Psalms 106

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

Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

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

Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? [who] can shew forth all his praise?

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

Blessed [are] they that keep judgment, [and] he that doeth righteousness at all times.

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

Remember me, O LORD, with the favour [that thou bearest unto] thy people: O visit me with thy 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 him that hated [them], and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

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

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

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

Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.

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

They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wondrous works in the land of Ham, [and] terrible things by 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, [and] to triumph in thy praise.

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

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