Psalm 106
106
1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation.
2 Let those who have been redeemed by the Lord say so: those whom he redeemed from the hand of the enemy and gathered from the regions,
3 from the rising of the sun and its setting, from the north and from the sea.
4 They wandered into solitude in a waterless place. They did not find the way of the city to be their dwelling place.
5 They were hungry, and they were thirsty. Their soul fainted within them.
6 And they cried out to the Lord in tribulation, and he rescued them in their necessity.
7 And he led them in the right way, so that they might go forth to a city of habitation.
8 Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.
9 For he has satisfied the empty soul, and he has satisfied the hungry soul with good things:
10 those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, shackled by extreme poverty and by iron.
11 For they exasperated the eloquence of God, and they irritated the deliberation of the Most High.
12 And their heart was brought low with hardships. They were weakened, and there was no one to help them.
13 And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he freed them from their distress.
14 And he led them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and he broke apart their chains.
15 Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.
16 For he has crushed the gates of brass and broken the iron bars.
17 He has taken them up, from the way of their iniquity. For they were brought low, because of their injustices.
18 Their soul abhorred all food, and they drew near even to the gates of death.
19 And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he delivered them in their necessity.
20 He sent his word, and he healed them, and he rescued them from their utter destruction.
21 Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.
22 And let them offer sacrifice with the sacrifice of praise, and let them announce his works in exultation.
23 Those who descend to the sea in ships, making their livelihood in the great waters:
24 these have seen the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep.
25 He spoke: and a windstorm stood up, and its waves were exalted.
26 They ascend even to the heavens, and they descend even to the abyss. Their soul will waste away in distress.
27 They were troubled, and they moved like a drunkard, and all their wisdom was consumed.
28 And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he led them out of their distress.
29 And he replaced the storm with a breeze, and its waves were stilled.
30 And they were joyful that it was stilled, and he led them into the haven that they desired.
31 Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.
32 And let them exalt him in the Church of the people, and praise him in the chair of the elders.
33 He has placed rivers in the desert and sources of water in dry places,
34 a fruit-bearing land in the midst of brine, before the malice of those who dwell in it.
35 He has placed a desert in the midst of pools of waters, and a land without water in the midst of sources of water.
36 And he has gathered the hungry together there, and they constructed a city of habitation.
37 And they sowed fields and planted vineyards, and they produced the fruit of nativity.
38 And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly. And he did not diminish their beasts of burden.
39 And they became few, and they were afflicted by the tribulation of evils and of sorrow.
40 Contempt was poured over their leaders, and he caused them to wander in an impassable place, and not on the way.
41 And he helped the poor out of destitution, and he stationed families like sheep.
42 The upright will see, and they will rejoice. And every iniquity will block its mouth.
43 Who is wise and will keep these things? And who will understand the mercies of the Lord?
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Psalms 106
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Psalm 106
1Hallelujah!
Give thanks to the Lord because he is good,
because his mercy endures forever.
2Who can speak about all the mighty things the Lord has done?
Who can announce all the things for which he is worthy of praise?
3Blessed are those who defend justice
and do what is right at all times.
4Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people.
Come to help me with your salvation
5so that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones,
find joy in our people’s happiness,
and brag with the people who belong to you.
6We have sinned, and so did our ancestors.
We have done wrong.
We are guilty.
7When our ancestors were in Egypt,
they gave no thought to your miracles.
They did not remember your numerous acts of mercy,
so they rebelled at the sea, the Red Sea.
8He saved them because of his reputation
so that he could make his mighty power known.
9He angrily commanded the Red Sea, and it dried up.
He led them through deep water as though it were a desert.
10He rescued them from the power of the one who hated them.
He rescued them from the enemy.
11Water covered their adversaries.
Not one Egyptian survived.
12Then our ancestors believed what he said.
They sang his praise.
13They quickly forgot what he did.
They did not wait for his advice.
14They had an unreasonable desire ⌞for food⌟ in the wilderness.
In the desert they tested God.
15He gave them what they asked for.
He ⌞also⌟ gave them a degenerative disease.
16In the camp certain men became envious of Moses.
They also became envious of Aaron, the Lord’s holy one.
17The ground split open and swallowed Dathan.
It buried Abiram’s followers.
18A fire broke out among their followers.
Flames burned up wicked people.
19At Mount Horeb they made ⌞a statue of⌟ a calf.
They worshiped an idol made of metal.
20They traded their glorious God #106:20 Or “their glory.”
for the statue of a bull that eats grass.
21They forgot God, their savior,
the one who did spectacular things in Egypt,
22miracles in the land of Ham,
and terrifying things at the Red Sea.
23God said he was going to destroy them,
but Moses, his chosen one, stood in his way
to prevent him from exterminating them.
24They refused ⌞to enter⌟ the pleasant land.
They did not believe what he said.
25They complained in their tents.
They did not obey the Lord.
26Raising his hand, he swore
that he would kill them in the wilderness,
27kill their descendants among the nations,
and scatter them throughout various lands.
28They joined in worshiping the god Baal while they were at Peor,
and they ate what was sacrificed to the dead.
29They infuriated God by what they did,
and a plague broke out among them.
30Then Phinehas stood between God and the people,
and the plague was stopped.
31Because of this, Phinehas was considered righteous forever,
throughout every generation.
32They made God angry by the water at Meribah.
Things turned out badly for Moses because of what they did,
33since they made him bitter so that he spoke recklessly.
34They did not destroy the people as the Lord had told them.
35Instead, they intermarried with other nations.
They learned to do what other nations did,
36and they worshiped their idols,
which became a trap for them.
37They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.
38They shed innocent blood,
the blood of their own sons and daughters
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan.
The land became polluted with blood.
39They became filthy because of what they did.
They behaved like prostitutes.
40The Lord burned with anger against his own people.
He was disgusted with those who belonged to him.
41He handed them over to other nations,
and those who hated them ruled them.
42Their enemies oppressed them
and made them subject to their power.
43He rescued them many times,
but they continued to plot rebellion against him
and to sink deeper because of their sin.
44He saw that they were suffering
when he heard their cry for help.
45He remembered his promise #106:45 Or “covenant.” to them.
In keeping with his rich mercy, he changed his plans.
46He let them find compassion
from all those who held them captive.
47Rescue us, O Lord our God, and gather us from the nations
so that we may give thanks to your holy name
and make your praise our glory.
48Thanks be to the Lord God of Israel
from everlasting to everlasting.
Let all the people say amen.
Hallelujah!
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