unto them.

³⁷Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,

³⁸And shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with blood.

³⁹Thus were they defiled with their works, And played the harlot in their doings.

⁴⁰Therefore was the wrath of Jehovah kindled against his people, And he abhorred his inheritance.

⁴¹And he gave them into the hand of the nations; And they that hated them ruled over them.

⁴²Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand.

⁴³Many times did he deliver them; But they were rebellious in their counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity.

⁴⁴Nevertheless he regarded their distress, When he heard their cry:

⁴⁵And he remembered for them his covenant, And repented according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

⁴⁶He made them also to be pitied Of all those that carried them captive.

⁴⁷Save us, O Jehovah our God, And gather us from among the nations, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in thy praise.

⁴⁸Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye Jehovah.

Psalms 106

¹Praise ye Jah, give thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age, is His kindness.

²Who doth utter the mighty acts of Jehovah? Soundeth all His praise?

³O the happiness of those keeping judgment, Doing righteousness at all times.

⁴Remember me, O Jehovah, With the favour of Thy people, Look after me in Thy salvation.

⁵To look on the good of Thy chosen ones, To rejoice in the joy of Thy nation, To boast myself with Thine inheritance.

⁶We have sinned with our fathers, We have done perversely, we have done wickedly.

⁷Our fathers in Egypt, Have not considered wisely Thy wonders, They have not remembered The abundance of Thy kind acts, And provoke by the sea, at the sea of Suph.

⁸And He saveth them for His name's sake, To make known His might,

⁹And rebuketh the sea of Suph, and it is dried up, And causeth them to go Through depths as a wilderness.

¹⁰And He saveth them from the hand Of him who is hating, And redeemeth them from the hand of the enemy.

¹¹And waters cover their adversaries, One of them hath not been left.

¹²And they believe in His words, they sing His praise,

¹³They have hastedforgotten His works, They have not waited for His counsel.

¹⁴And they lust greatly in a wilderness, And try God in a desert.

¹⁵And He giveth to them their request, And sendeth leanness into their soul.

¹⁶And they are envious of Moses in the camp, Of Aaron, Jehovah's holy one.

¹⁷Earth openeth, and swalloweth up Dathan, And covereth over the company of Abiram.

¹⁸And fire burneth among their company, A flame setteth on fire the wicked.

¹⁹They make a calf in Horeb, And bow themselves to a molten image,

²⁰And change their Honour Into the form of an ox eating herbs.

²¹They have forgotten God their saviour, The doer of great things in Egypt,

²²Of wonderful things in the land of Ham, Of fearful things by the sea of Suph.

²³And He saith to destroy them, Unless Moses, His chosen one, Had stood in the breach before Him, To turn back His wrath from destroying.

²⁴And they kick against the desirable land, They have not given credence to His word.

²⁵And they murmur in their tents, They have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah.

²⁶And He lifteth up His hand to them, To cause them to fall in a wilderness,

²⁷And to cause their seed to fall among nations, And to scatter them through lands.

²⁸And they are coupled to Baal-Peor, And eat the sacrifices of the dead,

²⁹And they provoke to anger by their actions, And a plague breaketh forth upon them,

³⁰And Phinehas standeth, and executeth judgment, And the plague is restrained,

³¹And it is reckoned to him to righteousness, To all generationsunto the age.

³²And they cause wrath by the waters of Meribah, And it is evil to Moses for their sakes,

³³For they have provoked his spirit, And he speaketh wrongfully with his lips.

³⁴They have not destroyed the peoples, As Jehovah had said to them,

³⁵And mix themselves among nations, and learn their works,

³⁶And serve their idols, And they are to them for a snare.

³⁷And they sacrifice their sons And their daughters to destroyers,

³⁸And they shed innocent bloodBlood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they have sacrificed to idols of Canaan, And the land is profaned with blood.

³⁹And they are defiled with their works, And commit whoredom in their habitual doings.

⁴⁰And the anger of Jehovah Is kindled against His people, And He doth abominate His inheritance.

⁴¹And giveth them into the hand of nations, And those hating them rule over them,

⁴²And their enemies oppress them, And they are humbled under their hand.

⁴³Many times He doth deliver them, And they rebel in their counsel, And they are brought low in their iniquity.

⁴⁴And He looketh on their distress When He heareth their cry,

⁴⁵And remembereth for them His covenant, And is comforted, According to the abundance of His kindness.

⁴⁶And He appointeth them for mercies Before all their captors.

⁴⁷Save us, O Jehovah our God, and gather us from the nations, To give thanks to Thy holy name, To glory in Thy praise.

⁴⁸Blessed is Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age even unto the age. And all the people said, `Amen, praise Jah!'