| 106 | Psalms | Reference | |
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| Praise the LORD! O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever! | BOOK 5. Psalm 106(v105) | ||
| Who can utter the mighty doings of the LORD, or show forth all his praise? | |||
| Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times! | |||
| Remember me, O LORD, when thou showest favor to thy people; help me when thou deliverest them; | |||
| that I may see the prosperity of thy chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thy heritage. | |||
| Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. | |||
| Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider thy wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of thy steadfast love, but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea. | |||
| Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his mighty power. | |||
| He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry; and he led them through the deep as through a desert. | |||
| So he saved them from the hand of the foe, and delivered them from the power of the enemy. | |||
| And the waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left. | |||
| Then they believed his words; they sang his praise. | |||
| But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel. | |||
| But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert; | |||
| he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them. | |||
| When men in the camp were jealous of Moses and Aaron, the holy one of the LORD, | |||
| the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abi'ram. | |||
| Fire also broke out in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. | |||
| They made a calf in Horeb and worshipped a molten image. | |||
| They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass. | |||
| They forgot God, their Saviour, who had done great things in Egypt, | |||
| wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red Sea. | |||
| Therefore 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. | |||
| Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise. | |||
| They murmured in their tents, and did not obey the voice of the LORD. | |||
| Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them that he would make them fall in the wilderness, | |||
| and would disperse their descendants among the nations, scattering them over the lands. | |||
| Then they attached themselves to the Ba'al of Pe'or, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead; | |||
| they provoked the LORD to anger with their doings, and a plague broke out among them. | |||
| Then Phin'ehas stood up and interposed, and the plague was stayed. | |||
| And that has been reckoned to him as righteousness from generation to generation for ever. | |||
| They angered him at the waters of Mer'ibah, and it went ill with Moses on their account; | |||
| for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke words that were rash. | |||
| They did not destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them, | |||
| but they mingled with the nations and learned to do as they did. | |||
| They served their idols, which became a snare to them. | |||
| They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons; | |||
| they 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. | |||
| Thus they became unclean by their acts, and played the harlot in their doings. | |||
| Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage; | |||
| he gave them into the hand of the nations, so that those who hated them ruled over them. | |||
| Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their power. | |||
| Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes, and were brought low through their iniquity. | |||
| Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry. | |||
| He remembered for their sake his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love. | |||
| He caused them to be pitied by all those who held them captive. | |||
| Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to thy holy name and glory in thy praise. | |||
| Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD! | |||
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