Psalms 106

1 Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Hallelujah! Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness, for his kindness endures forever.

2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD, or fully declare all his praise?

Who can describe his heroic deeds, or publish all his praise?

3 Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

Happy they who act justly, and do righteousness evermore.

4 Remember me, LORD, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,

Remember me, Lord, as you remember your people, and visit me with your gracious help.

5 that I may see the prosperity of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may 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 with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.

We, like our fathers, have sinned, we have done perversely and wickedly

7 Our fathers didn’t understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn’t remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

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, that he might make his mighty power known.

But true to his name he saved them, in order to show his might.

9 He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.

He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried; they marched through the depths as through desert,

10 He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

saved from the hand of the hostile, redeemed from the hand of the foe.

11 The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.

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

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

So then they believed in his words, and began to sing his praise.

13 They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,

But soon they forgot his deeds: they did not wait for his counsel.

14 but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.

Their greed was ravenous in the desert; they put God to the test in the wilderness.

15 He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.

He gave them the thing they had asked for, but sent wasting disease among them.

16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, the LORD’s saint.

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 company of Abiram.

The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered Abiram’s company.

18 A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.

Fire broke out on their company, flame kindled upon the wicked.

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

They made a calf in Horeb, and bowed to the molten image.

20 Thus they exchanged their glory for an 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 things in Egypt,

They forgot the God who had saved them by mighty deeds in Egypt

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

Wonders in the land of Ham, terrors by the Red Sea.

23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy 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 Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,

They spurned the delightsome land, they refused to believe in his word.

25 but murmured in their tents, and didn’t listen to the LORD’s voice.

They grumbled in their tents, would not listen to the voice of the Lord.

26 Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,

So he swore with uplifted hand to lay them low in the wilderness;

27 that he would overthrow their offspring among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.

to disperse their seed among heathen, to scatter them over the world.

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

Then they joined them to Baal of Peor, and ate what was offered the dead.

29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.

They provoked him to wrath by their deeds, and plague broke out among them.

30 Then Phinehas stood up and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.

Then Phinehas stood between, and so the plague was stayed;

31 That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.

and it was counted to him for righteousness unto all generations forever.

32 They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;

They angered him at the waters of Meribah, through them it went ill with Moses.

33 because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.

They rebelled against his spirit, and he uttered speech that was rash.

34 They didn’t destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them,

They did not destroy the nations, as the Lord had commanded them;

35 but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.

but they mingled with the heathen, and learned to do as they did.

36 They served their idols, which became a snare to them.

Their idol gods they worshipped, and they were ensnared by them.

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

They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons.

38 They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted 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 Thus they were defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.

They became unclean by their works, and adulterous in their deeds.

40 Therefore the LORD burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.

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. Those who hated them ruled over them.

He delivered them to the heathen, to the sway of those who hated them.

42 Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.

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

43 He rescued them many times, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.

Many a time he saved them, but they rebelled at his counsel, and were brought low by their wrongdoing.

44 Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.

Yet he looked upon their distress, when he heard their cry.

45 He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

He remembered his covenant, and, in his great kindness, relented.

46 He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.

He caused them to be pitied by all who carried them captive.

47 Save us, LORD, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!

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

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. And let all the people say “Amen.” Praise the Lord.