Psalms 106

1 Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy [endures] for ever.

Praise ye YHWH. O give thanks unto YHWH; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

2 Who shall tell the mighty acts of the Lord? [who] shall cause all his praises to be heard?

Who can utter the mighty acts of YHWH? who can shew forth all his praise?

3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and do righteousness at all times.

Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

4 Remember us, O Lord, with the favour [thou hast] to thy people: visit us with thy salvation;

Remember me, O YHWH, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;

5 that we may behold the good of thine elect, that we may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that we may glory with thine inheritance.

That 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.

6 We have sinned with our fathers, we have transgressed, we have done unrighteously.

We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

7 Our fathers in Egypt understood not thy wonders, and remembered not the multitude of thy mercy; but provoked [him] as they went up by the Red Sea.

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.

8 Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might cause his mighty power to be known.

Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

9 And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up: so he led them through the deep as through the wilderness.

He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.

10 And he saved them out of the hand of them that hated [them], and redeemed them out of the hand of the enemy.

And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

11 The water covered those that oppressed them: there was not one of them left.

And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.

12 Then they believed his words, and celebrated his praise.

Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.

13 They made haste, they forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel.

They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

14 And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the dry [land].

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted El in the desert.

15 And he gave them their request, and sent fullness into their souls.

And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

16 They provoked Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the holy one of the Lord.

They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of YHWH.

17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and closed upon the congregation of Abiron.

The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

18 And a fire was kindled in their congregation, and a flame burnt up the sinners.

And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.

19 And they made a calf in Choreb, and worshipped the graven image,

They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.

20 and they changed their glory into the similitude of a calf that feeds on grass.

Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

21 They forgot God that saved them, who had wrought great deeds in Egypt;

They forgat El their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;

22 wondrous [works] in the land of Cham, and terrible things at the Red Sea.

Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.

23 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.

Therefore 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 Moreover they set at nought the desirable land, and believed not his word.

Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:

25 And they murmured in their tents: they hearkened not to the voice of the Lord.

But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of YHWH.

26 So he lifted up his hand against them, to cast them down in the wilderness;

Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:

27 and to cast down their seed among the nations, and to scatter them in the countries.

To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.

28 They were joined also to Beelphegor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. And they provoked him with their devices;

They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

29 and destruction, was multiplied among them.

Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.

30 Then Phinees stood up, and made atonement: and the plague ceased.

Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.

31 And it was counted to him for righteousness, to all generations for ever.

And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.

32 They provoked him also at the water of Strife, and Moses was hurt for their sakes;

They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

33 for they provoked his spirit, and he spoke [unadvisedly] with his lips.

Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

34 They destroyed not the nations which the Lord told them [to destroy];

They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom YHWH commanded them:

35 but were mingled with the heathen, and learned their works.

But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.

36 And they served their graven images; and it became an offence to them.

And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.

37 And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to devils,

Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,

38 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.

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.

39 and was polluted with their works; and they went a whoring with their own devices.

Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.

40 So the Lord was very angry with his people, and he abhorred his inheritance.

Therefore was the wrath of YHWH kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

41 And he delivered them into the hands of [their] enemies; and they that hated them ruled over them.

And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.

42 Ands their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought down under their hands.

Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.

43 Many a time he delivered them; but they provoked him by their counsel, and they were brought low by their iniquities.

Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

44 Ye the Lord looked upon their affliction, when he heard their petition.

Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

45 And he remembered his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercy.

And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

46 And he caused them to be pitied in the sight of all who carried them captive.

He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.

47 Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, that we may glory in thy praise.

Save us, O YHWH our Elohim, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.

48 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting and to everlasting; and all the people shall say, Amen, Amen.

Blessed be YHWH Elohim of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye YHWH.