Psalm 106
106
1Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good:
For his mercy endureth for ever.
2Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD?
Who can shew forth all his praise?
3Blessed are they that keep judgment,
And he that doeth righteousness at all times.
4Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people:
O visit me with thy salvation;
5That I may see the good 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 mercies;
But provoked him 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 the 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 enemies:
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,
And Aaron the saint of the LORD.
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 the molten image.
20Thus they changed their glory
Into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
21They forgat God their saviour,
Which 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 destroy them.
24Yea, they despised the pleasant land,
They believed not his word:
25But murmured in their tents,
And hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.
26Therefore he lifted up his hand against them,
To overthrow them in the wilderness:
27To overthrow their seed also among the nations,
And to scatter them in the lands.
28They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor,
And ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions:
And the plague brake in upon them.
30Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment:
And so the plague was stayed.
31And that was counted unto him for righteousness
Unto all generations for evermore.
32They angered him also at the waters of strife,
So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
33Because they provoked his spirit,
So that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
34They did not destroy the nations,
Concerning whom the LORD commanded them:
35But were mingled among
the heathen, and learned their works.
36And they served their idols: Which were a snare unto them.
37Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
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 own works,
And went a whoring with their own inventions.
40Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people,
Insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
41And he gave them into the hand of the heathen;
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 provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
44Nevertheless he regarded their affliction,
When he heard their cry:
45And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
46He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.
47Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen,
To give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.
48Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting:
And let all the people say, Amen.
Praise ye the LORD.
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106
A Nation Asks for Forgiveness
1 #
1 Ch 16.34; 2 Ch 5.11-13; 7.3; Ezra 3.11; Ps 100.5; 107.1; 118.1; 136.1; Jr 33.11. We will celebrate
and praise you, Lord!
You are good to us,
and your love never fails.
2No one can praise you enough
for all the mighty things
you have done.
3You bless those people
who are honest and fair
in everything they do.
4Remember me, Lord,
when you show kindness
by saving your people.
5Let me prosper with the rest
of your chosen ones,
as they celebrate with pride
because they belong to you.
6We and our ancestors
have sinned terribly.
7 #
Ex 14.10-12. When they were in Egypt,
they paid no attention
to your marvelous deeds
or your wonderful love.
And they turned against you
at the Red Sea.#106.7 Red Sea: Hebrew yam suph, “Sea of Reeds,” one of the marshes or fresh water lakes near the eastern part of the Nile Delta. This identification is based on Exodus 13.17—14.9, which lists the towns on the route of the Israelites before crossing the sea. In the Greek translation of the Scriptures made about 200 b.c., the “Sea of Reeds” was named “Red Sea.”
8But you were true to your name,
and you rescued them to prove
how mighty you are.
9 #
Ex 14.21-31. You said to the Red Sea,#106.9 Red Sea: See the note at 106.7.
“Dry up!”
Then you led your people across
on land as dry as a desert.
10You saved all of them
11and drowned every one
of their enemies.
12 #
Ex 15.1-21. Then your people trusted you
and sang your praises.
13But they soon forgot
what you had done
and rejected your advice.
14 #
Nu 11.4-34. They became greedy for food
and tested you there
in the desert.
15So you gave them
what they wanted,
but later you destroyed them
with a horrible disease.
16 #
Nu 16.1-35. Everyone in camp was jealous
of Moses and of Aaron,
your chosen priest.
17Dathan and Abiram rebelled,
and the earth opened up
and swallowed them.
18Then fire broke out
and destroyed all
of their followers.
19 #
Ex 32.1-14. At Horeb your people
made and worshiped the statue
20of a bull, instead of you,
their glorious God.
21You worked powerful miracles
to save them from Egypt,
but they forgot about you
22and the fearsome things
you did at the Red Sea.#106.22 Red Sea: See the note at 106.7.
23You were angry and started
to destroy them,
but Moses, your chosen leader,
begged you not to do it.
24 #
Nu 14.1-35. They would not trust
you, Lord,
and they did not like
the promised land.
25They would not obey you,
and they grumbled
in their tents.
26So you threatened them
by saying, “I'll kill you
out here in the desert!
27 #
Lv 26.33. I'll scatter your children
everywhere in the world.”
28 #
Nu 25.1-13. Your people became followers
of a god named Baal Peor,
and they ate sacrifices
offered to the dead.#106.28 the dead: Or “lifeless idols.”
29They did such terrible things
that you punished them
with a deadly disease.
30But Phinehas#106.30 Phinehas: The grandson of Aaron, who put two people to death and kept the Lord from being angry with the rest of his people (see Numbers 25.1-13). helped them,
and the sickness stopped.
31Now he will always
be highly honored.
32 #
Nu 20.2-13. At Meribah Spring#106.32 Meribah Spring: See the note at 81.7.
they turned against you
and made you furious.
33Then Moses got into trouble
for speaking in anger.
34 #
Jg 2.1-3; 3.5,6. Our Lord, they disobeyed you
by refusing to destroy
the nations.
35Instead they were friendly
with those foreigners
and followed their customs.
36Then they fell into the trap
of worshiping idols.
37 #
2 K 17.17. They sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to demons
38 #
Nu 35.33,34. and to the gods of Canaan.
Then they poured out the blood
of these innocent children
and made the land filthy.
39By doing such gruesome things,
they also became filthy.
40 #
Jg 2.14-18. Finally, Lord, you were angry
and terribly disgusted
with your people.
41So you put them in the power
of nations that hated them.
42They were mistreated and abused
by their enemies,
43but you saved them
time after time.
They were determined to rebel,
and their sins caused
their downfall.
44You answered their prayers
when they were in trouble.
45You kept your agreement
and were so merciful
46that their enemies
had pity on them.
47 #
1 Ch 16.35,36. Save us, Lord God!
Bring us back
from among the nations.
Let us celebrate and shout
in praise of your holy name.
48 Lord God of Israel,
you deserve to be praised
forever and ever.
Let everyone say, “Amen!
Shout praises to the Lord!”
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