Psalms 106

1 Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks to the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

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

2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? [who] can show forth all his praise?

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

3 Blessed [are] they that keep judgment, [and] he that doeth righteousness at all times.

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

4 Remember me, O LORD, with the favor [that thou bearest to] thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;

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

5 That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thy 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 with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

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

7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked [him] at the sea, [even] at the Red sea.

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, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

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

9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.

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

10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated [them], and redeemed 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 And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.

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

12 Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.

Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.

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

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

14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

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

15 And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

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

16 They envied Moses also in the camp, [and] Aaron the saint of the LORD.

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 company of Abiram.

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

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

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

19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped the molten image.

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

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

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

21 They forgot God their savior, who had done great things in Egypt;

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

22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, [and] terrible things by the Red sea.

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

23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy [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 Yes, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:

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

25 But murmured in their tents, [and] hearkened not to the voice of the LORD.

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

26 Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:

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

27 To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.

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

28 They joined themselves also to Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

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

29 Thus they provoked [him] to anger with their inventions: and the plague broke in upon them.

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

30 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and [so] the plague was stayed.

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

31 And that was counted to him for righteousness to all generations for ever.

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

32 They angered [him] also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

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

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

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

34 They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:

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

35 But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.

but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.

36 And they served their idols: which were a snare to them.

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

37 Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons,

They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

38 And shed innocent blood, [even] the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted 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 Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went astray with their own inventions.

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

40 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

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

41 And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that 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 also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.

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

43 Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked [him] with their counsel; and were brought low for their iniquity.

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

44 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

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

45 And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

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

46 He made them also to be pitied by all those that carried them captives.

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

47 Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks to thy holy name, [and] to triumph in thy praise.

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 Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.

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