Psalms 106
1 Let the Lord be praised. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy [endures] for ever.
2 Who is able to give an account of the great acts of the Lord, or to make clear all his praise?
Who shall tell the mighty acts of the Lord? [who] shall cause all his praises to be heard?
3 Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times.
Blessed are they that keep judgment, and do righteousness at all times.
4 Keep me in mind, O Lord, when you are good to your people; O let your salvation come to me;
Remember us, O Lord, with the favor [you have] to your people: visit us with your salvation;
5 So that I may see the well-being of the people of your selection, and have a part in the joy of your nation, and take pride in your heritage.
that we may behold the good of your elect, that we may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that we may glory with your inheritance.
6 We are sinners like our fathers, we have done wrong, our acts are evil.
We have sinned with our fathers, we have transgressed, we have done unrighteously.
7 Our fathers did not give thought to your wonders in Egypt; they did not keep in memory the great number of your mercies, but gave you cause for wrath at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
Our fathers in Egypt understood not your wonders, and remembered not the multitude of your mercy; but provoked [him] as they went up by the Red Sea.
8 But he was their saviour because of his name, so that men might see his great power.
Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might cause his mighty power to be known.
9 By his word the Red Sea was made dry: and he took them through the deep waters as through the waste land.
And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up: so he led them through the deep as through the wilderness.
10 And he took them safely out of the hands of their haters, and kept them from the attacks of those who were against them.
And he saved them out of the hand of them that hated [them], and redeemed them out of the hand of the enemy.
11 And the waters went over their haters; all of them came to an end.
The water covered those that oppressed them: there was not one of them left.
12 Then they had faith in his words; they gave him songs of praise.
Then they believed his words, and celebrated his praise.
13 But their memory of his works was short; not waiting to be guided by him,
They made haste, they forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel.
14 They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.
And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the dry [land].
15 And he gave them their request, but sent a wasting disease into their souls.
And he gave them their request, and sent fullness into their souls.
16 They were full of envy against Moses among the tents, and against Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.
They provoked Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the holy one of the Lord.
17 The earth opening put an end to Dathan, covering up Abiram and his band.
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and closed upon the congregation of Abiron.
18 And a fire was lighted among their tents; the sinners were burned up by the flames.
And a fire was kindled in their congregation, and a flame burnt up the sinners.
19 They made a young ox in Horeb, and gave worship to an image of gold.
And they made a calf in Choreb, and worshipped the graven image,
20 And their glory was changed into the image of an ox, whose food is grass.
and they changed their glory into the similitude of a calf that feeds on grass.
21 They had no memory of God their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt;
They forgot God that saved them, who had wrought great deeds in Egypt;
22 Works of wonder in the land of Ham, and things of fear by the Red Sea.
wondrous [works] in the land of Cham, and terrible things at the Red Sea.
23 And he was purposing to put an end to them if Moses, his special servant, had not gone up before him, between him and his people, turning back his wrath, to keep them from destruction.
So he said that he would have destroyed them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn [him] away from the fierceness of his anger, so that he should not destroy them.
24 They were disgusted with the good land; they had no belief in his word;
Moreover they set at nothing the desirable land, and believed not his word.
25 Talking against him secretly in their tents, they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord.
And they murmured in their tents: they listened not to the voice of the Lord.
26 So he made an oath against them, to put an end to them in the waste land:
So he lifted up his hand against them, to cast them down in the wilderness;
27 That their children might be mixed among the nations, and sent away into other lands.
and to cast down their seed among the nations, and to scatter them in the countries.
28 And they were joined to Baal-peor, and took part in the offerings to the dead.
They were joined also to Beelphegor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. And they provoked him with their devices;
29 So they made him angry by their behaviour; and he sent disease on them.
and destruction, was multiplied among them.
30 Then Phinehas got up, and made prayer for them; and the disease went no farther.
Then Phinees stood up, and made atonement: and the plague ceased.
31 And all the generations coming after him kept the memory of his righteousness for ever.
And it was counted to him for righteousness, to all generations for ever.
32 They made God angry again at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled because of them;
They provoked him also at the water of Strife, and Moses was hurt for their sakes;
33 For they made his spirit bitter, and he said unwise things.
for they provoked his spirit, and he spoke [unadvisedly] with his lips.
34 They did not put an end to the peoples, as the Lord had said;
They destroyed not the nations which the Lord told them [to destroy];
35 But they were joined to the nations, learning their works.
but were mingled with the heathen, and learned their works.
36 And they gave worship to images; which were a danger to them:
And they served their graven images; and it became an offense to them.
37 They even made offerings of their sons and their daughters to evil spirits,
And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to devils,
38 And gave the blood of their sons and their daughters who had done no wrong, offering them to the images of Canaan; and the land was made unclean with blood.
and shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Chanaan; and the land was defiled with blood.
39 So they became unclean through their works, going after their evil desires.
and was polluted with their works; and they went a whoring with their own devices.
40 Then the wrath of the Lord was burning against his people, and he was angry with his heritage.
So the Lord was very angry with his people, and he abhorred his inheritance.
41 And he gave them into the hands of the nations; and they were ruled by their haters.
And he delivered them into the hands of [their] enemies; and they that hated them ruled over them.
42 By them they were crushed, and made low under their hands.
Ands their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought down under their hands.
43 Again and again he made them free; but their hearts were turned against his purpose, and they were overcome by their sins.
Many a time he delivered them; but they provoked him by their counsel, and they were brought low by their iniquities.
44 But when their cry came to his ears, he had pity on their trouble:
You the Lord looked upon their affliction, when he heard their petition.
45 And kept in mind his agreement with them, and in his great mercy gave them forgiveness.
And he remembered his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercy.
46 He put pity into the hearts of those who made them prisoners.
And he caused them to be pitied in the sight of all who carried them captive.
47 Be our saviour, O Lord our God, and let us come back together from among the nations, so that we may give honour to your holy name, and have glory in your praise.
Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the heathen, that we may give thanks to your holy name, that we may glory in your praise.
48 Praise be to the Lord God of Israel for ever and for ever; and let all the people say, So be it. Give praise to the Lord.
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting and to everlasting; and all the people shall say, Amen, Amen.
