Psalms 106
106
1Praise the Lord! Thank the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love lasts forever.
2Who can give an account of all the wonderful things the Lord has done?#106:2. In other words, no one knows the full extent of God's activities. Who can give him all the praise he is due?
3Happy are those who treat people fairly, who always do what is right.
4Please remember me when you are generous to your people; think of me when you come to save.
5Let me see your chosen people prosperous; let me be happy together with your nation; let me share in being proud of you with those who belong to you.
6We have sinned just like our forefathers. We have done wrong. We are guilty.
7They didn't pay attention to the wonderful things you did. They didn't keep in mind how much you loved them, but chose to rebel at the sea, the Red Sea.#106:7. “The Sea of Reeds.”
8Even so he saved them because of the kind of person he is, and to show his power
9He gave his order#106:9. Literally, “rebuked.” to the Red Sea, and it dried up. He led his people across the seabed as if it were a desert.
10He rescued them from those who hated them; he saved them from their enemies' power.
11The water drowned their enemies—none of them survived,
12Then his people trusted in what he promised, and sang his praises.
13But they quickly forgot what he had done for them, and they didn't listen to his advice.
14They were filled with desperate cravings#106:14. For food, particularly meat. in the wilderness; they provoked God in the desert.
15He gave them what they wanted, but sent them a plague#106:15. See Numbers 11:33-34. as well.
16In the camp the people became jealous of Moses, and of Aaron, the Lord's holy priest.
17The earth split open and swallowed up Dathan; it buried Abiram and his followers.#106:17. See Numbers 16.
18Fire broke out among them—a flame that burned them up.
19At Mount Sinai#106:19. Literally, Horeb: another name for Mount Sinai. they made a calf, they bowed down before a metal idol.#106:19. See Exodus 32.
20They replaced their God of glory with a bull that eats grass!
21They forgot God, their Savior, who had done marvelous things in Egypt;
22performing miracles in the land of Ham,#106:22. “Land of Ham”—another name for Egypt. doing amazing things at the Red Sea.
23So he said he was going to destroy them. But Moses, his chosen leader, placed himself between the Lord and the people to persuade the Lord not to destroy them in his anger.
24Later the people refused to enter the Promised Land; they didn't trust him to do as he'd promised.
25They complained in their tents about the Lord, and refused to obey what he told them.
26So he raised his hand to give them a serious warning that he would bring them down in the wilderness,
27that he would disperse#106:27. Following the parallel passage in Ezekiel 20:23. their descendants among the heathen nations, scattering them among countries far away.
28They gave their allegiance to Baal Peor,#106:28. A heathen god, see Numbers 25. and ate food sacrificed to the dead.
29They provoked the Lord by what they did, making him angry, so a plague broke out among them.
30But Phinehas took a stand for the Lord and intervened, and the plague was stopped in its tracks.
31He has been considered as a man who lived right#106:31. The same phrase is used about Abraham in Genesis 15:6. from that time on and for all generations.
32They also angered him at the waters of Meribah where things went badly for Moses because of them.
33They upset him so much that he spoke without thinking in the heat of the moment.
34They did not destroy the heathen peoples as the Lord had told them to do,
35but instead they joined in with them and adopted their way of life.
36They worshiped their pagan idols which became a trap for them.
37The even sacrificed their sons and daughters to these demons.
38They shed the blood of innocent children, their sons and daughters, sacrificing them to the idols of Canaan. By doing so they defiled the land with blood.
39They also defiled themselves by what they did: their actions were spiritual adultery.
40So the Lord was angry with his people—he loathed those who belonged to him.
41He handed them over to the heathen nations. These people who hated them now became their rulers.
42Their enemies dominated and subdued them with their power.
43The Lord repeatedly rescued them, but they continued with their rebellious ideas, until they were finally destroyed by their own sins.
44Despite all this, the Lord was moved by their suffering; he heard their sad cries.
45He remembered the agreement he had made with them, and he held back because of his great kindness and love.
46He made the people who captured them treat them with mercy.
47Save us, Lord, our God! Bring us back together from among the nations, so we can thank you and declare how magnificent and holy you are.
