Psalms 106
106
Psalm 106
1Praise the Lord.#106:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 48
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures for ever.
2Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the Lord
or fully declare his praise?
3Blessed are those who act justly,
who always do what is right.
4Remember me, Lord, when you show favour to your people,
come to my aid when you save them,
5that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones,
that I may share in the joy of your nation
and join your inheritance in giving praise.
6We have sinned, even as our ancestors did;
we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
7When our ancestors were in Egypt,
they gave no thought to your miracles;
they did not remember your many kindnesses,
and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea.#106:7 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verses 9 and 22
8Yet he saved them for his name’s sake,
to make his mighty power known.
9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up;
he led them through the depths as through a desert.
10He saved them from the hand of the foe;
from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.
11The waters covered their adversaries;
not one of them survived.
12Then they believed his promises
and sang his praise.
13But they soon forgot what he had done
and did not wait for his plan to unfold.
14In the desert they gave in to their craving;
in the wilderness they put God to the test.
15So he gave them what they asked for,
but sent a wasting disease among them.
16In the camp they grew envious of Moses
and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the Lord.
17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;
it buried the company of Abiram.
18Fire blazed among their followers;
a flame consumed the wicked.
19At Horeb they made a calf
and worshipped an idol cast from metal.
20They exchanged their glorious God
for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
21They forgot the God who saved them,
who had done great things in Egypt,
22miracles in the land of Ham
and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
23So he said he would destroy them –
had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach before him
to keep his wrath from destroying them.
24Then they despised the pleasant land;
they did not believe his promise.
25They grumbled in their tents
and did not obey the Lord.
26So he swore to them with uplifted hand
that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
27make their descendants fall among the nations
and scatter them throughout the lands.
28They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor
and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
29they aroused the Lord’s anger by their wicked deeds,
and a plague broke out among them.
30But Phinehas stood up and intervened,
and the plague was checked.
31This was credited to him as righteousness
for endless generations to come.
32By the waters of Meribah they angered the Lord,
and trouble came to Moses because of them;
33for they rebelled against the Spirit of God,
and rash words came from Moses’ lips.#106:33 Or against his spirit, / and rash words came from his lips
34They did not destroy the peoples
as the Lord had commanded them,
35but they mingled with the nations
and adopted their customs.
36They worshipped their idols,
which became a snare to them.
37They sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to false gods.
38They shed innocent blood,
the blood of their sons and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
and the land was desecrated by their blood.
39They defiled themselves by what they did;
by their deeds they prostituted themselves.
40Therefore the Lord was angry with his people
and abhorred his inheritance.
41He gave them into the hands of the nations,
and their foes ruled over them.
42Their enemies oppressed them
and subjected them to their power.
43Many times he delivered them,
but they were bent on rebellion
and they wasted away in their sin.
44Yet he took note of their distress
when he heard their cry;
45for their sake he remembered his covenant
and out of his great love he relented.
46He caused all who held them captive
to show them mercy.
47Save us, Lord our God,
and gather us from the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name
and glory in your praise.
48Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
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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