Psalms 106

1 Praise the Lord! Thank the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love lasts forever.

Praise all of you the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever.

2 Who can give an account of all the wonderful things the Lord has done? Who can give him all the praise he is due?

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

3 Happy are those who treat people fairly, who always do what is right.

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

4 Please remember me when you are generous to your people; think of me when you come to save.

Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that you bear unto your people: O visit me with your salvation;

5 Let me see your chosen people prosperous; let me be happy together with your nation; let me share in being proud of you with those who belong to you.

That I may see the good of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance.

6 We have sinned just like our forefathers. We have done wrong. We are guilty.

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

7 They didn't pay attention to the wonderful things you did. They didn't keep in mind how much you loved them, but chose to rebel at the sea, the Red Sea.

Our fathers understood not your wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of your mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.

8 Even so he saved them because of the kind of person he is, and to show his power

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

9 He gave his order to the Red Sea, and it dried up. He led his people across the seabed as if it were a desert.

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

10 He rescued them from those who hated them; he saved them from their enemies' power.

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

11 The water drowned their enemies—none of them survived,

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

12 Then his people trusted in what he promised, and sang his praises.

Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.

13 But they quickly forgot what he had done for them, and they didn't listen to his advice.

They soon forgotten about his works; they waited not for his counsel:

14 They were filled with desperate cravings in the wilderness; they provoked God in the desert.

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

15 He gave them what they wanted, but sent them a plague as well.

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

16 In the camp the people became jealous of Moses, and of Aaron, the Lord's holy priest.

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

17 The earth split open and swallowed up Dathan; it buried Abiram and his followers.

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

18 Fire broke out among them—a flame that burned them up.

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

19 At Mount Sinai they made a calf, they bowed down before a metal idol.

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

20 They replaced their God of glory with a bull that eats grass!

Thus they changed their glory into the embodiment of an ox that eats grass.

21 They forgot God, their Savior, who had done marvelous things in Egypt;

They forgotten about God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;

22 performing miracles in the land of Ham, doing amazing things at the Red Sea.

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

23 So he said he was going to destroy them But Moses, his chosen leader, placed himself between the Lord and the people to persuade the Lord not to destroy them in his anger.

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 Later the people refused to enter the Promised Land; they didn't trust him to do as he'd promised.

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

25 They complained in their tents about the Lord, and refused to obey what he told them.

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

26 So he raised his hand to give them a serious warning that he would bring them down in the wilderness,

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

27 that he would disperse their descendants among the heathen nations, scattering them among countries far away.

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

28 They gave their allegiance to Baal Peor, and ate food sacrificed to the dead.

They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

29 They provoked the Lord by what they did, making him angry, so a plague broke out among them.

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

30 But Phinehas took a stand for the Lord and intervened, and the plague was stopped in its tracks.

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

31 He has been considered as a man who lived right from that time on and for all generations.

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

32 They also angered him at the waters of Meribah where things went badly for Moses because of them.

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

33 They upset him so much that he spoke without thinking in the heat of the moment.

Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spoke without due consideration with his lips.

34 They did not destroy the heathen peoples as the Lord had told them to do,

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

35 but instead they joined in with them and adopted their way of life.

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

36 They worshiped their pagan idols which became a trap for them.

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

37 The even sacrificed their sons and daughters to these demons.

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

38 They shed the blood of innocent children, their sons and daughters, sacrificing them to the idols of Canaan. By doing so they defiled the land 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 The also defiled themselves by what they did: their actions were spiritual adultery.

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

40 So the Lord was angry with his people—he loathed those who belonged to him.

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

41 He handed them over to the heathen nations. These people who hated them now became their rulers.

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

42 Their enemies dominated and subdued them with their power.

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

43 The Lord repeatedly rescued them, but they continued with their rebellious ideas, until they were finally destroyed by their own sins.

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

44 Despite all this, the Lord was moved by their suffering; he heard their sad cries.

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

45 He remembered the agreement he had made with them, and he held back because of his great kindness and love.

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

46 He made the people who captured them treat them with mercy.

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

47 Save us, Lord, our God! Bring us back together from among the nations, so we can thank you and declare how magnificent and holy you are.

Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto your holy name, and to triumph in your praise.

48 How wonderful is the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives forever and ever! Let all the people say “Amen”! Praise the Lord!

Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise all of you the LORD.