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
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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