Psalms 106

1 Alleluia. Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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

2 Who shall declare the powers of the Lord? who shall set forth all his praises?

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

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

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

4 Remember us, O Lord, in the favour of thy people: visit us with thy salvation.

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

5 That we may see the good of thy chosen, that we may rejoice in the joy of thy nation: that thou mayst be praised with thy inheritance.

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

6 We have sinned with our fathers: we have acted unjustly, we have wrought iniquity.

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

7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt: they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies: And they provoked to wrath going up to the sea, even the Red Sea.

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.

8 And he saved them for his own name’s sake: that he might make his power known.

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

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

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

10 And he saved them from the hand of them that hated them: and he redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

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

11 And the water covered them that afflicted them: there was not one of them left.

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

12 And they believed his words: and they sang his praises.

Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.

13 They had quickly done, they forgot his works: and they waited not for his counsels.

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

14 And they coveted their desire in the desert: and they tempted God in the place without water.

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

15 And he gave them their request: and sent fulness into their souls.

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

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

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

17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan: and covered the congregation of Abiron.

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

18 And a fire was kindled in their congregation: the flame burned the wicked.

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

19 They made also a calf in Horeb: and they adored the graven thing.

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

20 And they changed their glory into the likeness of a calf that eateth grass.

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

21 They forgot God, who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,

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

22 Wondrous works in the land of Cham: terrible things in the Red Sea.

wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds 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 wrath, lest he should destroy them.

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.

24 And they set at nought the desirable land. They believed not his word,

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

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

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

26 And he lifted up his hand over them: to overthrow them in the desert;

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

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

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

28 They also were initiated to Beelphegor: and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

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

29 And they provoked him with their inventions: and destruction was multiplied among them.

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

30 Then Phinees stood up, and pacified him: and the slaughter ceased.

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

31 And it was reputed to him unto justice, to generation and generation for evermore.

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

32 They provoked him also at the waters of contradiction: and Moses was afflicted for their sakes:

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

33 Because they exasperated his spirit. And he distinguished with his lips.

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

34 They did not destroy the nations of which the Lord spoke unto them.

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

35 And they were mingled among the heathens, and learned their works:

but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.

36 And served their idols, and it became a stumblingblock to them.

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

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

They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

38 And they shed innocent blood: the blood of their sons and of their daughters which they sacrificed to the idols of Chanaan. And the land was polluted with blood,

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.

39 And was defiled with their works: and they went aside after their own inventions.

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

40 And the Lord was exceedingly angry with his people: and he abhorred his inheritance.

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

41 And he delivered them into the hands of the nations: and they that hated them had dominion over them.

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

42 And their enemies afflicted them: and they were humbled under their hands:

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

43 Many times did he deliver them. But they provoked him with their counsel: and they were brought low by their iniquities.

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

44 And he saw when they were in tribulation: and he heard their prayer.

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

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

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

46 And he gave them unto mercies, in the sight of all those that had made them captives.

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

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

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.

48 Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say: So be it, so be it.

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