Psalms 106
1 Alleluia. Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Let the Lord be praised. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
2 Who shall declare the powers of the Lord? who shall set forth all his praises?
Who is able to give an account of the great acts of the Lord, or to make clear all his praise?
3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and do justice at all times.
Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times.
4 Remember us, O Lord, in the favour of thy people: visit us with thy salvation.
Keep me in mind, O Lord, when you are good to your people; O let your salvation come to me;
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.
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.
6 We have sinned with our fathers: we have acted unjustly, we have wrought iniquity.
We are sinners like our fathers, we have done wrong, our acts are evil.
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 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.
8 And he saved them for his own name’s sake: that he might make his power known.
But he was their saviour because of his name, so that men might see his great power.
9 And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up: and he led them through the depths, as in a wilderness.
By his word the Red Sea was made dry: and he took them through the deep waters as through the waste land.
10 And he saved them from the hand of them that hated them: and he redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
And he took them safely out of the hands of their haters, and kept them from the attacks of those who were against them.
11 And the water covered them that afflicted them: there was not one of them left.
And the waters went over their haters; all of them came to an end.
12 And they believed his words: and they sang his praises.
Then they had faith in his words; they gave him songs of praise.
13 They had quickly done, they forgot his works: and they waited not for his counsels.
But their memory of his works was short; not waiting to be guided by him,
14 And they coveted their desire in the desert: and they tempted God in the place without water.
They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.
15 And he gave them their request: and sent fulness into their souls.
And he gave them their request, but sent a wasting disease into their souls.
16 And they provoked Moses in the camp, Aaron the holy one of the Lord.
They were full of envy against Moses among the tents, and against Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan: and covered the congregation of Abiron.
The earth opening put an end to Dathan, covering up Abiram and his band.
18 And a fire was kindled in their congregation: the flame burned the wicked.
And a fire was lighted among their tents; the sinners were burned up by the flames.
19 They made also a calf in Horeb: and they adored the graven thing.
They made a young ox in Horeb, and gave worship to an image of gold.
20 And they changed their glory into the likeness of a calf that eateth grass.
And their glory was changed into the image of an ox, whose food is grass.
21 They forgot God, who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,
They had no memory of God their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt;
22 Wondrous works in the land of Cham: terrible things in the Red Sea.
Works of wonder in the land of Ham, and things of fear 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.
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.
24 And they set at nought the desirable land. They believed not his word,
They were disgusted with the good land; they had no belief in his word;
25 And they murmured in their tents: they hearkened not to the voice of the Lord.
Talking against him secretly in their tents, they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord.
26 And he lifted up his hand over them: to overthrow them in the desert;
So he made an oath against them, to put an end to them in the waste land:
27 And to cast down their seed among the nations, and to scatter them in the countries.
That their children might be mixed among the nations, and sent away into other lands.
28 They also were initiated to Beelphegor: and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
And they were joined to Baal-peor, and took part in the offerings to the dead.
29 And they provoked him with their inventions: and destruction was multiplied among them.
So they made him angry by their behaviour; and he sent disease on them.
30 Then Phinees stood up, and pacified him: and the slaughter ceased.
Then Phinehas got up, and made prayer for them; and the disease went no farther.
31 And it was reputed to him unto justice, to generation and generation for evermore.
And all the generations coming after him kept the memory of his righteousness for ever.
32 They provoked him also at the waters of contradiction: and Moses was afflicted for their sakes:
They made God angry again at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled because of them;
33 Because they exasperated his spirit. And he distinguished with his lips.
For they made his spirit bitter, and he said unwise things.
34 They did not destroy the nations of which the Lord spoke unto them.
They did not put an end to the peoples, as the Lord had said;
35 And they were mingled among the heathens, and learned their works:
But they were joined to the nations, learning their works.
36 And served their idols, and it became a stumblingblock to them.
And they gave worship to images; which were a danger to them:
37 And they sacrificed their sons, and their daughters to devils.
They even made offerings of their sons and their daughters to evil spirits,
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,
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.
39 And was defiled with their works: and they went aside after their own inventions.
So they became unclean through their works, going after their evil desires.
40 And the Lord was exceedingly angry with his people: and he abhorred his inheritance.
Then the wrath of the Lord was burning against his people, and he was angry with his heritage.
41 And he delivered them into the hands of the nations: and they that hated them had dominion over them.
And he gave them into the hands of the nations; and they were ruled by their haters.
42 And their enemies afflicted them: and they were humbled under their hands:
By them they were crushed, and made low under their hands.
43 Many times did he deliver them. But they provoked him with their counsel: and they were brought low by their iniquities.
Again and again he made them free; but their hearts were turned against his purpose, and they were overcome by their sins.
44 And he saw when they were in tribulation: and he heard their prayer.
But when their cry came to his ears, he had pity on their trouble:
45 And he was mindful of his covenant: and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
And kept in mind his agreement with them, and in his great mercy gave them forgiveness.
46 And he gave them unto mercies, in the sight of all those that had made them captives.
He put pity into the hearts of those who made them prisoners.
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.
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.
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.
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.
