Psalm 106
106
Give Thanks to the Lord, for He Is Good
1 # [See Ps. 105:45 above] Praise the Lord!
# See Ps. 105:1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, #See Ps. 100:5 for he is good,
# See 1 Chr. 16:34, 41 for his steadfast love endures forever!
2Who can utter the mighty deeds of the Lord,
or declare all his praise?
3Blessed are they who observe justice,
who #[Ps. 15:2]do righteousness at all times!
4 # [Ps. 119:132] Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people;
help me when you save them,#106:4 Or Remember me, O Lord, with the favor you show to your people; help me with your salvation
5that I may look upon the prosperity of your #Ps. 105:6, 43chosen ones,
that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation,
that I may glory with your inheritance.
6 #
1 Kgs. 8:47; Ezra 9:6; Neh. 1:6, 7; 9:16; Jer. 3:25; 14:20; Dan. 9:5 Both we and #Ps. 79:8; Lev. 26:40our fathers have sinned;
we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness.
7Our fathers, when they were in Egypt,
did not consider your wondrous works;
they #[ver. 13, 21] did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love,
but #Ex. 14:11, 12rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.
8Yet he saved them #Ezek. 20:9, 14 for his name’s sake,
#
Ex. 9:16
that he might make known his mighty power.
9He #[Ps. 18:15; 104:7] rebuked the Red Sea, and it #Ex. 14:21; [Isa. 50:2; 51:10] became dry,
and he #Isa. 63:13led them through the deep as through a desert.
10So he #Ex. 14:30 saved them from the hand of the foe
and #Ps. 107:2redeemed them from the power of the enemy.
11And #Ex. 14:28; 15:5the waters covered their adversaries;
not one of them was left.
12Then #Ex. 14:31 they believed his words;
they #See Ex. 15:1-21sang his praise.
13But they soon #Ps. 78:11; [Ex. 15:24; 16:2; 17:2] forgot his works;
they did not wait for #[Ps. 107:11]his counsel.
14But they had #Num. 11:4; 1 Cor. 10:6; [Ps. 78:18] a wanton craving in the wilderness,
and #Ex. 17:2; 1 Cor. 10:9put God to the test in the desert;
15he #Ps. 78:29 gave them what they asked,
but sent #Isa. 10:16a wasting disease among them.
16When men in the camp #See Num. 16:1-3 were jealous of Moses
and Aaron, #Deut. 33:2; Zech. 14:5; Jude 14the holy one of the Lord,
17 #
Num. 16:31, 32; Deut. 11:6 the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,
and covered the company of Abiram.
18 #
Num. 16:35
Fire also broke out in their company;
the flame burned up the wicked.
19They #Ex. 32:4; Deut. 9:8; Acts 7:41made a calf in Horeb
and worshiped a metal image.
20They #Jer. 2:11; [Rom. 1:23]exchanged the glory of God#106:20 Hebrew exchanged their glory
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21They #ver. 7, 13; Ps. 78:11; Deut. 32:18forgot God, their Savior,
who had done great things in Egypt,
22wondrous works in #Ps. 105:23, 27; [Ps. 78:51]the land of Ham,
and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
23Therefore #Ex. 32:10; Deut. 9:14; Ezek. 20:8 he said he would destroy them—
had not Moses, his #Ps. 105:6 chosen one,
#
Ezek. 22:30
stood in the breach before him,
to turn away his wrath from destroying them.
24Then they #Num. 14:31 despised #Zech. 7:14 the pleasant land,
having #Deut. 1:32; 9:23no faith in his promise.
25They #Num. 14:2; Deut. 1:27murmured in their tents,
and did not obey the voice of the Lord.
26Therefore he #Ex. 6:8; Num. 14:30; Deut. 32:40; Ezek. 20:6, 15, 23; [Ps. 95:11]raised his hand and swore to them
that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
27and would make their offspring fall among the nations,
# See Ps. 44:11 scattering them among the lands.
28Then they #Num. 25:3; Hos. 9:10 yoked themselves to the #Num. 25:3; Hos. 9:10 Baal of Peor,
and ate sacrifices offered to #Isa. 8:19the dead;
29they provoked the Lord to anger with their deeds,
and a plague broke out among them.
