Psalms 106

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

Hallelujah. Oh give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for to eternity endureth his kindness.

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 publish all his praise?

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

Happy are those that observe justice, that execute 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, when thou favorest thy people: oh visit me with thy 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 look on the happiness of thy elect, that I may rejoice in the joy of thy nation, that I may glorify myself with thy inheritance.

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

We have sinned together 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 did not reflect on thy wonders in Egypt: they remembered not the multitude of thy kindnesses; but rebelled 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 the sake of his name, to make known his might.

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; and 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 adversaries: not one of them was left.

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

Then believed they in 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.

Speedily they forgot his works, they waited not for his counsel;

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

And they felt a lustful longing 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 what they had asked; but sent dryness into their soul.

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

Moreover they envied Moses in the camp, and Aaron the holy one 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 over 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 burnt 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 bowed themselves down to a molten image.

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

And they exchanged their glory for the similitude of an ox that eateth herbs.

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

They forgot God their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt,

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

Wonders in the land of Ham, 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.

He therefore spoke of destroying them: had not Moses his elect stood in the breach before him, to turn away his fury, that he might not destroy.

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

And they despised the pleasant land, they believed not in his word;

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

But they murmured in their tents, they 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,

He therefore lifted up his hand against them, to cause them to fall in the wilderness;

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

And to let their seed fall 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.

And they joined themselves unto Ba'al-pe'or, 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.

And they provoked him to anger with their deeds: and there broke in among them the plague.

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 the plague was stayed.

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

And it was accounted 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 Meribah, and evil happened to Moses for their sake;

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

Because they had embittered his spirit, and so he spoke thoughtlessly with his lips.

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

They did not exterminate the nations, that the Lord had indicated to them;

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

But they mingled themselves among the nations, and learned their doings.

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

And they served their idols, and these became unto them a snare.

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

Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto the evil spirits;

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 they 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-guiltiness.

39 The also defiled themselves by what they did: their actions were spiritual adultery.

Thus were they made unclean through their own doings, and went astray with their own deeds.

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, and be felt disgust for 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 up into the hand of the nations: and there ruled over them those that hated them.

42 Their enemies dominated and subdued them with their power.

And their enemies also oppressed them: and they were subdued 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 rebelled with their counsel, and they were brought low through their iniquity.

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

Nevertheless he looked on when they were in distress, when he heard their entreaty.

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

And he remembered unto them his covenant, and he bethought himself according to the abundance of his kindnesses;

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

And be caused them to find mercy before all those that had carried them away captive.

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 nations, to give thanks unto thy holy name, to triumph in thy 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 the God of Israel from everlasting even to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen, Hallelujah.