Psalm 106
106
The Rebelliousness of Israel
1 #
1 Chr 16.34; 2 Chr 5.13; 7.3; Ezra 3.11; Ps 100.5; 107.1; 118.1; 136.1; Jer 33.11. Praise ye the Lord.
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good:
for his mercy endureth for ever.
2Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord?
Who can show forth all his praise?
3Blessed are they that keep judgment,
and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
4Remember me, O Lord,
with the favor that thou bearest unto thy people:
O visit me with thy salvation;
5that I may see the good of thy chosen,
that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation,
that I may glory with thine inheritance.
6We have sinned with our fathers,
we have committed iniquity,
we have done wickedly.
7 #
Exod 14.10-12. Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt;
they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies;
but provoked him at the sea,
even at the Red sea.
8Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake,
that he might make his mighty power to be known.
9 #
Exod 14.21-31. He rebuked the Red sea also,
and it was dried up:
so he led them through the depths,
as through the wilderness.
10And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them,
and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11And the waters covered their enemies:
there was not one of them left.
12 #
Exod 15.1-21. Then believed they his words;
they sang his praise.
13They soon forgat his works;
they waited not for his counsel:
14 #
Num 11.4-34. but lusted exceedingly in the wilderness,
and tempted God in the desert.
15And he gave them their request;
but sent leanness into their soul.
16 #
Num 16.1-35. They envied Moses also in the camp,
and Aaron the saint of the Lord.
17The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,
and covered the company of Abi´ram.
18And a fire was kindled in their company;
the flame burned up the wicked.
19 #
Exod 32.1-14. They made a calf in Horeb,
and worshipped the molten image.
20Thus they changed their glory
into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
21They forgat God their saviour,
which had done great things in Egypt;
22wondrous works in the land of Ham,
and terrible things by the Red sea.
23Therefore he said that he would destroy them,
had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach,
to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
24 #
Num 14.1-35. Yea, they despised the pleasant land,
they believed not his word:
25but murmured in their tents,
and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord.
26Therefore he lifted up his hand against them,
to overthrow them in the wilderness:
27 #
Lev 26.33. to overthrow their seed also among the nations,
and to scatter them in the lands.
28 #
Num 25.1-13. They joined themselves also unto Ba´al–pe´or,
and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions:
and the plague brake in upon them.
30Then stood up Phin´ehas, and executed judgment:
and so the plague was stayed.
31And that was counted unto him for righteousness
unto all generations for evermore.
32 #
Num 20.2-13. They angered him also at the waters of strife,
so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
33because they provoked his spirit,
so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
34 #
Judg 2.1-3; 3.5,6. They did not destroy the nations,
concerning whom the Lord commanded them:
35but were mingled among the heathen,
and learned their works.
36And they served their idols:
which were a snare unto them.
37 #
2 Kgs 17.17. Yea, they sacrificed their sons
and their daughters unto devils,
38 #
Num 35.33. and shed innocent blood,
even the blood of their sons and of their daughters,
whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan:
and the land was polluted with blood.
39Thus were they defiled with their own works,
and went a whoring with their own inventions.
40 #
Judg 2.14-18. Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people,
insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
41And he gave them into the hand of the heathen;
and they that hated them ruled over them.
42Their enemies also oppressed them,
and they were brought into subjection under their hand.
43Many times did he deliver them;
but they provoked him with their counsel,
and were brought low for their iniquity.
44Nevertheless he regarded their affliction,
when he heard their cry:
45and he remembered for them his covenant,
and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
46He made them also to be pitied
of all those that carried them captives.
47 #
1 Chr 16.35,36. Save us, O Lord our God,
and gather us from among the heathen,
to give thanks unto thy holy name,
and to triumph in thy praise.
48Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
from everlasting to everlasting:
and let all the people say, Amen.
Praise ye the Lord.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Psalms 106
106
1-3Hallelujah!
Thank God! And why?
Because he’s good, because his love lasts.
But who on earth can do it—
declaim God’s mighty acts, broadcast all his praises?
You’re one happy man when you do what’s right,
one happy woman when you form the habit of justice.
4-5Remember me, God, when you enjoy your people;
include me when you save them;
I want to see your chosen succeed,
celebrate with your celebrating nation,
join the Hallelujahs of your pride and joy!
6-12We’ve sinned a lot, both we and our parents;
We’ve fallen short, hurt a lot of people.
After our parents left Egypt,
they took your wonders for granted,
forgot your great and wonderful love.
They were barely beyond the Red Sea
when they defied the High God
—the very place he saved them!
—the place he revealed his amazing power!
He rebuked the Red Sea so that it dried up on the spot
—he paraded them right through!
—no one so much as got wet feet!
He saved them from a life of oppression,
pried them loose from the grip of the enemy.
Then the waters flowed back on their oppressors;
there wasn’t a single survivor.
Then they believed his words were true
and broke out in songs of praise.
13-18But it wasn’t long before they forgot the whole thing,
wouldn’t wait to be told what to do.
They only cared about pleasing themselves in that desert,
provoked God with their insistent demands.
He gave them exactly what they asked for—
but along with it they got an empty heart.
One day in camp some grew jealous of Moses,
also of Aaron, holy priest of God.
The ground opened and swallowed Dathan,
then buried Abiram’s gang.
Fire flared against that rebel crew
and torched them to a cinder.
19-22They cast in metal a bull calf at Horeb
and worshiped the statue they’d made.
They traded the Glory
for a cheap piece of sculpture—a grass-chewing bull!
They forgot God, their very own Savior,
who turned things around in Egypt,
Who created a world of wonders in the Land of Ham,
who gave that stunning performance at the Red Sea.
23-27Fed up, God decided to get rid of them—
and except for Moses, his chosen, he would have.
But Moses stood in the gap and deflected God’s anger,
prevented it from destroying them utterly.
They went on to reject the Blessed Land,
didn’t believe a word of what God promised.
They found fault with the life they had
and turned a deaf ear to God’s voice.
Exasperated, God swore
that he’d lay them low in the desert,
Scattering their children here and there,
strewing them all over the earth.
28-31Then they linked up with Baal Peor,
attending funeral banquets and eating idol food.
That made God so angry
that a plague spread through their ranks;
Phinehas stood up and pled their case
and the plague was stopped.
This was counted to his credit;
his descendants will never forget it.
32-33They angered God again at Meribah Springs;
this time Moses got mixed up in their evil;
Because they defied God yet again,
Moses exploded and lost his temper.
34-39They didn’t wipe out those godless cultures
as ordered by God;
Instead they intermarried with the heathen,
and in time became just like them.
They worshiped their idols,
were caught in the trap of idols.
They sacrificed their sons and daughters
at the altars of demon gods.
They slit the throats of their babies,
murdered their infant girls and boys.
They offered their babies to Canaan’s gods;
the blood of their babies stained the land.
Their way of life reeked;
they lived like prostitutes.
40-43And God was furious—a wildfire anger;
he couldn’t stand even to look at his people.
He turned them over to the heathen
so that the people who hated them ruled them.
Their enemies made life hard for them;
they were tyrannized under that rule.
Over and over God rescued them, but they never learned—
until finally their sins destroyed them.
44-46Still, when God saw the trouble they were in
and heard their cries for help,
He remembered his Covenant with them,
and, immense with love, took them by the hand.
He poured out his mercy on them
while their captors looked on, amazed.
47-48Save us, God, our God!
Gather us back out of exile
So we can give thanks to your holy name
and join in the glory when you are praised!
Blessed be God, Israel’s God!
Bless now, bless always!
Oh! Let everyone say Amen!
Hallelujah!
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