30Then #Num. 25:7, 8Phinehas stood up and intervened,
and the plague was stayed.
31And that was #[Gen. 15:6]; See Num. 25:10-13counted to him as righteousness
from generation to generation forever.
32They #See Num. 20:2-13; Deut. 1:37angered him at the waters of Meribah,
and it went ill with Moses on their account,
33for they #Ps. 107:11; [Ps. 78:40; Isa. 63:10] made his spirit bitter,#106:33 Or they rebelled against God’s Spirit
and he #Num. 20:10spoke rashly with his lips.
34They did not #See Judg. 1:21, 27-36 destroy the peoples,
#
Deut. 7:2, 16; Judg. 2:2 as the Lord commanded them,
35but they #Judg. 3:5, 6; [Ezra 9:2]mixed with the nations
and learned to do as they did.
36They served their idols,
which became #Ex. 23:33; Deut. 7:16; Judg. 2:3a snare to them.
37They #2 Kgs. 16:3; Isa. 57:5; Ezek. 16:20; 20:26 sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to #Deut. 32:17; [1 Cor. 10:20]the demons;
38they poured out innocent blood,
the blood of their sons and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
and the land was #Isa. 24:5polluted with blood.
39Thus they #Ezek. 20:18, 30, 31 became unclean by their acts,
and #See Ps. 73:27played the whore in their deeds.
40Then #Ps. 78:59, 62; Judg. 2:14 the anger of the Lord was kindled against #See Ps. 28:9his people,
and he abhorred his #See Ps. 28:9heritage;
41he #Neh. 9:27gave them into the hand of the nations,
so that those who hated them ruled over them.
42Their enemies #Judg. 4:3; 10:12oppressed them,
and they were brought into subjection under their power.
43 #
Judg. 2:16 Many times he delivered them,
but they were rebellious in their #See Ps. 81:12 purposes
and were #Lev. 26:39brought low through their iniquity.
44Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress,
when he #Judg. 3:9; 4:3; 6:7; 10:10heard their cry.
45For their sake he #Ps. 105:8; Lev. 26:42 remembered his covenant,
and #See Ps. 90:13 relented according to #ver. 7; Ps. 51:1; 69:16; Isa. 63:7; Lam. 3:32the abundance of his steadfast love.
46He caused them to be #1 Kgs. 8:50; 2 Chr. 30:9; Ezra 9:9; Neh. 1:11; Jer. 42:12pitied
by all those who held them captive.
47 # For ver. 47, 48, see 1 Chr. 16:35, 36 Save us, O Lord our God,
and #See Ps. 107:3gather us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name
and glory in your praise.
48 # See Ps. 41:13 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!
# See Ps. 41:13 And let all the people say, “Amen!”
# See Ps. 104:35 Praise the Lord!
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Psalms 106
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Psalm 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 ancestors have sinned;
we have done wrong and have acted wickedly.#Lv 26:40; Jr 3:25; 14:20
7Our ancestors in Egypt did not grasp
the significance of your wondrous 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 for his name’s sake,
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 power of the adversary;
he redeemed them from the power 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#106:20 Alt Hb tradition reads his glory, or my glory#106:20 = 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
22wondrous works in the land of Ham,#106:22 = 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.#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#106:27 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.#106:28 Lit sacrifices for dead ones#Nm 25:3; Dt 4:3; Hs 9:10
29They angered 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#106:32 Lit and it was evil for Moses because of them,#Nm 20:2–13; Ps 81:7
33for they embittered his spirit,#106:33 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 over 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 iniquity.#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 abundance
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, Lord 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
48Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.#Ps 41:13; 72:18; 89:52
Let all the people say, “Amen!”
Hallelujah!#1Ch 16:35–36
BOOK V
(Psalms 107–150)
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