Psalms 106

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We have sinned with our fathers, we have transgressed, we have done unrighteously.

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 understood not your wonders, and remembered not the multitude of your mercy; but provoked [him] as they went up by 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 cause his mighty power to be known.

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 was dried up: so he led them through the deep as through the 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 out of the hand of them that hated [them], and redeemed them out of the hand of the enemy.

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

The water covered those that oppressed them: there was not one of them left.

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

Then they believed his words, and celebrated his praise.

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

They made haste, they 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 dry [land].

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

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

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

They provoked Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the holy one of the Lord.

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

The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and closed upon the congregation of Abiron.

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

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

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

And they made a calf in Choreb, and worshipped the graven 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 a calf that feeds on grass.

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

They forgot God that saved them, who had wrought great deeds 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 Cham, and terrible things at 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 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.

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

Moreover they set at nothing the desirable land, and believed not his word.

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

And they murmured in their tents: they listened not 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 lifted up his hand against them, to cast them down in the wilderness;

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

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

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

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

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

and destruction, was multiplied among them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

33 They made Moses bitter, and he spoke rashly.

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

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

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

35 but they mingled with the nations and learned their ways

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

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

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

37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to devils,

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 daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Chanaan; and the land was defiled with blood.

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

and was polluted with their works; and they went a whoring with their own devices.

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

So the Lord was very angry with 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 delivered them into the hands of [their] enemies; and they that hated them ruled over them.

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

Ands their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought down under their hands.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And he caused them to be pitied in the sight of all who carried 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 among the heathen, 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 God of Israel from everlasting and to everlasting; and all the people shall say, Amen, Amen.