Psalms 106

1 Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy [endures] for ever.

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

2 Who shall tell the mighty acts of the Lord? [who] shall cause all his praises to be heard?

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

3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and do righteousness at all times.

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

4 Remember us, O Lord, with the favor [you have] to your people: visit us with your salvation;

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

5 that we may behold the good of your elect, that we may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that we may glory with your 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 transgressed, we have done unrighteously.

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

7 Our fathers in Egypt understood not your wonders, and remembered not the multitude of your mercy; but provoked [him] as they went up by 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 Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might cause 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: so he led them through the deep as through the 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 out of the hand of them that hated [them], and redeemed them out of 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 The water covered those that oppressed them: there was not one of them left.

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

12 Then they believed his words, and celebrated his praise.

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

13 They made haste, they 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 And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the dry [land].

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

15 And he gave them their request, and sent fullness into their souls.

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

16 They provoked Moses also in the camp, and 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 closed upon the congregation of Abiron.

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

18 And a fire was kindled in their congregation, and a flame burnt up the sinners.

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

19 And they made a calf in Choreb, and worshipped the graven image,

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

20 and they changed their glory into the similitude of a calf that feeds on grass.

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

21 They forgot God that saved them, who had wrought great deeds in Egypt;

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

22 wondrous [works] in the land of Cham, and terrible things at the Red Sea.

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

23 So he said that he would have destroyed them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn [him] away from the fierceness of his anger, so that he should not 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 set at nothing the desirable land, and 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 listened not to the voice of the Lord.

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

26 So he lifted up his hand against them, to cast them down in the wilderness;

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

27 and to cast down their seed among the nations, and to scatter them in the countries.

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

28 They were joined also to Beelphegor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. And they provoked him with their devices;

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

29 and destruction, was multiplied among them.

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

30 Then Phinees stood up, and made atonement: and the plague ceased.

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

31 And it was counted to him for righteousness, to all generations for ever.

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

32 They provoked him also at the water of Strife, and Moses was hurt for their sakes;

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

33 for they provoked his spirit, and he spoke [unadvisedly] with his lips.

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

34 They destroyed not the nations which the Lord told them [to destroy];

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

35 but were mingled with the heathen, and learned their works.

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

36 And they served their graven images; and it became an offense to them.

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

37 And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to devils,

And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

38 and shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Chanaan; and the land was defiled 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 and was polluted with their works; and they went a whoring with their own devices.

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

40 So the Lord was very angry with his people, and he abhorred his inheritance.

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

41 And he delivered them into the hands of [their] enemies; 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 Ands their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought down under their hands.

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

43 Many a time he delivered them; but they provoked him by their counsel, and they were brought low by their iniquities.

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

44 You the Lord looked upon their affliction, when he heard their petition.

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

45 And he remembered his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercy.

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

46 And he caused them to be pitied in the sight of all who 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 heathen, that we may give thanks to your holy name, that we may glory in your 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 God of Israel from everlasting and to everlasting; and all the people shall say, Amen, Amen.

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