Psalm 106
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1Praise the LORD! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!1Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, and his loyal love endures!
2Who can utter the mighty deeds of the LORD, or declare all his praise?2Who can adequately recount the LORD's mighty acts, or relate all his praiseworthy deeds?
3Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times!3How blessed are those who promote justice, and do what is right all the time!
4Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people; help me when you save them,4Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people! Pay attention to me, when you deliver,
5that I may look upon the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance.5so I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice along with your nation, and boast along with the people who belong to you.
6Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness.6We have sinned like our ancestors; we have done wrong, we have done evil.
7Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wondrous works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.7Our ancestors in Egypt failed to appreciate your miraculous deeds, they failed to remember your many acts of loyal love, and they rebelled at the sea, by the Red Sea.
8Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make known his mighty power.8Yet he delivered them for the sake of his reputation, that he might reveal his power.
9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry, and he led them through the deep as through a desert.9He shouted at the Red Sea and it dried up; he led them through the deep water as if it were a desert.
10So he saved them from the hand of the foe and redeemed them from the power of the enemy.10He delivered them from the power of the one who hated them, and rescued them from the power of the enemy.
11And the waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left.11The water covered their enemies; not even one of them survived.
12Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.12They believed his promises; they sang praises to him.
13But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.13They quickly forgot what he had done; they did not wait for his instructions.
14But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;14In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the desert.
15he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them.15He granted their request, then struck them with a disease.
16When men in the camp were jealous of Moses and Aaron, the holy one of the LORD,16In the camp they resented Moses, and Aaron, the LORD's holy priest.
17the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it engulfed the group led by Abiram.
18Fire also broke out in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.18Fire burned their group; the flames scorched the wicked.
19They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a metal image.19They made an image of a calf at Horeb, and worshiped a metal idol.
20They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass.20They traded their majestic God for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,21They rejected the God who delivered them, the one who performed great deeds in Egypt,
22wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.22amazing feats in the land of Ham, mighty acts by the Red Sea.
23Therefore he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them.23He threatened to destroy them, but Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him and turned back his destructive anger.
24Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise.24They rejected the fruitful land; they did not believe his promise.
25They murmured in their tents, and did not obey the voice of the LORD.25They grumbled in their tents; they did not obey the LORD.
26Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them that he would make them fall in the wilderness,26So he made a solemn vow that he would make them die in the desert,
27and would make their offspring fall among the nations, scattering them among the lands.27make their descendants die among the nations, and scatter them among foreign lands.
28Then they yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;28They worshiped Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.
29they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.29They made the LORD angry by their actions, and a plague broke out among them.
30Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stayed.30Phinehas took a stand and intervened, and the plague subsided.
31And that was counted to him as righteousness from generation to generation forever.31This brought him a reward, an eternal gift.
32They angered him at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account,32They made him angry by the waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered because of them,
33for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke rashly with his lips.33for they aroused his temper, and he spoke rashly.
34They did not destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them,34They did not destroy the nations, as the LORD had commanded them to do.
35but they mixed with the nations and learned to do as they did.35They mixed in with the nations and learned their ways.
36They served their idols, which became a snare to them.36They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
37They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons;37They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.
38they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.38They shed innocent blood--the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted by bloodshed.
39Thus they became unclean by their acts, and played the whore in their deeds.39They were defiled by their deeds, and unfaithful in their actions.
40Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage;40So the LORD was angry with his people and despised the people who belong to him.
41he gave them into the hand of the nations, so that those who hated them ruled over them.41He handed them over to the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.
42Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their power.42Their enemies oppressed them; they were subject to their authority.
43Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes and were brought low through their iniquity.43Many times he delivered them, but they had a rebellious attitude, and degraded themselves by their sin.
44Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress, when he heard their cry.44Yet he took notice of their distress, when he heard their cry for help.
45For their sake he remembered his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.45He remembered his covenant with them, and relented because of his great loyal love.
46He caused them to be pitied by all those who held them captive.46He caused all their conquerors to have pity on them.
47Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.47Deliver us, O LORD, our God! Gather us from among the nations! Then we will give thanks to your holy name, and boast about your praiseworthy deeds.
48Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the LORD!48The LORD God of Israel deserves praise, in the future and forevermore. Let all the people say, "We agree! Praise the LORD!"
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