Psalms 106

1 Hallelujah. O give thanks unto the LORD; for He is good; for His mercy endureth for ever.

Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation.

2 Who can express the mighty acts of the LORD, or make all His praise to be heard?

Who will declare the powers of the Lord? Who make a hearing for all his praises?

3 Happy are they that keep justice, that do righteousness at all times.

Blessed are those who keep judgment and who do justice at all times.

4 Remember me, O LORD, when Thou favourest Thy people; O think of me at Thy salvation;

Remember us, O Lord, with good will for your people. Visit us with your salvation,

5 That I may behold the prosperity of Thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of Thy nation, that I may glory with Thine inheritance.

so that we may see the goodness of your elect, so that we may rejoice in the joy of your nation, so that you may be praised along with your inheritance.

6 We have sinned with our fathers, we have done iniquitously, we have dealt wickedly.

We have sinned, as have our fathers. We have acted unjustly; we have wrought iniquity.

7 Our fathers in Egypt gave no heed unto Thy wonders; they remembered not the multitude of Thy mercies; but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

Our fathers did not understand your miracles in Egypt. They did not remember the multitude of your mercies. And they provoked you, while going up to the sea, even the Red Sea.

8 Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake, that He might make His mighty power to be known.

And he saved them for the sake of his name, so that he might make known his power.

9 And He rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up; and He led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.

And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up. And he led them into the abyss, as if into a desert.

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

And he saved them from the hand of those who hated them. And he redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

11 And the waters covered their adversaries; there was not one of them left.

And the water covered those who troubled them. Not one of them remained.

12 Then believed they His words; they sang His praise.

And they believed his words, and they sang his praises.

13 They soon forgot His works; they waited not for His counsel;

As soon as they had finished, they forgot his works, and they would not endure his counsel.

14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tried God in the desert.

And they coveted their desire in the desert, and they tempted God in a waterless place.

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

And he granted to them their request, and he sent abundance into their souls.

16 They were jealous also of Moses in the camp, and of Aaron the holy one of the LORD.

And they provoked Moses in the camp, and Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.

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

The earth opened and swallowed Dathan, and it covered the congregation of Abiram.

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

And a fire broke out in their congregation. A flame burned up the sinners.

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

And they fashioned a calf at Horeb, and they adored a graven image.

20 Thus they exchanged their glory for the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.

And they exchanged their glory for the likeness of a calf that eats hay.

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

They forgot God, who saved them, who did great things in Egypt:

22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, terrible things by the Red Sea.

miracles in the land of Ham, terrible things at the Red Sea.

23 Therefore He said that He would destroy them, had not Moses His chosen stood before Him in the breach, to turn back His wrath, lest He should destroy them.

And he said that he would destroy them, yet Moses, his elect, stood firm before him in the breach, in order to avert his wrath, lest he destroy them.

24 Moreover, they scorned the desirable land, they believed not His word;

And they held the desirable land to be nothing. They did not trust in his word.

25 And they murmured in their tents, they hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.

And they murmured in their tabernacles. They did not heed the voice of the Lord.

26 Therefore He swore concerning them, that He would overthrow them in the wilderness;

And he lifted up his hand over them, in order to prostrate them in the desert,

27 And that He would cast out their seed among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.

and in order to cast their offspring among the nations, and to scatter them among the regions.

28 They joined themselves also unto Baal of Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

And they were initiated into Baal of Peor, and they ate the sacrifices of the dead.

29 Thus they provoked Him with their doings, and the plague broke in upon them.

And they provoked him with their inventions, and ruination was multiplied in them.

30 Then stood up Phinehas, and wrought judgment, and so the plague was stayed.

Then Phinehas stood up and placated him: and so the violent disturbance ceased.

31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness, unto all generations for ever.

And it was reputed to him unto justice, from generation to generation, even forever.

32 They angered Him also at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses because of them;

And they provoked him at the Waters of Contradiction, and Moses was afflicted because of them,

33 For they embittered his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips.

for they exasperated his spirit. And so he divided them with his lips.

34 They did not destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them;

They did not destroy the nations, about which the Lord had spoken to them.

35 But mingled themselves with the nations, and learned their works;

And they were mixed among the Gentiles. And they learned their works,

36 And they served their idols, which became a snare unto them;

and they served their graven images, and it became a scandal to them.

37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,

And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

38 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.

And they shed innocent blood: the blood of their sons and of their daughters, which they sacrificed to the graven images of Canaan. And the land was infected with bloodshed,

39 Thus were they defiled with their works, and went astray in their doings.

and was contaminated with their works. And they fornicated according to their own inventions.

40 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against His people, and He abhorred His inheritance.

And the Lord became furiously angry with his people, and he abhorred his inheritance.

41 And He gave them into the hand of the nations; and they that hated them ruled over them.

And he delivered them into the hands of the nations. And those who hated them became rulers over them.

42 Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were subdued under their hand.

And their enemies afflicted them, and they were humbled under their hands.

43 Many times did He deliver them; but they were rebellious in their counsel, and sank low through their iniquity.

Many times, he delivered them. Yet they provoked him with their counsel, and they were brought low by their iniquities.

44 Nevertheless He looked upon their distress, when He heard their cry;

And he saw that they were in tribulation, and he heard their prayer.

45 And He remembered for them His covenant, and repented according to the multitude of His mercies.

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

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

And he provided for them with mercies, in the sight of all those who had seized them.

47 Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks unto Thy holy name, that we may triumph in Thy praise.

Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from the nations, so that we may confess your holy name and glory in your praise.

48 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting, and let all the people say: 'Amen.' Hallelujah.

Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, from ages past, even to all ages. And let all the people say: Amen. Amen.