Psalms 106
1 Hallelujah! Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.
Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2 Who can utter the mighty acts of Jehovah? [who] can shew forth all his praise?
Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD, or fully declare all his praise?
3 Blessed are they that keep justice, [and] he that doeth righteousness at all times.
Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.
4 Remember me, O Jehovah, with [thy] favour toward thy people; visit me with thy salvation:
Remember me, LORD, with the favour that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,
5 That I may see the prosperity of thy chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the joy of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.
that I may see the prosperity of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance.
6 We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.
7 Our fathers in Egypt considered not thy wondrous works; they remembered not the multitude of thy loving-kindnesses; but they rebelled at the sea, at the Red Sea.
Our fathers didn’t understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn’t remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
8 Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his might.
Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power known.
9 And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; and he led them through the deeps as through a wilderness.
He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.
10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated [them], and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 And the waters covered their oppressors: there was not one of them left.
The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.
12 Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.
Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.
13 They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel:
They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,
14 And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.
15 Then he gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.
He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.
16 And they envied Moses in the camp, [and] Aaron, the saint of Jehovah.
They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, the LORD’s saint.
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram;
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
18 And fire was kindled in their company; a flame burned up the wicked.
A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burnt up the wicked.
19 They made a calf in Horeb, and did homage to a molten image;
They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped a molten image.
20 And they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.
21 They forgot God their Saviour, who had done great things in Egypt,
They forgot God, their Saviour, who had done great things in Egypt,
22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, terrible things by the Red Sea.
wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea.
23 And he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses, his chosen, stood before him in the breach, to turn away his fury, lest he should destroy [them].
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.
24 And they despised the pleasant land; they believed not his word,
Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,
25 But murmured in their tents: they hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah.
but murmured in their tents, and didn’t listen to the LORD’s voice.
26 And he lifted up his hand to them, that he would make them fall in the wilderness;
Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
27 And that he would make their seed fall among the nations, and disperse them through the countries.
that he would overthrow their offspring amongst the nations, and scatter them in the lands.
28 And they joined themselves unto Baal-Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead;
They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29 And they provoked [him] to anger with their doings; and a plague broke out among them.
Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.
30 Then stood up Phinehas and executed judgment, and the plague was stayed;
Then Phinehas stood up and executed judgement, so the plague was stopped.
31 And that was reckoned unto him for righteousness, from generation to generation, for evermore.
That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.
32 And they moved him to wrath at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account;
They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;
33 For they provoked his spirit, so that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips.
because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.
34 They did not destroy the peoples, as Jehovah commanded them;
They didn’t destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them,
35 But they mingled with the nations, and learned their works;
but mixed themselves with the nations, and learnt their works.
36 And they served their idols; and they were a snare unto them:
They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
37 And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,
Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
38 And shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood.
They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood.
39 And they were defiled with their works, and went a-whoring in their doings.
Thus they were defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.
40 Then was the anger of Jehovah kindled against his people, and he abhorred his inheritance;
Therefore the LORD burnt with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.
41 And he gave them into the hand of the nations; and they that hated them ruled over them:
He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.
42 And their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.
Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.
43 Often did he deliver them; but as for them they provoked [him] by their counsel, and they were brought low by their iniquity.
He rescued them many times, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.
44 But he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry;
Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.
45 And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses;
He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.
46 And he caused them to find compassion of all those that had carried them captives.
He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.
47 Save us, Jehovah our God, and gather us from among the nations, to give thanks unto thy holy name, [and] to triumph in thy praise.
Save us, LORD, our God, gather us from amongst the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!
48 Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, from eternity and to eternity! And let all the people say, Amen! Hallelujah!
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise the LORD!
