Psalms 106

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

Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks to the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] 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 doeth 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 favor [that thou bearest to] thy people: O 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 see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thy 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 thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy 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 they believed 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 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.

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 worshiped the molten image.

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

Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

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

They forgot God their savior, who 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.

Yes, 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 to 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 to Baal-peor, 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 broke 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 to him for righteousness to all generations for ever.

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 unadvisedly 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 to them.

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

Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons,

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 to 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 astray 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 by 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 to thy holy name, [and] 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 God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.