Psalms 106

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

Praise ye the LORD! O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; For his mercy 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 deeds of the LORD? Who can show forth all his praise?

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

Happy are they who have regard to justice, Who practise 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! with the favor promised to thy people; O 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, That I may rejoice in the joy of thy people, 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 did not regard thy wonders; They remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; But rebelled at the sea, 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 own name's sake. That he might make 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.

He rebuked the Red sea, and it was dried up, And he led them through the deep 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 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.

The waters covered their enemies; There was not one of them left.

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

Then believed they his words, And sang his praise.

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

But they soon forgot his deeds, And waited not for his counsel.

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

They gave way to appetite 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.

And he gave them their request, But sent upon them leanness.

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

They also envied Moses 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.

Then 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 a fire was kindled in their company; The flames burned up the wicked.

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

They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped a molten image;

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

They changed their God of glory Into the image of a grass-eating ox.

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

They forgot God, their saviour, Who had done such great things in Egypt,

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

Such wonders in the land of Ham. Such 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.

Then he said that he would destroy them; Had not Moses, his chosen, stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, that he might not destroy them.

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

They also despised the pleasant land, And believed not his word;

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

But murmured in their tents, And would not hearken 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,

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

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

That he would overthrow their descendants among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.

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

They also gave themselves to the worship of Baal-peor, And ate sacrifices offered to lifeless idols.

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

Thus they provoked his anger by their practices, And a plague broke in upon 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 this 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 waters of Meribah [[strife]], And evil befell Moses on their account.

33 They made Moses bitter, and he spoke rashly.

For they provoked his spirit, So that he spake inconsiderately with his lips.

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

They did not destroy the nations, As Jehovah had commanded them.

35 but they mingled with the nations and learned their ways

They mingled themselves with the peoples, And learned their practices.

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

They even worshipped their idols, Which became to them a snare.

37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

Their sons and their daughters they sacrificed 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.

And shed innocent blood, The blood of their own 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.

Thus they defiled themselves with their works, And played the harlot with their practices.

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

Then burned the anger of the LORD against his people, So that he abhorred his own 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 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 they were bowed down 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 did he deliver them; But they provoked him by their devices, And they were brought low for their iniquities.

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

Yet, when he heard their cries, He had regard to their affliction;

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

He remembered his covenant with them, And repented according to the greatness of his mercy,

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

And caused them to find pity Among all that 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 Jehovah, our God! and gather us from among the nations, That we may give thanks to thy holy name, And glory 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 everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, Amen! Praise ye Jehovah!]