Psalms 106

¹Let the Lord be praised. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

²Who is able to give an account of the great acts of the Lord, or to make clear all his praise?

³Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times.

⁴Keep me in mind, O Lord, when you are good to your people; O let your salvation come to me;

⁵So that I may see the well-being of the people of your selection, and have a part in the joy of your nation, and take pride in your heritage.

⁶We are sinners like our fathers, we have done wrong, our acts are evil.

⁷Our fathers did not give thought to your wonders in Egypt; they did not keep in memory the great number of your mercies, but gave you cause for wrath at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

⁸But he was their saviour because of his name, so that men might see his great power.

⁹By his word the Red Sea was made dry: and he took them through the deep waters as through the waste land.

¹⁰And he took them safely out of the hands of their haters, and kept them from the attacks of those who were against them.

¹¹And the waters went over their haters; all of them came to an end.

¹²Then they had faith in his words; they gave him songs of praise.

¹³But their memory of his works was short; not waiting to be guided by him,

¹⁴They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.

¹⁵And he gave them their request, but sent a wasting disease into their souls.

¹⁶They were full of envy against Moses among the tents, and against Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.

¹⁷The earth opening put an end to Dathan, covering up Abiram and his band.

¹⁸And a fire was lighted among their tents; the sinners were burned up by the flames.

¹⁹They made a young ox in Horeb, and gave worship to an image of gold.

²⁰And their glory was changed into the image of an ox, whose food is grass.

²¹They had no memory of God their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt;

²²Works of wonder in the land of Ham, and things of fear by the Red Sea.

²³And he was purposing to put an end to them if Moses, his special servant, had not gone up before him, between him and his people, turning back his wrath, to keep them from destruction.

²⁴They were disgusted with the good land; they had no belief in his word;

²⁵Talking against him secretly in their tents, they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord.

²⁶So he made an oath against them, to put an end to them in the waste land:

²⁷That their children might be mixed among the nations, and sent away into other lands.

²⁸And they were joined to Baal-peor, and took part in the offerings to the dead.

²⁹So they made him angry by their behaviour; and he sent disease on them.

³⁰Then Phinehas got up, and made prayer for them; and the disease went no farther.

³¹And all the generations coming after him kept the memory of his righteousness for ever.

³²They made God angry again at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled because of them;

³³For they made his spirit bitter, and he said unwise things.

³⁴They did not put an end to the peoples, as the Lord had said;

³⁵But they were joined to the nations, learning their works.

³⁶And they gave worship to images; which were a danger to them:

³⁷They even made offerings of their sons and their daughters to evil spirits,

³⁸And gave the blood of their sons and their daughters who had done no wrong, offering them to the images of Canaan; and the land was made unclean with blood.

³⁹So they became unclean through their works, going after their evil desires.

⁴⁰Then the wrath of the Lord was burning against his people, and he was angry with his heritage.

⁴¹And he gave them into the hands of the nations; and they were ruled by their haters.

⁴²By them they were crushed, and made low under their hands.

⁴³Again and again he made them free; but their hearts were turned against his purpose, and they were overcome by their sins.

⁴⁴But when their cry came to his ears, he had pity on their trouble:

⁴⁵And kept in mind his agreement with them, and in his great mercy gave them forgiveness.

⁴⁶He put pity into the hearts of those who made them prisoners.

⁴⁷Be our saviour, O Lord our God, and let us come back together from among the nations, so that we may give honour to your holy name, and have glory in your praise.

⁴⁸Praise be to the Lord God of Israel for ever and for ever; and let all the people say, So be it. Give praise to the Lord.

Psalms 106

¹Praise Yah! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

²Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord, or fully declare all his praise?

³Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

⁴Remember me, Lord, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,

⁵that I may see the prosperity of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance.

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

⁷Our fathers did not understand your wonders in Egypt. They did not remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, 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 known.

⁹He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.

¹⁰He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

¹¹The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.

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

¹³They soon forgot his works. They did not wait for his counsel,

¹⁴but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.

¹⁵He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.

¹⁶They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, the Lord's holy one.

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

¹⁸A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.

¹⁹They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image.

²⁰Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.

²¹They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,

²²Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea.

²³Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn't destroy them.

²⁴Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They did not believe his word,

²⁵but murmured in their tents, and did not listen to the Lord's voice.

²⁶Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,

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

²⁸They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

²⁹Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.

³⁰Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.

³¹That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.

³²They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;

³³because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.

³⁴They did not destroy the peoples, as the Lord commanded them,

³⁵but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.

³⁶They served their idols, which became a snare to them.

³⁷Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

³⁸They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood.

³⁹Thus were they defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.

⁴⁰Therefore the Lord burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.

⁴¹He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.

⁴²Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.

⁴³Many times he delivered 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.

⁴⁵He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

⁴⁶He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.

⁴⁷Save us, Lord, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!

⁴⁸Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, "Amen." Praise the Lord!