| 106 | Psalms | ||
| 1 | Praise Yahweh! O give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever! | The Lord's Goodness to His People. Psalm 106(v105) | |
| 2 | Who can utter the mighty doings of Yahweh, or show forth all his praise? | ||
| 3 | Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times! | ||
| 4 | Remember me, O Yahweh, when you show favour to your people; help me when you deliver them; | ||
| 5 | that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your heritage. | ||
| 6 | Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. | ||
| 7 | Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea. | ||
| 8 | Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his mighty power. | ||
| 9 | He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry; and he led them through the deep as through a desert. | ||
| 10 | So he saved them from the hand of the foe, and delivered them from the power of the enemy. | ||
| 11 | And the waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left. | ||
| 12 | Then they believed his words; they sang his praise. | ||
| 13 | But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel. | ||
| 14 | But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert; | ||
| 15 | he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them. | ||
| 16 | When men in the camp were jealous of Moses and Aaron, the holy one of Yahweh, | ||
| 17 | the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. | ||
| 18 | Fire also broke out in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. | ||
| 19 | They made a calf in Horeb and worshipped a molten image. | ||
| 20 | They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass. | ||
| 21 | They forgot God, their Saviour, who had done great things in Egypt, | ||
| 22 | wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red Sea. | ||
| 23 | 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. | ||
| 24 | Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise. | ||
| 25 | They murmured in their tents, and did not obey the voice of Yahweh. | ||
| 26 | Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them that he would make them fall in the wilderness, | ||
| 27 | and would disperse their descendants among the nations, scattering them over the lands. | ||
| 28 | Then they attached themselves to the Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead; | ||
| 29 | they provoked Yahweh to anger with their doings, and a plague broke out among them. | ||
| 30 | Then Phinehas stood up and interposed, and the plague was stayed. | ||
| 31 | And that has been reckoned to him as righteousness from generation to generation for ever. | ||
| 32 | They angered him at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account; | ||
| 33 | for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke words that were rash. | ||
| 34 | They did not destroy the peoples, as Yahweh commanded them, | ||
| 35 | but they mingled with the nations and learned to do as they did. | ||
| 36 | They served their idols, which became a snare to them. | ||
| 37 | They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons; | ||
| 38 | 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. | ||
| 39 | Thus they became unclean by their acts, and played the harlot in their doings. | ||
| 40 | Then the anger of Yahweh was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage; | ||
| 41 | he gave them into the hand of the nations, so that those who hated them ruled over them. | ||
| 42 | Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their power. | ||
| 43 | Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes, and were brought low through their iniquity. | ||
| 44 | Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry. | ||
| 45 | He remembered for their sake his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love. | ||
| 46 | He caused them to be pitied by all those who held them captive. | ||
| 47 | Save us, O Yahweh our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise. | ||
| 48 | Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise Yahweh! | ||
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