Psalms 106
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PSALM 106
Israel’s Rebelliousness and the Lord’s Deliverances.
1Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His mercy and lovingkindness endure forever!
2Who can put into words the mighty deeds of the Lord?
Or who can proclaim all His praise [that is due Him]?
3Blessed are those who observe justice [by honoring God’s precepts],
Who practice righteousness at all times.
4Remember me, O Lord, when You favor Your people.
Visit me with Your salvation [when You rescue them],
5That I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones,
That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation,
That I may glory with Your inheritance.
6We have sinned like our fathers;
We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.
7Our fathers in Egypt did not understand nor appreciate Your miracles;
They did not remember the abundance of Your mercies nor imprint Your lovingkindnesses on their hearts,
But they were rebellious at the sea, at the #Lit Sea of Reeds; and so throughout.Red Sea.
8Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake,
That He might make His [supreme] power known.
9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up;
And He led them through the depths as through a pasture.
10So He saved them from the hand of the one that hated them,
And redeemed them from the hand of the [Egyptian] enemy.
11And the waters covered their adversaries;
Not one of them was left.
12Then Israel believed in [the validity of] His words;
They sang His praise.
13But they quickly forgot His works;
They did not [patiently] wait for His counsel and purpose [to be revealed regarding them],
14But lusted intensely in the wilderness
And tempted God [with their insistent desires] in the desert.
15So He gave them their request,
But sent a wasting disease among them.
16They envied Moses in the camp,
And Aaron [the high priest], the holy one of the Lord,
17Therefore the earth opened and swallowed Dathan,
And engulfed the company of Abiram.
18And a fire broke out in their company;
The flame consumed the wicked.
19They made a calf in Horeb (Sinai)
And worshiped a cast image.
20Thus they exchanged [the true God who was] their glory
For the image of an ox that eats grass.
21They forgot God their Savior,
Who had done such great things in Egypt,
22Wonders in the land of Ham,
Awesome things at the Red Sea.
23Therefore He said He would destroy them,
[And He would have done so] had not Moses, His chosen one, stepped into the gap before Him,
To turn away His wrath from destroying them.
24Then they despised the pleasant land [of Canaan];
They did not believe in His word nor rely on it,
25But they sulked and complained in their tents;
They did not listen to the voice of the Lord.
26Therefore He lifted up His hand [swearing] to them,
That He would cause them to fall in the wilderness,
27And that He would cast out their descendants among the nations
And scatter them in the lands [of the earth].
28They joined themselves also to [the idol] Baal of Peor,
And ate sacrifices offered to the dead.
29Thus they provoked Him to anger with their practices,
And a plague broke out among them.
30Then Phinehas [the priest] stood up and #The exact meaning of the Hebrew here has been debated since ancient times. The term interceded probably is best because it could refer to Phinehas’ intervention by executing the guilty couple (Num 25:7f), or to his interceding through prayer in behalf of Israel. No such prayer is recorded, but it is certainly possible that Phinehas prayed for relief before or after the execution. The ancient rabbis mostly understood the intercession as a prayer, but some of them took the meaning of the Hebrew to be that Phinehas interceded essentially by arguing with God as to whether it was fair to destroy so many people for the sins of two.interceded,
And so the plague was halted.
31And that was credited to him for righteousness,
To all generations forever.
32They provoked Him to anger at the waters of #Lit strife.Meribah,
So that it went hard with Moses on their account;
33Because they were rebellious against His Spirit,
Moses spoke recklessly with his lips.
34They did not destroy the [pagan] peoples [in Canaan],
As the Lord commanded them,
35But they mingled with the [idolatrous] nations
And learned their ways,
36And served their idols,
Which became a [dreadful] snare to them.
37They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons
38And shed innocent blood,
Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters,
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
And the land was polluted with their blood.
39In this way they became unclean in their practices;
They played the prostitute in their own deeds [by giving their worship, which belongs to God alone, to other “gods”].
40Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against His people
And He detested His own #I.e. people.inheritance.
41He gave them into the hands of the nations,
And those who hated them ruled over them.
42Their enemies also oppressed them,
And they were subdued under the [powerful] hand of their enemies.
43Many times He rescued them;
But they were rebellious in their counsel,
And sank down in their wickedness.
44Nevertheless He looked [sympathetically] at their distress
When He heard their cry;
45And He remembered His covenant for their sake,
And relented [rescinding their sentence] according to the greatness of His lovingkindness [when they cried out to Him],
46He also made them objects of compassion
Among those who had carried them away captive.
