Psalms 106
1 Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
Praise the Lord! Thank the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love lasts forever.
2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD, or fully declare all his praise?
Who can give an account of all the wonderful things the Lord has done? Who can give him all the praise he is due?
3 Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.
Happy are those who treat people fairly, who always do what is right.
4 Remember me, LORD, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,
Please remember me when you are generous to your people; think of me when you come to save.
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.
Let me see your chosen people prosperous; let me be happy together with your nation; let me share in being proud of you with those who belong to you.
6 We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.
We have sinned just like our forefathers. We have done wrong. We are guilty.
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 Sea of Suf.
They didn't pay attention to the wonderful things you did. They didn't keep in mind how much you loved them, but chose to rebel at the sea, the Red Sea.
8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power known.
Even so he saved them because of the kind of person he is, and to show his power
9 He rebuked the Sea of Suf also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.
He gave his order to the Red Sea, and it dried up. He led his people across the seabed as if it were a desert.
10 He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
He rescued them from those who hated them; he saved them from their enemies' power.
11 The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.
The water drowned their enemies—none of them survived,
12 Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.
Then his people trusted in what he promised, and sang his praises.
13 They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,
But they quickly forgot what he had done for them, and they didn't listen to his advice.
14 but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.
They were filled with desperate cravings in the wilderness; they provoked God in the desert.
15 He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.
He gave them what they wanted, but sent them a plague as well.
16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, the LORD’s holy one.
In the camp the people became jealous of Moses, and of Aaron, the Lord's holy priest.
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
The earth split open and swallowed up Dathan; it buried Abiram and his followers.
18 A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.
Fire broke out among them—a flame that burned them up.
19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image.
At Mount Sinai they made a calf, they bowed down before a metal idol.
20 Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.
They replaced their God of glory with a bull that eats grass!
21 They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,
They forgot God, their Savior, who had done marvelous things in Egypt;
22 wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Sea of Suf.
performing miracles in the land of Ham, doing amazing things at 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 said he was going to destroy them But Moses, his chosen leader, placed himself between the Lord and the people to persuade the Lord not to destroy them in his anger.
24 Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,
Later the people refused to enter the Promised Land; they didn't trust him to do as he'd promised.
25 but murmured in their tents, and didn’t listen to the LORD’s voice.
They complained in their tents about the Lord, and refused to obey what he told them.
26 Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
So he raised his hand to give them a serious warning that he would bring them down in the wilderness,
27 that he would overthrow their offspring among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.
that he would disperse their descendants among the heathen nations, scattering them among countries far away.
28 They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
They gave their allegiance to Baal Peor, and ate food sacrificed to the dead.
29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.
They provoked the Lord by what they did, making him angry, so a plague broke out among them.
30 Then Phinehas stood up and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.
But Phinehas took a stand for the Lord and intervened, and the plague was stopped in its tracks.
31 That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.
He has been considered as a man who lived right from that time on and for all generations.
32 They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;
They also angered him at the waters of Meribah where things went badly for Moses because of them.
33 because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.
They upset him so much that he spoke without thinking in the heat of the moment.
34 They didn’t destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them,
They did not destroy the heathen peoples as the Lord had told them to do,
35 but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.
but instead they joined in with them and adopted their way of life.
36 They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
They worshiped their pagan idols which became a trap for them.
37 Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
The even sacrificed their sons and daughters to these 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 shed the blood of innocent children, their sons and daughters, sacrificing them to the idols of Canaan. By doing so they defiled the land with blood.
39 Thus they were defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.
The also defiled themselves by what they did: their actions were spiritual adultery.
40 Therefore the LORD burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.
So the Lord was angry with his people—he loathed those who belonged to him.
41 He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.
He handed them over to the heathen nations. These people who hated them now became their rulers.
42 Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.
Their enemies dominated and subdued them with their power.
43 He rescued them many times, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.
The Lord repeatedly rescued them, but they continued with their rebellious ideas, until they were finally destroyed by their own sins.
44 Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.
Despite all this, the Lord was moved by their suffering; he heard their sad cries.
45 He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.
He remembered the agreement he had made with them, and he held back because of his great kindness and love.
46 He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.
He made the people who captured them treat them with mercy.
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, Lord, our God! Bring us back together from among the nations, so we can thank you and declare how magnificent and holy you are.
48 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise the LORD!
How wonderful is the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives forever and ever! Let all the people say “Amen”! Praise the Lord!
