Psalms 106
1 Hallelujah. O give thanks unto the LORD; for He is good; for His mercy endureth for ever.
Praise the Lord! Thank the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love lasts forever.
2 Who can express the mighty acts of the LORD, or make all His praise to be heard?
Who can give an account of all the wonderful things the Lord has done? Who can give him all the praise he is due?
3 Happy are they that keep justice, that do righteousness at all times.
Happy are those who treat people fairly, who always do what is right.
4 Remember me, O LORD, when Thou favourest Thy people; O think of me at Thy salvation;
Please remember me when you are generous to your people; think of me when you come to save.
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.
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.
6 We have sinned with our fathers, we have done iniquitously, we have dealt wickedly.
We have sinned just like our forefathers. We have done wrong. We are guilty.
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.
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.
8 Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake, that He might make His mighty power to be known.
Even so he saved them because of the kind of person he is, and to show 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.
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.
10 And He saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
He rescued them from those who hated them; he saved them from their enemies' power.
11 And the waters covered their adversaries; there was not one of them left.
The water drowned their enemies—none of them survived,
12 Then believed they His words; they sang His praise.
Then his people trusted in what he promised, and sang his praises.
13 They soon forgot His works; they waited not for His counsel;
But they quickly forgot what he had done for them, and they didn't listen to his advice.
14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tried God in the desert.
They were filled with desperate cravings in the wilderness; they provoked God in the desert.
15 And He gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
He gave them what they wanted, but sent them a plague as well.
16 They were jealous also of Moses in the camp, and of Aaron the holy one of the LORD.
In the camp the people became jealous of Moses, and of Aaron, the Lord's holy priest.
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
The earth split open and swallowed up Dathan; it buried Abiram and his followers.
18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
Fire broke out among them—a flame that burned them up.
19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped a molten image.
At Mount Sinai they made a calf, they bowed down before a metal idol.
20 Thus they exchanged their glory for the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.
They replaced their God of glory with a bull that eats grass!
21 They forgot God their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt;
They forgot God, their Savior, who had done marvelous things in Egypt;
22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, terrible things by the Red Sea.
performing miracles in the land of Ham, doing amazing 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.
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.
24 Moreover, they scorned the desirable land, they believed not His word;
Later the people refused to enter the Promised Land; they didn't trust him to do as he'd promised.
25 And they murmured in their tents, they hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.
They complained in their tents about the Lord, and refused to obey what he told them.
26 Therefore He swore concerning them, that He would overthrow them in the wilderness;
So he raised his hand to give them a serious warning that he would bring them down in the wilderness,
27 And that He would cast out their seed among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.
that he would disperse their descendants among the heathen nations, scattering them among countries far away.
28 They joined themselves also unto Baal of Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
They gave their allegiance to Baal Peor, and ate food sacrificed to the dead.
29 Thus they provoked Him with their doings, and the plague broke in upon them.
They provoked the Lord by what they did, making him angry, so a plague broke out among them.
30 Then stood up Phinehas, and wrought judgment, and so the plague was stayed.
But Phinehas took a stand for the Lord and intervened, and the plague was stopped in its tracks.
31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness, unto all generations for ever.
He has been considered as a man who lived right from that time on and for all generations.
32 They angered Him also at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses because of them;
They also angered him at the waters of Meribah where things went badly for Moses because of them.
33 For they embittered his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips.
They upset him so much that he spoke without thinking in the heat of the moment.
34 They did not destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them;
They did not destroy the heathen peoples as the Lord had told them to do,
35 But mingled themselves with the nations, and learned their works;
but instead they joined in with them and adopted their way of life.
36 And they served their idols, which became a snare unto them;
They worshiped their pagan idols which became a trap for them.
37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,
The even sacrificed their sons and daughters to these 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.
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.
39 Thus were they defiled with their works, and went astray in their doings.
The also defiled themselves by what they did: their actions were spiritual adultery.
40 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against His people, and He abhorred His inheritance.
So the Lord was angry with his people—he loathed those who belonged to him.
41 And He gave them into the hand of the nations; and they that hated them ruled over them.
He handed them over to the heathen nations. These people who hated them now became their rulers.
42 Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were subdued under their hand.
Their enemies dominated and subdued them with their power.
43 Many times did He deliver them; but they were rebellious in their counsel, and sank low through their iniquity.
The Lord repeatedly rescued them, but they continued with their rebellious ideas, until they were finally destroyed by their own sins.
44 Nevertheless He looked upon their distress, when He heard their cry;
Despite all this, the Lord was moved by their suffering; he heard their sad cries.
45 And He remembered for them His covenant, and repented according to the multitude of His mercies.
He remembered the agreement he had made with them, and he held back because of his great kindness and love.
46 He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captive.
He made the people who captured them treat them with mercy.
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, Lord, our God! Bring us back together from among the nations, so we can thank you and declare how magnificent and holy you are.
48 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting, and let all the people say: 'Amen.' Hallelujah.
How wonderful is the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives forever and ever! Let all the people say “Amen”! Praise the Lord!
