Psalms 106

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

Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

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

Who can describe the mighty acts of the LORD or fully proclaim His praise?

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

Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.

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

Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,

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

that I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, and rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, and give glory with Your inheritance.

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

We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.

7 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.

Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.

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

Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.

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

He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.

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

He saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

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

The waters covered their foes; not one of them remained.

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

Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.

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

Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.

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

They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.

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

So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.

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

In the camp they envied Moses, as well as Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.

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

The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.

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

Then fire blazed through their company; flames consumed the wicked.

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

At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image.

20 They traded the glory of God for the image of a bull that eats grass.

They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.

21 They forgot God their Savior, who had done great deeds in Egypt.

They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,

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

wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

23 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.

So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.

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

They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise.

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

They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.

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

So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness,

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

to disperse their offspring among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.

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

They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.

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

So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.

30 Then Phinehas rose to intervene, and the plague subsided.

But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.

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

It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.

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

At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.

33 They made Moses bitter, and he spoke rashly.

For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.

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

They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,

35 but they mingled with the nations and learned their ways

but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.

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

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

37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

38 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.

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

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

They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

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

So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance.

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

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

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

Their enemies oppressed them, and subdued them under their hand.

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

Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.

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

Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.

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

And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.

46 He caused all their conquerers to have pity on them.

He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.

47 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.

Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.

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

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!