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 his goodness, for his kindness endures forever.
2 Who can recount the mighty acts of Yahweh or proclaim in full all his praiseworthy deeds?
Who can describe his heroic deeds, or publish all his praise?
3 Blessed are those who do what is right, and whose deeds are always just.
Happy they who act justly, and do righteousness evermore.
4 Call me to mind, Yahweh, when you show favor to your people; help me when you save them.
Remember me, Lord, as you remember your people, and visit me with your gracious help.
5 Then I will see the prosperity of your chosen, rejoice in the gladness of your nation, and glory with your inheritance.
May I see the good fortune of your elect, may I share in the joy of your nation, and in the pride of your heritage.
6 We have sinned like our ancestors; we have done wrong, and we have done evil.
We, like our fathers, have sinned, we have done perversely and 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.
In the land of Egypt our fathers, all heedless of your wonders, and unmindful of your great kindness, at the Red Sea defied the Most High.
8 Nevertheless, he saved them for his name's sake so that he might reveal his power.
But true to his name he saved them, in order to show his might.
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; they marched through the depths as through desert,
10 He saved them from the hand of those who hated them, and he rescued them from the hand of the enemy.
saved from the hand of the hostile, redeemed from the hand of the foe.
11 But the waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived.
The waters covered their enemies: not one of them was left.
12 Then they believed his words, and they sang his praise.
So then they believed in his words, and began to sing his praise.
13 But they quickly forgot what he had done; they did not wait for his instructions.
But soon they forgot his deeds: they did not wait for his counsel.
14 They had insatiable cravings in the wilderness, and they challenged God in the desert.
Their greed was ravenous in the desert; they put God to the test in the wilderness.
15 So he gave them what they requested, but he sent a horrible disease upon them.
He gave them the thing they had asked for, but sent wasting disease among them.
16 In the camp they became jealous of Moses and Aaron, the holy priest of Yahweh.
The camp grew jealous of Moses and of Aaron, 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 covered Abiram’s company.
18 Fire broke out among them; the fire consumed the wicked.
Fire broke out on their company, flame kindled upon the wicked.
19 They made a calf at Horeb and worshiped a cast metal figure.
They made a calf in Horeb, and bowed to the molten image.
20 They traded the glory of God for the image of a bull that eats grass.
They exchanged their glorious God for the image of ox that eats grass.
21 They forgot God their Savior, who had done great deeds in Egypt.
They forgot the God who had saved them by mighty deeds in Egypt
22 He had done wonderful things in the land of Ham and mighty acts at the Sea of Reeds.
Wonders in the land of Ham, terrors 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 vowed, and would have destroyed them, but for Moses his elect, who stepped into the breach before him, to divert his deadly wrath.
24 Then they despised the fruitful land; they did not believe his promise,
They spurned the delightsome land, they refused to believe in his word.
25 but grumbled in their tents, and did not obey Yahweh.
They grumbled in their tents, would 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 swore with uplifted hand to lay them low in the wilderness;
27 scatter their descendants among the nations, and scatter them in foreign lands.
to disperse their seed among heathen, to scatter them over the world.
28 They worshiped the Baal of Peor and ate the sacrifices offered to the dead.
Then they joined them to Baal of Peor, and ate what was offered the dead.
29 They provoked him to anger with their actions, and a plague broke out among them.
They provoked him to wrath by their deeds, and plague broke out among them.
30 Then Phinehas rose to intervene, and the plague subsided.
Then Phinehas stood between, and so the plague was stayed;
31 It was counted to him as a righteous deed to all generations forever.
and it was counted to him for righteousness unto all generations forever.
32 They also angered Yahweh at the waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered because of them.
They angered him at the waters of Meribah, through them it went ill with Moses.
33 They made Moses bitter, and he spoke rashly.
They rebelled against his spirit, and he uttered speech that was rash.
34 They did not destroy the nations as Yahweh had commanded them,
They did not destroy the nations, as the Lord had commanded them;
35 but they mingled with the nations and learned their ways
but they mingled with the heathen, and learned to do as they did.
36 and worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
Their idol gods they worshipped, and they were ensnared by them.
37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the 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 poured out innocent blood the blood of their sons and daughters whom they offered to Canaan’s idols, and the land was polluted with blood.
39 They were defiled by their deeds; in their actions they were like prostitutes.
They became unclean by their works, and adulterous in their deeds.
40 So Yahweh was angry with his people, and he despised his own people.
Then the Lord’s fury was on his people, filled with horror at his inheritance.
41 He gave them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.
He delivered them to the heathen, to the sway of those who hated 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 a time he saved them, but they rebelled at his counsel, and were brought low by their wrongdoing.
44 Nevertheless, he paid attention to their distress when he heard their cry for help.
Yet he looked upon their distress, when he heard their cry.
45 He called to mind his covenant with them and relented because of his steadfast love.
He remembered his covenant, and, in his great kindness, relented.
46 He caused all their conquerers to have pity on them.
He caused them to be pitied by 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 out of the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, and to make our boast of 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. And let all the people say “Amen.” Praise the Lord.