48How wonderful is the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives forever and ever! Let all the people say “Amen”! Praise the Lord!
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Psalms 106
106
1Praise the Lord!
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
His faithful love endures forever.
2Who can list the glorious miracles of the Lord?
Who can ever praise him enough?
3There is joy for those who deal justly with others
and always do what is right.
4Remember me, Lord, when you show favor to your people;
come near and rescue me.
5Let me share in the prosperity of your chosen ones.
Let me rejoice in the joy of your people;
let me praise you with those who are your heritage.
6Like our ancestors, we have sinned.
We have done wrong! We have acted wickedly!
7Our ancestors in Egypt
were not impressed by the Lord’s miraculous deeds.
They soon forgot his many acts of kindness to them.
Instead, they rebelled against him at the Red Sea.#106:7 Hebrew at the sea, the sea of reeds.
8Even so, he saved them—
to defend the honor of his name
and to demonstrate his mighty power.
9He commanded the Red Sea#106:9 Hebrew sea of reeds; also in 106:22. to dry up.
He led Israel across the sea as if it were a desert.
10So he rescued them from their enemies
and redeemed them from their foes.
11Then the water returned and covered their enemies;
not one of them survived.
12Then his people believed his promises.
Then they sang his praise.
13Yet how quickly they forgot what he had done!
They wouldn’t wait for his counsel!
14In the wilderness their desires ran wild,
testing God’s patience in that dry wasteland.
15So he gave them what they asked for,
but he sent a plague along with it.
16The people in the camp were jealous of Moses
and envious of Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest.
17Because of this, the earth opened up;
it swallowed Dathan
and buried Abiram and the other rebels.
18Fire fell upon their followers;
a flame consumed the wicked.
19The people made a calf at Mount Sinai#106:19 Hebrew at Horeb, another name for Sinai.;
they bowed before an image made of gold.
20They traded their glorious God
for a statue of a grass-eating bull.
21They forgot God, their savior,
who had done such great things in Egypt—
22such wonderful things in the land of Ham,
such awesome deeds at the Red Sea.
23So he declared he would destroy them.
But Moses, his chosen one, stepped between the Lord and the people.
He begged him to turn from his anger and not destroy them.
24The people refused to enter the pleasant land,
for they wouldn’t believe his promise to care for them.
25Instead, they grumbled in their tents
and refused to obey the Lord.
26Therefore, he solemnly swore
that he would kill them in the wilderness,
27that he would scatter their descendants#106:27 As in Syriac version; Hebrew reads he would cause their descendants to fall. among the nations,
exiling them to distant lands.
28Then our ancestors joined in the worship of Baal at Peor;
they even ate sacrifices offered to the dead!
29They angered the Lord with all these things,
so a plague broke out among them.
30But Phinehas had the courage to intervene,
and the plague was stopped.
31So he has been regarded as a righteous man
ever since that time.
32At Meribah, too, they angered the Lord,
causing Moses serious trouble.
33They made Moses angry,#106:33 Hebrew They embittered his spirit.
and he spoke foolishly.
34Israel failed to destroy the nations in the land,
as the Lord had commanded them.
35Instead, they mingled among the pagans
and adopted their evil customs.
36They worshiped their idols,
which led to their downfall.
37They even sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to the demons.
38They shed innocent blood,
the blood of their sons and daughters.
By sacrificing them to the idols of Canaan,
they polluted the land with murder.
39They defiled themselves by their evil deeds,
and their love of idols was adultery in the Lord’s sight.
40That is why the Lord’s anger burned against his people,
and he abhorred his own special possession.
41He handed them over to pagan nations,
and they were ruled by those who hated them.
42Their enemies crushed them
and brought them under their cruel power.
43Again and again he rescued them,
but they chose to rebel against him,
and they were finally destroyed by their sin.
44Even so, he pitied them in their distress
and listened to their cries.
45He remembered his covenant with them
and relented because of his unfailing love.
46He even caused their captors
to treat them with kindness.
47Save us, O Lord our God!
Gather us back from among the nations,
so we can thank your holy name
and rejoice and praise you.
48Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
who lives from everlasting to everlasting!
Let all the people say, “Amen!”
Praise the Lord!
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