Psalms 106

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

Praise ye the LORD! O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; For his mercy endureth for ever!

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

Who can utter the mighty deeds of the LORD? Who can show forth all his praise?

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

Happy are they who have regard to justice, Who practise righteousness at all times!

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

Remember me, O LORD! with the favor promised to thy people; O visit me with thy 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 thy chosen, That I may rejoice in the joy of thy people, That I may glory with thine inheritance!

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

We have sinned with our fathers; We have committed iniquity; we have done 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 regard thy wonders; They remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; But rebelled at the sea, 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 his own 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: and he led them through the depths, as in a wilderness.

He rebuked the Red sea, and it was dried up, And he led them through the deep 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 of him that hated them, And 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 enemies; There was not one of them left.

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

Then believed they his words, And sang his praise.

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

But they soon forgot his deeds, And waited not for his counsel.

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

They gave way to appetite in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert;

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

And he gave them their request, But sent upon them leanness.

16 And they provoked Moses in the camp, 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 opened and swallowed up Dathan: and covered the congregation of Abiron.

Then the earth opened, and swallowed up Dathan, And covered the company of Abiram,

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

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

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

They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped a molten image;

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

They changed their God of glory Into 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 saviour, Who had done such great things in Egypt,

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

Such wonders in the land of Ham. Such terrible things at 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.

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

They also despised the pleasant land, And 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 would not hearken to the voice of the LORD.

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

Then he lifted up his hand against them, And swore that he would make them fall in the wilderness;

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

That he would overthrow their descendants among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.

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

They also gave themselves to the worship of Baal-peor, And ate sacrifices offered to lifeless idols.

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

Thus they provoked his anger by their practices, And a plague broke in upon them.

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

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

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

And this was counted to him for righteousness, To all generations for ever.

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

They provoked him also at the waters of Meribah [[strife]], And evil befell Moses on their account.

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

For they provoked his spirit, So that he spake inconsiderately with his lips.

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

They did not destroy the nations, As Jehovah had commanded them.

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

They mingled themselves with the peoples, And learned their practices.

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

They even worshipped their idols, Which became to them a snare.

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

Their sons and their daughters they sacrificed 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,

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

Thus they defiled themselves with their works, And played the harlot with their practices.

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

Then burned the anger of the LORD against his people, So that 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.

And he gave them into the hand of the nations, And they who hated them ruled over them.

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

Their enemies oppressed them, And they were bowed down 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 did he deliver them; But they provoked him by their devices, And they were brought low for their iniquities.

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

Yet, when he heard their cries, He had regard to their affliction;

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

He remembered his covenant with them, And repented according to the greatness of his mercy,

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

And caused them to find pity Among all that carried 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 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 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 Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, Amen! Praise ye Jehovah!]