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

Israel’s Unfaithfulness to God

1Hallelujah!

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;

His faithful love endures forever. # 1Ch 16:34,41; Ps 100:5

2Who can declare the Lord’s mighty acts

or proclaim all the praise due Him? # Ps 145:4,12; 150:2

3How happy are those who uphold justice,

who practice righteousness at all times. # Ps 15:2

4Remember me, Lord,

when You show favor to Your people. # Ps 119:132

Come to me with Your salvation

5so that I may enjoy the prosperity

of Your chosen ones,

rejoice in the joy of Your nation,

and boast about Your heritage. # Dt 32:9; Ps 105:6,43

6Both we and our fathers have sinned;

we have done wrong and have acted wickedly. # Lv 26:40; Jr 3:25; 14:20

7Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp

the significance of Your wonderful works

or remember Your many acts of faithful love;

instead, they rebelled by the sea — the Red Sea. # Ex 14:10-12; Ps 78:17

8Yet He saved them because of His name,

to make His power known. # Ex 9:16; Ezk 20:9

9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up;

He led them through the depths as through a desert. # Ps 18:15; 104:7; Is 63:11-13

10He saved them from the hand of the adversary;

He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. # Ex 14:30; Ps 107:2

11Water covered their foes;

not one of them remained. # Ex 14:27-28; 15:5; Ps 78:53

12Then they believed His promises

and sang His praise. # Ex 14:31; 15:1-21; Ps 105:43

13They soon forgot His works

and would not wait for His counsel. # Ex 15:24; Ps 78:11; 107:11

14They were seized with craving in the wilderness

and tested God in the desert. # Nm 11:4; Ps 78:18

15He gave them what they asked for,

but sent a wasting disease among them. # Nm 11:31; Ps 78:29

16In the camp they were envious of Moses

and of Aaron, the Lord’s holy one. # Nm 16:1-3

17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;

it covered the assembly of Abiram. # Nm 16:31-32; Dt 11:6

18Fire blazed throughout their assembly;

flames consumed the wicked. # Nm 16:35

19At Horeb they made a calf

and worshiped the cast metal image. # Ex 32:4; Dt 9:8; Ac 7:41

20They exchanged their glory # Alt Jewish tradition reads His or My glory # = God

for the image of a grass-eating ox. # Jr 2:11; Rm 1:23

21They forgot God their Savior,

who did great things in Egypt, # Dt 10:21; Ps 78:11

22wonderful works in the land of Ham, # = Egypt

awe-inspiring acts at the Red Sea. # Ps 105:27

23So He said He would have destroyed them —

if Moses His chosen one

had not stood before Him in the breach

to turn His wrath away from destroying them. # Ex 32:10; Dt 9:14; Ezk 20:8

24They despised the pleasant land

and did not believe His promise. # Nm 14:31; Dt 9:23; Heb 3:19

25They grumbled in their tents

and did not listen to the Lord’s voice. # Nm 14:2; Dt 1:27

26So He raised His hand against them with an oath

that He would make them fall in the desert # Nm 14:28-35; Ezk 20:15; Heb 3:11

27and would disperse their descendants # Syr; MT reads would make their descendants fall

among the nations,

scattering them throughout the lands. # Lv 26:33; Dt 4:27; Ps 44:11

28They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor

and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods. # Lit sacrifices for dead ones # Nm 25:3; Dt 4:3; Hs 9:10

29They provoked the Lord with their deeds,

and a plague broke out against them. # Nm 25:4

30But Phinehas stood up and intervened,

and the plague was stopped. # Nm 25:7-8

31It was credited to him as righteousness

throughout all generations to come. # Gn 15:6; Nm 25:10-13

32They angered the Lord at the waters of Meribah,

and Moses suffered # Lit and it was evil for Moses because of them; # Nm 20:2-13; Ps 81:7

33for they embittered his spirit, # Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Jer; other Hb mss read they rebelled against His Spirit

and he spoke rashly with his lips. # Ps 78:40; Is 63:10

34They did not destroy the peoples

as the Lord had commanded them # Dt 7:2,16; Jdg 1:21,27-36

35but mingled with the nations

and adopted their ways. # Jdg 3:5-6

36They served their idols,

which became a snare to them. # Dt 7:16; Jdg 2:12

37They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons. # Lv 17:7; Dt 32:17

38They shed innocent blood —

the blood of their sons and daughters

whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;

so the land became polluted with blood. # Nm 35:33; Is 24:5

39They defiled themselves by their actions

and prostituted themselves by their deeds. # Lv 18:24; Ezk 20:18,30-31

40Therefore the Lord’s anger burned against His people,

and He abhorred His own inheritance. # Dt 32:19; Ps 78:59

41He handed them over to the nations;

those who hated them ruled them. # Jdg 2:14; Neh 9:27

42Their enemies oppressed them,

and they were subdued under their power. # Jdg 4:3; 10:12

43He rescued them many times,

but they continued to rebel deliberately

and were beaten down by their sin. # Jdg 2:16-18; Ps 81:12

44When He heard their cry,

He took note of their distress, # Jdg 3:3; 6:7; 10:10

45remembered His covenant with them,

and relented according to the riches

of His faithful love. # Lv 26:42; Ps 105:8

46He caused them to be pitied

before all their captors. # 1Kg 8:50; 2Ch 30:9; Ezr 9:9

47Save us, Yahweh our God,

and gather us from the nations,

so that we may give thanks to Your holy name

and rejoice in Your praise. # Ps 107:3; 147:2

48May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised

from everlasting to everlasting. # Ps 41:13; 72:18; 89:52

Let all the people say, “Amen! ”

Hallelujah! # 1Ch 16:35-36

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