Psalms
Chapter 106World English Bible
Berean Standard Bible
1Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
2Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD, or fully declare all his praise?
Who can describe the mighty acts of the LORD or fully proclaim His praise?
3Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.
Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.
4Remember me, LORD, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,
Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,
5that 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.
that I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, and rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, and give glory with Your inheritance.
6We 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.
7Our 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.
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.
8Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power known.
Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.
9He 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 up; He led them through the depths as through a desert.
10He saved them from the hand of him who 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.
11The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.
The waters covered their foes; not one of them remained.
12Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.
Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.
13They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,
Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.
14but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.
They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.
15He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.
So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.
16They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, the LORD’s saint.
In the camp they envied Moses, as well as Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.
17The 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.
18A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.
Then fire blazed through their company; flames consumed the wicked.
19They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image.
At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image.
20Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.
They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.
21They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,
They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,
22wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea.
wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
23Therefore 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 would destroy them - had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.
24Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,
They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise.
25but murmured in their tents, and didn’t listen to the LORD’s voice.
They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.
26Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness,
27that he would overthrow their offspring among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.
to disperse their offspring among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
28They 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.
29Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.
So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.
30Then Phinehas stood up and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.
But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.
31That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.
It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.
32They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;
At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.
33because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.
For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.
34They didn’t destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them,
They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,
35but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.
but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.
36They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
37Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
38They 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 innocent blood - the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.
39Thus they were defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.
They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.
40Therefore the LORD burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.
So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance.
41He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.
He delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.
42Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.
Their enemies oppressed them, and subdued them under their hand.
43He rescued them many times, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.
Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.
44Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.
Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.
45He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.
And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
46He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.
He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.
47Save 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 from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.
48Blessed 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. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!
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