Psalms 106

1 Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation.

2 Who can describe the mighty acts of the LORD or fully proclaim His praise?

Who will declare the powers of the Lord? Who make a hearing for all his praises?

3 Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.

Blessed are those who keep judgment and who do justice at all times.

4 Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,

Remember us, O Lord, with good will for your people. Visit us with your salvation,

5 that I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, and rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, and give glory with Your inheritance.

so that we may see the goodness of your elect, so that we may rejoice in the joy of your nation, so that you may be praised along with your inheritance.

6 We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.

We have sinned, as have our fathers. We have acted unjustly; we have wrought iniquity.

7 Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.

Our fathers did not understand your miracles in Egypt. They did not remember the multitude of your mercies. And they provoked you, while going up to the sea, even the Red Sea.

8 Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.

And he saved them for the sake of his name, so that he might make known his power.

9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.

And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up. And he led them into the abyss, as if into a desert.

10 He saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

And he saved them from the hand of those who hated them. And he redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

11 The waters covered their foes; not one of them remained.

And the water covered those who troubled them. Not one of them remained.

12 Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.

And they believed his words, and they sang his praises.

13 Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.

As soon as they had finished, they forgot his works, and they would not endure his counsel.

14 They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.

And they coveted their desire in the desert, and they tempted God in a waterless place.

15 So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.

And he granted to them their request, and he sent abundance into their souls.

16 In the camp they envied Moses, as well as Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.

And they provoked Moses in the camp, and Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.

17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.

The earth opened and swallowed Dathan, and it covered the congregation of Abiram.

18 Then fire blazed through their company; flames consumed the wicked.

And a fire broke out in their congregation. A flame burned up the sinners.

19 At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image.

And they fashioned a calf at Horeb, and they adored a graven image.

20 They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.

And they exchanged their glory for the likeness of a calf that eats hay.

21 They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,

They forgot God, who saved them, who did great things in Egypt:

22 wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

miracles in the land of Ham, terrible things at the Red Sea.

23 So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.

And he said that he would destroy them, yet Moses, his elect, stood firm before him in the breach, in order to avert his wrath, lest he destroy them.

24 They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise.

And they held the desirable land to be nothing. They did not trust in his word.

25 They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.

And they murmured in their tabernacles. They did not heed the voice of the Lord.

26 So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness,

And he lifted up his hand over them, in order to prostrate them in the desert,

27 to disperse their offspring among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.

and in order to cast their offspring among the nations, and to scatter them among the regions.

28 They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.

And they were initiated into Baal of Peor, and they ate the sacrifices of the dead.

29 So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.

And they provoked him with their inventions, and ruination was multiplied in them.

30 But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.

Then Phinehas stood up and placated him: and so the violent disturbance ceased.

31 It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.

And it was reputed to him unto justice, from generation to generation, even forever.

32 At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.

And they provoked him at the Waters of Contradiction, and Moses was afflicted because of them,

33 For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.

for they exasperated his spirit. And so he divided them with his lips.

34 They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,

They did not destroy the nations, about which the Lord had spoken to them.

35 but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.

And they were mixed among the Gentiles. And they learned their works,

36 They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.

and they served their graven images, and it became a scandal to them.

37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

38 They shed innocent blood— the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.

And they shed innocent blood: the blood of their sons and of their daughters, which they sacrificed to the graven images of Canaan. And the land was infected with bloodshed,

39 They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

and was contaminated with their works. And they fornicated according to their own inventions.

40 So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance.

And the Lord became furiously angry with his people, and he abhorred his inheritance.

41 He delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.

And he delivered them into the hands of the nations. And those who hated them became rulers over them.

42 Their enemies oppressed them, and subdued them under their hand.

And their enemies afflicted them, and they were humbled under their hands.

43 Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.

Many times, he delivered them. Yet they provoked him with their counsel, and they were brought low by their iniquities.

44 Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.

And he saw that they were in tribulation, and he heard their prayer.

45 And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.

And he was mindful of his covenant, and he repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

46 He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.

And he provided for them with mercies, in the sight of all those who had seized them.

47 Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.

Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from the nations, so that we may confess your holy name and glory in your praise.

48 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!

Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, from ages past, even to all ages. And let all the people say: Amen. Amen.