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.
Praise ye the LORD! O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; For his mercy endureth 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 can utter the mighty deeds of the LORD? Who can show forth all his praise?
3 Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times.
Happy are they who have regard to justice, Who practise 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 me, O LORD! with the favor promised to thy people; O visit me with thy 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 I may see the prosperity of thy chosen, That I may rejoice in the joy of thy people, That I may glory with thine inheritance!
6 We are sinners like our fathers, we have done wrong, our acts are evil.
We have sinned with our fathers; We have committed iniquity; we have done wickedly.
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 did not regard thy wonders; They remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; But rebelled at the sea, 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 own name's sake. That he might make 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.
He rebuked the Red sea, and it was dried up, And he led them through the deep as through a desert.
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.
He saved them from the hand of him that hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 And the waters went over their haters; all of them came to an end.
The waters covered their enemies; There was not one of them left.
12 Then they had faith in his words; they gave him songs of praise.
Then believed they his words, And sang his praise.
13 But their memory of his works was short; not waiting to be guided by him,
But they soon forgot his deeds, And 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.
They gave way to appetite in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert;
15 And he gave them their request, but sent a wasting disease into their souls.
And he gave them their request, But sent upon them leanness.
16 They were full of envy against Moses among the tents, and against Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.
They also envied Moses 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.
Then the earth opened, and swallowed up Dathan, And covered the company of Abiram,
18 And a fire was lighted among their tents; the sinners were burned up by the flames.
And a fire was kindled in their company; The flames burned up the wicked.
19 They made a young ox in Horeb, and gave worship to an image of gold.
They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped a molten image;
20 And their glory was changed into the image of an ox, whose food is grass.
They changed their God of glory Into the image of a grass-eating ox.
21 They had no memory of God their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt;
They forgot God, their saviour, Who had done such great things in Egypt,
22 Works of wonder in the land of Ham, and things of fear by the Red Sea.
Such wonders in the land of Ham. Such 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.
Then he said that he would destroy them; Had not Moses, his chosen, stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, that he might not destroy them.
24 They were disgusted with the good land; they had no belief in his word;
They also despised the pleasant 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.
But murmured in their tents, And would not hearken to the voice of the LORD.
26 So he made an oath against them, to put an end to them in the waste land:
Then he lifted up his hand against them, And swore that he would make them fall in the wilderness;
27 That their children might be mixed among the nations, and sent away into other lands.
That he would overthrow their descendants among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.
28 And they were joined to Baal-peor, and took part in the offerings to the dead.
They also gave themselves to the worship of Baal-peor, And ate sacrifices offered to lifeless idols.
29 So they made him angry by their behaviour; and he sent disease on them.
Thus they provoked his anger by their practices, And a plague broke in upon them.
30 Then Phinehas got up, and made prayer for them; and the disease went no farther.
Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment, And the plague was stayed.
31 And all the generations coming after him kept the memory of his righteousness for ever.
And this 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 waters of Meribah [[strife]], And evil befell Moses on their account.
33 For they made his spirit bitter, and he said unwise things.
For they provoked his spirit, So that he spake inconsiderately with his lips.
34 They did not put an end to the peoples, as the Lord had said;
They did not destroy the nations, As Jehovah had commanded them.
35 But they were joined to the nations, learning their works.
They mingled themselves with the peoples, And learned their practices.
36 And they gave worship to images; which were a danger to them:
They even worshipped their idols, Which became to them a snare.
37 They even made offerings of their sons and their daughters to evil spirits,
Their sons and their daughters they sacrificed to demons,
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 own sons and daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with blood.
39 So they became unclean through their works, going after their evil desires.
Thus they defiled themselves with their works, And played the harlot with their practices.
40 Then the wrath of the Lord was burning against his people, and he was angry with his heritage.
Then burned the anger of the LORD against his people, So that he abhorred his own inheritance.
41 And he gave them into the hands of the nations; and they were ruled by their haters.
And he gave them into the hand of the nations, And they who hated them ruled over them.
42 By them they were crushed, and made low under their hands.
Their enemies oppressed them, And they were bowed down under their hand.
43 Again and again he made them free; but their hearts were turned against his purpose, and they were overcome by their sins.
Many times did he deliver them; But they provoked him by their devices, And they were brought low for their iniquities.
44 But when their cry came to his ears, he had pity on their trouble:
Yet, when he heard their cries, He had regard to their affliction;
45 And kept in mind his agreement with them, and in his great mercy gave them forgiveness.
He remembered his covenant with them, And repented according to the greatness of his mercy,
46 He put pity into the hearts of those who made them prisoners.
And caused them to find pity Among all that 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 Jehovah, our God! and gather us from among the nations, That we may give thanks to thy holy name, And glory in thy 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 Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, Amen! Praise ye Jehovah!]
