Psalms 106

1 Hallelujah. Oh give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for to eternity endureth his kindness.

Praise Yahweh. Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his covenant faithfulness endures forever.

2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? who can publish all his praise?

Who can recount the mighty acts of Yahweh or proclaim in full all his praiseworthy deeds?

3 Happy are those that observe justice, that execute righteousness at all times.

Blessed are those who do what is right, and whose deeds are always just.

4 Remember me, O Lord, when thou favorest thy people: oh visit me with thy salvation;

Call me to mind, Yahweh, when you show favor to your people; help me when you save them.

5 That I may look on the happiness of thy elect, that I may rejoice in the joy of thy nation, that I may glorify myself with thy inheritance.

Then I will see the prosperity of your chosen, rejoice in the gladness of your nation, and glory with your inheritance.

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

We have sinned like our ancestors; we have done wrong, and we have done evil.

7 Our fathers did not reflect on thy wonders in Egypt: they remembered not the multitude of thy kindnesses; but rebelled at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

Our fathers did not appreciate your marvelous deeds in Egypt; they ignored your many acts of covenant faithfulness; they were rebellious at the sea, the Sea of Reeds.

8 Nevertheless he saved them for the sake of his name, to make known his might.

Nevertheless, he saved them for his name's sake so that he might reveal his power.

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

He rebuked the Sea of Reeds, and it dried up. Then he led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.

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

He saved them from the hand of those who hated them, and he rescued them from the hand of the enemy.

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

But the waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived.

12 Then believed they in his words, they sang his praise.

Then they believed his words, and they sang his praise.

13 Speedily they forgot his works, they waited not for his counsel;

But they quickly forgot what he had done; they did not wait for his instructions.

14 And they felt a lustful longing in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

They had insatiable cravings in the wilderness, and they challenged God in the desert.

15 And he gave them what they had asked; but sent dryness into their soul.

So he gave them what they requested, but he sent a horrible disease upon them.

16 Moreover they envied Moses in the camp, and Aaron the holy one of the Lord.

In the camp they became jealous of Moses and Aaron, the holy priest of Yahweh.

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

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

18 And a fire was kindled in their company: the flame burnt up the wicked.

Fire broke out among them; the fire consumed the wicked.

19 They made a calf in Horeb, and bowed themselves down to a molten image.

They made a calf at Horeb and worshiped a cast metal figure.

20 And they exchanged their glory for the similitude of an ox that eateth herbs.

They traded the glory of God for the image of 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 great deeds in Egypt.

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

He had done wonderful things in the land of Ham and mighty acts at the Sea of Reeds.

23 He therefore spoke of destroying them: had not Moses his elect stood in the breach before him, to turn away his fury, that he might not destroy.

So he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his anger from destroying them.

24 And they despised the pleasant land, they believed not in his word;

Then they despised the fruitful land; they did not believe his promise,

25 But they murmured in their tents, they hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord.

but grumbled in their tents, and did not obey Yahweh.

26 He therefore lifted up his hand against them, to cause them to fall in the wilderness;

Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them that he would let them die in the desert,

27 And to let their seed fall among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.

scatter their descendants among the nations, and scatter them in foreign lands.

28 And they joined themselves unto Ba'al-pe'or, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

They worshiped the Baal of Peor and ate the sacrifices offered to the dead.

29 And they provoked him to anger with their deeds: and there broke in among them the plague.

They provoked him to anger with their actions, and a plague broke out among them.

30 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and the plague was stayed.

Then Phinehas rose to intervene, and the plague subsided.

31 And it was accounted unto him for righteousness, unto all generations for evermore.

It was counted to him as a righteous deed to all generations forever.

32 They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, and evil happened to Moses for their sake;

They also angered Yahweh at the waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered because of them.

33 Because they had embittered his spirit, and so he spoke thoughtlessly with his lips.

They made Moses bitter, and he spoke rashly.

34 They did not exterminate the nations, that the Lord had indicated to them;

They did not destroy the nations as Yahweh had commanded them,

35 But they mingled themselves among the nations, and learned their doings.

but they mingled with the nations and learned their ways

36 And they served their idols, and these became unto them a snare.

and worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.

37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto the evil spirits;

They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

38 And they shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood-guiltiness.

They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, desecrating the land with blood.

39 Thus were they made unclean through their own doings, and went astray with their own deeds.

They were defiled by their deeds; in their actions they were like prostitutes.

40 therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, and be felt disgust for his own inheritance.

So Yahweh was angry with his people, and he despised his own people.

41 And he gave them up into the hand of the nations: and there ruled over them those that hated them.

He gave them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.

42 And their enemies also oppressed them: and they were subdued under their hand.

Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection to their authority.

43 Many times did he deliver them; but they rebelled with their counsel, and they were brought low through their iniquity.

Many times he came to help them, but they kept rebelling and were brought low by their own sin.

44 Nevertheless he looked on when they were in distress, when he heard their entreaty.

Nevertheless, he paid attention to their distress when he heard their cry for help.

45 And he remembered unto them his covenant, and he bethought himself according to the abundance of his kindnesses;

He called to mind his covenant with them and relented because of his steadfast love.

46 And be caused them to find mercy before all those that had carried them away captive.

He caused all their conquerers to have pity on them.

47 Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the nations, to give thanks unto thy holy name, to triumph in thy praise.

Save us, Yahweh, our God. Gather us from among the nations so that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praises.

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

May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised from everlasting to everlasting. All the people said, “Amen.” Praise Yahweh.