Psalms 106
1 Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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? who can show forth 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 they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
Happy are those who treat people fairly, who always do what is right.
4 Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest to thy people: O visit me with thy 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 good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thy 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 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.
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 to be known.
Even so he saved them because of the kind of person he is, and to show his power
9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
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 And he saved them from the hand of him that 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 And the waters covered their enemies: 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 waited not for his counsel:
But they quickly forgot what he had done for them, and they didn't listen to his advice.
14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
They were filled with desperate cravings in the wilderness; they provoked God in the desert.
15 And 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 saint of the LORD.
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 And 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 worshipped the molten image.
At Mount Sinai they made a calf, they bowed down before a metal idol.
20 Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
They replaced their God of glory with a bull that eats grass!
21 They forgot God their saviour, 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 terrible things by the Red sea.
performing miracles in the land of Ham, doing amazing things at 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 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 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not 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 hearkened not to the voice of the LORD.
They complained in their tents about the Lord, and refused to obey what he told them.
26 Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to 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 To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to 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 Baalpeor, 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: and the plague broke in upon them.
They provoked the Lord by what they did, making him angry, so a plague broke out among them.
30 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stopped.
But Phinehas took a stand for the Lord and intervened, and the plague was stopped in its tracks.
31 And that was counted to him for righteousness to all generations for evermore.
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 strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
They also angered him at the waters of Meribah where things went badly for Moses because of them.
33 Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips.
They upset him so much that he spoke without thinking in the heat of the moment.
34 They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:
They did not destroy the heathen peoples as the Lord had told them to do,
35 But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
but instead they joined in with them and adopted their way of life.
36 And they served their idols: which were a snare to them.
They worshiped their pagan idols which became a trap for them.
37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons,
The even sacrificed their sons and daughters to these 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 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 were they defiled with their own works, and went astray with their own deeds.
The also defiled themselves by what they did: their actions were spiritual adultery.
40 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
So the Lord was angry with his people—he loathed those who belonged to him.
41 And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that 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, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.
Their enemies dominated and subdued them with their power.
43 Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for 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 affliction, when he heard their cry:
Despite all this, the Lord was moved by their suffering; he heard their sad cries.
45 And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
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 that carried them captives.
He made the people who captured them treat them with mercy.
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, 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 God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye 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!