47Save us, O Lord our God,
And gather us from among the nations,
That we may give thanks to Your holy name
And glory in praising You.
48Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
From everlasting even to everlasting.
And let all the people say, “Amen.”
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
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Psalm 106
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1 PRAISE THE Lord! (Hallelujah!) O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever! [I Chron. 16:34.]
2 Who can put into words and tell the mighty deeds of the Lord? Or who can show forth all the praise [that is due Him]?
3 Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are those who observe justice [treating others fairly] and who do right and are in right standing with God at all times.
4 [Earnestly] remember me, O Lord, when You favor Your people! O visit me also when You deliver them, and grant me Your salvation!–
5 That I may see and share the welfare of Your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, that I may glory with Your heritage.
6 We have sinned, as did also our fathers; we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. [Lev. 26:40-42.]
7 Our fathers in Egypt understood not nor appreciated Your miracles; they did not [earnestly] remember the multitude of Your mercies nor imprint Your loving-kindness [on their hearts], but they were rebellious and provoked the Lord at the sea, even at the Red Sea. [Exod. 14:21.]
8 Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake [to prove the righteousness of the divine character], that He might make His mighty power known.
9 He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up; so He led them through the depths as through a pastureland. [Exod. 14:21.]
10 And He saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the [Egyptian] enemy. [Exod. 14:30.]
11 And the waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left. [Exod. 14:27, 28; 15:5.]
12 Then [Israel] believed His words [trusting in, relying on them]; they sang His praise.
13 But they hastily forgot His works; they did not [earnestly] wait for His plans [to develop] regarding them,
14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness and tempted and tried to restrain God [with their insistent desires] in the desert. [Num. 11:4.]
15 And He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their souls and [thinned their numbers by] disease and death. [Ps. 78:29-31.]
16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron [the high priest], the holy one of the Lord. [Num. 16:1-32.]
17 Therefore the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan and closed over the company of Abiram. [Num. 16:31, 32.]
18 And a fire broke out in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. [Num. 16:35, 46.]
19 They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a molten image. [Exod. 32:4.]
20 Thus they exchanged Him Who was their Glory for the image of an ox that eats grass [they traded their Honor for the image of a calf]!
21 They forgot God their Savior, Who had done such great things in Egypt,
22 Wonders and miracles in the land of Ham, dreadful and awesome things at the Red Sea.
23 Therefore He said He would destroy them. [And He would have done so] had not Moses, His chosen one, stepped into the breach before Him to turn away His threatening wrath. [Exod. 32:10, 11, 32.]
24 Then they spurned and despised the pleasant and desirable land [Canaan]; they believed not His word [neither trusting in, relying on, nor holding to it];
25 But they murmured in their tents and hearkened not to the voice of the Lord.
26 Therefore He lifted up His hand [as if taking an oath] against them, that He would cause them to fall in the wilderness,
27 Cast out their descendants among the nations, and scatter them in the lands [of the earth].
28 They joined themselves also to the [idol] Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices [offered] to the lifeless [gods].
29 Thus they provoked the Lord to anger with their practices, and a plague broke out among them.
30 Then stood up Phinehas [the priest] and executed judgment, and so the plague was stayed. [Num. 25:7, 8.]
31 And that was credited to him for righteousness (right doing and right standing with God) to all generations forever.
32 They angered the Lord also at the waters of Meribah, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes; [Num. 20:3-13.]
33 For they provoked [Moses'] spirit, so that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips.
34 They did not destroy the [heathen] nations as the Lord commanded them,
35 But mingled themselves with the [idolatrous] nations and learned their ways and works
36 And served their idols, which were a snare to them.
37 Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons [II Kings 16:3.]
38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with their blood.
39 Thus were they defiled by their own works, and they played the harlot and practiced idolatry with their own deeds [of idolatrous rites].
40 Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against His people, insomuch that He abhorred and rejected His own heritage. [Deut. 32:17.]
41 And He gave them into the hands of the [heathen] nations, and they that hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under the hand of their foes.
43 Many times did [God] deliver them, but they were rebellious in their counsel and sank low through their iniquity.
44 Nevertheless He regarded their distress when He heard their cry;
45 And He [earnestly] remembered for their sake His covenant and relented their sentence of evil [comforting and easing Himself] according to the abundance of His mercy and loving-kindness [when they cried out to Him].
46 He also caused [Israel] to find sympathy among those who had carried them away captive.
47 Deliver us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name and glory in praising You.
48 Blessed (affectionately and gratefully praised) be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, Amen! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) [I Chron. 16:35, 36.]
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