Psalms 106

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

Hallelujah! Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever.

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

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

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

Blessed are they that keep justice, [and] he that doeth 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 Jehovah, with [thy] favour toward thy people; visit me with thy 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 thy chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the joy of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.

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

We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done 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 considered not thy wondrous works; they remembered not the multitude of thy loving-kindnesses; but they rebelled at the sea, 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 his name's sake, that he might make known his might.

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

And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; and he led them through the deeps as through a wilderness.

10 He saved them from the hand of those who hated them, and he rescued 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 But the waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived.

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

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

Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.

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

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

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

And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

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

Then he gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.

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

And they envied Moses in the camp, [and] Aaron, the saint of Jehovah.

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

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

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

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

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

They made a calf in Horeb, and did homage to a molten image;

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

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

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

They forgot God their Saviour, who had done 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, terrible things 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.

And he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses, his chosen, stood before him in the breach, to turn away his fury, lest he should destroy [them].

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

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

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

But murmured in their tents: they hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah.

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

And he lifted up his hand to them, that he would make them fall in the wilderness;

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

And that he would make their seed fall among the nations, and disperse them through the countries.

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

And they joined themselves unto Baal-Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead;

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

And they provoked [him] to anger with their doings; and a plague broke out among them.

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

Then stood up Phinehas and executed judgment, and the plague was stayed;

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

And that was reckoned unto him for righteousness, from generation to generation, for evermore.

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

And they moved him to wrath at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account;

33 They made Moses bitter, and he spoke rashly.

For they provoked his spirit, so that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips.

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

They did not destroy the peoples, as Jehovah commanded them;

35 but they mingled with the nations and learned their ways

But they mingled with the nations, and learned their works;

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

And they served their idols; and they were a snare unto them:

37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto 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.

And 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.

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

And they were defiled with their works, and went a-whoring in their doings.

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

Then was the anger of Jehovah kindled against his people, and he abhorred his inheritance;

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

And he gave them into the hand of the nations; and they that hated them ruled over them:

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

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

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

Often did he deliver them; but as for them they provoked [him] by their counsel, and they were brought low by their iniquity.

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

But he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry;

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

And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses;

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

And he caused them to find compassion of all those that had carried them captives.

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, Jehovah our God, and gather us from among the nations, to give thanks unto thy holy name, [and] to triumph in thy praise.

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

Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, from eternity and to eternity! And let all the people say, Amen! Hallelujah!