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 people who are fair,
who do what is right 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 enemies.
Not one of them escaped.
12Then the people believed what the Lord said.
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 became jealous of Moses
and of Aaron, the holy priest of the Lord.
17Then the ground opened up and swallowed Dathan.
It closed over Abiram’s group.
18Then a fire burned among their followers.
Flames burned up the wicked people.
19The people made a gold calf at Mount Sinai.
They worshiped a metal statue.
20They exchanged their glorious God
for a statue of a bull, which eats grass.
21They forgot the God who saved them,
who had done great things in Egypt.
22He did miracles in Egypt.# Literally, “the land of Ham.” The people in Egypt were descendants of Ham, one of Noah’s sons. See Genesis 10:6.
He did amazing things by the Red Sea.
23So God said he would destroy them.
But Moses, his chosen one, stood before him.
He 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.
They 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.
31The Lord will remember that Phinehas did what was right.
And God will remember this 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 they learned their customs.
36They worshiped other nations’ idols.
And they were trapped by them.
37They even killed their sons and daughters
as sacrifices to demons.
38They killed innocent people.
They killed 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.
He hated his own children.
41He let other nations defeat them.
He let their enemies rule over them.
42Their enemies were cruel to them.
Their enemies 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.
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.
Bring us back from other nations.
Then we will thank you.
Then we 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
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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