Psalms 106

106

Israel’s Failure to Trust God

1Praise the Lord!

Thank the Lord because he is good.

His love continues forever.

2No one can tell all the mighty things the Lord has done;

no one can speak all his praise.

3Happy are those who do right,

who do what is fair at all times.

4Lord, remember me when you are kind to your people;

help me when you save them.

5Let me see the good things you do for your chosen people.

Let me be happy along with your happy nation;

let me join your own people in praising you.

6We have sinned just as our ancestors did.

We have done wrong; we have done evil.

7Our ancestors in Egypt

did not learn from your miracles.

They did not remember all your kindnesses,

so they turned against you at the Red Sea.

8But the Lord saved them for his own sake,

to show his great power.

9He commanded the Red Sea, and it dried up.

He led them through the deep sea as if it were a desert.

10He saved them from those who hated them.

He saved them from their enemies,

11and the water covered their foes.

Not one of them escaped.

12Then the people believed what the Lord said,

and they sang praises to him.

13But they quickly forgot what he had done;

they did not wait for his advice.

14They became greedy for food in the desert,

and they tested God there.

15So he gave them what they wanted,

but he also sent a terrible disease among them.

16The people in the camp were jealous of Moses

and of Aaron, the holy priest of the Lord.

17Then the ground opened up and swallowed Dathan

and closed over Abiram’s group.

18A fire burned among their followers,

and flames burned up the wicked.

19The people made a gold calf at Mount Sinai

and worshiped a metal statue.

20They exchanged their glorious God

for a statue of a bull that eats grass.

21They forgot the God who saved them,

who had done great things in Egypt,

22who had done miracles in Egypt

and amazing things by the Red Sea.

23So God said he would destroy them.

But Moses, his chosen one, stood before him

and stopped God’s anger from destroying them.

24Then they refused to go into the beautiful land of Canaan;

they did not believe what God promised.

25They grumbled in their tents

and did not obey the Lord.

26So he swore to them

that they would die in the desert.

27He said their children would be killed by other nations

and that they would be scattered among other countries.

28They joined in worshiping Baal at Peor

and ate meat that had been sacrificed to lifeless statues.

29They made the Lord angry by what they did,

so many people became sick with a terrible disease.

30But Phinehas prayed to the Lord,

and the disease stopped.

31Phinehas did what was right,

and it will be remembered from now on.

32The people also made the Lord angry at Meribah,

and Moses was in trouble because of them.

33The people turned against the Spirit of God,

so Moses spoke without stopping to think.

34The people did not destroy the other nations

as the Lord had told them to do.

35Instead, they mixed with the other nations

and learned their customs.

36They worshiped other nations’ idols

and were trapped by them.

37They even killed their sons and daughters

as sacrifices to demons.

38They killed innocent people,

their own sons and daughters,

as sacrifices to the idols of Canaan.

So the land was made unholy by their blood.

39The people became unholy by their sins;

they were unfaithful to God in what they did.

40So the Lord became angry with his people

and hated his own children.

41He handed them over to other nations

and let their enemies rule over them.

42Their enemies were cruel to them

and kept them under their power.

43The Lord saved his people many times,

but they continued to turn against him.

So they became even more wicked.

44But God saw their misery

when he heard their cry.

45He remembered his agreement with them,

and he felt sorry for them because of his great love.

46He caused them to be pitied

by those who held them captive.

47Lord our God, save us

and bring us back from other nations.

Then we will thank you

and will gladly praise you.

48Praise the Lord, the God of Israel.

He always was and always will be.

Let all the people say, “Amen!”

Praise the Lord!

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Psalms 106

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Psalm 106

1Hallelujah!

Give thanks to the Lord because he is good,

because his mercy endures forever.

2Who can speak about all the mighty things the Lord has done?

Who can announce all the things for which he is worthy of praise?

3Blessed are those who defend justice

and do what is right at all times.

4Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people.

Come to help me with your salvation

5so that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones,

find joy in our people’s happiness,

and brag with the people who belong to you.

6We have sinned, and so did our ancestors.

We have done wrong.

We are guilty.

7When our ancestors were in Egypt,

they gave no thought to your miracles.

They did not remember your numerous acts of mercy,

so they rebelled at the sea, the Red Sea.

8He saved them because of his reputation

so that he could make his mighty power known.

9He angrily commanded the Red Sea, and it dried up.

He led them through deep water as though it were a desert.

10He rescued them from the power of the one who hated them.

He rescued them from the enemy.

11Water covered their adversaries.

Not one Egyptian survived.

12Then our ancestors believed what he said.

They sang his praise.

13They quickly forgot what he did.

They did not wait for his advice.

14They had an unreasonable desire ⌞for food⌟ in the wilderness.

In the desert they tested God.

15He gave them what they asked for.

He ⌞also⌟ gave them a degenerative disease.

16In the camp certain men became envious of Moses.

They also became envious of Aaron, the Lord’s holy one.

17The ground split open and swallowed Dathan.

It buried Abiram’s followers.

18A fire broke out among their followers.

Flames burned up wicked people.

19At Mount Horeb they made ⌞a statue of⌟ a calf.

They worshiped an idol made of metal.

20They traded their glorious God #106:20 Or “their glory.”

for the statue of a bull that eats grass.

21They forgot God, their savior,

the one who did spectacular things in Egypt,

22miracles in the land of Ham,

and terrifying things at the Red Sea.

23God said he was going to destroy them,

but Moses, his chosen one, stood in his way

to prevent him from exterminating them.

24They refused ⌞to enter⌟ the pleasant land.

They did not believe what he said.

25They complained in their tents.

They did not obey the Lord.

26Raising his hand, he swore

that he would kill them in the wilderness,

27kill their descendants among the nations,

and scatter them throughout various lands.

28They joined in worshiping the god Baal while they were at Peor,

and they ate what was sacrificed to the dead.

29They infuriated God by what they did,

and a plague broke out among them.

30Then Phinehas stood between God and the people,

and the plague was stopped.

31Because of this, Phinehas was considered righteous forever,

throughout every generation.

32They made God angry by the water at Meribah.

Things turned out badly for Moses because of what they did,

33since they made him bitter so that he spoke recklessly.

34They did not destroy the people as the Lord had told them.

35Instead, they intermarried with other nations.

They learned to do what other nations did,

36and they worshiped their idols,

which became a trap for them.

37They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.

38They shed innocent blood,

the blood of their own sons and daughters

whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan.

The land became polluted with blood.

39They became filthy because of what they did.

They behaved like prostitutes.

40The Lord burned with anger against his own people.

He was disgusted with those who belonged to him.

41He handed them over to other nations,

and those who hated them ruled them.

42Their enemies oppressed them

and made them subject to their power.

43He rescued them many times,

but they continued to plot rebellion against him

and to sink deeper because of their sin.

44He saw that they were suffering

when he heard their cry for help.

45He remembered his promise #106:45 Or “covenant.” to them.

In keeping with his rich mercy, he changed his plans.

46He let them find compassion

from all those who held them captive.

47Rescue us, O Lord our God, and gather us from the nations

so that we may give thanks to your holy name

and make your praise our glory.

48Thanks be to the Lord God of Israel

from everlasting to everlasting.

Let all the people say amen.

Hallelujah!

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