Psalms 106
106
PSALM 106
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
1Give praise and thanks unto the Lord,
for bountiful is he;
His tender mercy doth endure
unto eternity.
2God's mighty works who can express?
or shew forth all his praise?
3Blessed are they that judgment keep,
and justly do always.
4Remember me, Lord, with that love
which thou to thine dost bear;
With thy salvation, O my God,
to visit me draw near:
5That I thy chosen's good may see,
and in their joy rejoice;
And may with thine inheritance
triumph with cheerful voice.
6We with our fathers sinned have,
and of iniquity
Too long we have the workers been;
we have done wickedly.
7The wonders great, which thou, O Lord,
didst work in Egypt land,
Our fathers, though they saw, yet them
they did not understand:
And they thy mercies' multitude
kept not in memory;
But at the sea, ev'n the Red sea,
provok'd him grievously.
8Nevertheless he saved them,
ev'n for his own name's sake;
That so he might to be well known
his mighty power make.
9When he the Red sea did rebuke,
then dried up it was:
Through depths, as through the wilderness,
he safely made them pass.
10From hands of those that hated them
he did his people save;
And from the en'my's cruel hand
to them redemption gave.
11The waters overwhelm'd their foes;
not one was left alive.
12Then they believ'd his word,
and praise to him in songs did give.
13But soon did they his mighty works
forget unthankfully,
And on his counsel and his will
did not wait patiently;
14But much did lust in wilderness,
and God in desert tempt.
15He gave them what they sought, but to
their soul he leanness sent.
16And against Moses in the camp
their envy did appear;
At Aaron they, the saint of God,
envious also were.
17Therefore the earth did open wide,
and Dathan did devour,
And all Abiram's company
did cover in that hour.
18Likewise among their company
a fire was kindled then;
And so the hot consuming flame
burnt up these wicked men.
19Upon the hill of Horeb they
an idol-calf did frame,
A molten image they did make,
and worshipped the same.
20And thus their glory, and their God,
most vainly changed they
Into the likeness of an ox
that eateth grass or hay.
21They did forget the mighty God,
that had their saviour been,
By whom such great things brought to pass
they had in Egypt seen.
22In Ham's land he did wondrous works,
things terrible did he,
When he his mighty hand and arm
stretch'd out at the Red sea.
23Then said he, He would them destroy,
had not, his wrath to stay,
His chosen Moses stood in breach,
that them he should not slay.
24Yea, they despis'd the pleasant land,
believed not his word:
25But in their tents they murmured,
not heark'ning to the Lord.
26Therefore in desert them to slay
he lifted up his hand:
27'Mong nations to o'erthrow their seed,
and scatter in each land.
28They unto Baal-peor did
themselves associate;
The sacrifices of the dead
they did profanely eat.
29Thus, by their lewd inventions,
they did provoke his ire;
And then upon them suddenly
the plague brake in as fire.
30Then Phin'has rose, and justice did,
and so the plague did cease;
31That to all ages counted was
to him for righteousness.
32And at the waters, where they strove,
they did him angry make,
In such sort, that it fared ill
with Moses for their sake:
33Because they there his spirit meek
provoked bitterly,
So that he utter'd with his lips
words unadvisedly.
34Nor, as the Lord commanded them,
did they the nations slay:
35But with the heathen mingled were,
and learn'd of them their way.
36And they their idols serv'd, which did
a snare unto them turn.
37Their sons and daughters they to dev'ls
in sacrifice did burn.
38In their own children's guiltless blood
their hands they did imbrue,
Whom to Canaan's idols they
for sacrifices slew:
So was the land defil'd with blood.
39They stain'd with their own way,
And with their own inventions
a whoring they did stray.
40Against his people kindled was
the wrath of God therefore,
Insomuch that he did his own
inheritance abhor.
41He gave them to the heathen's hand;
their foes did them command.
42Their en'mies them oppress'd, they were
made subject to their hand.
43He many times deliver'd them;
but with their counsel so
They him provok'd, that for their sin
they were brought very low.
44Yet their affliction he beheld,
when he did hear their cry:
45And he for them his covenant
did call to memory;
After his mercies' multitude
46he did repent: And made
Them to be pity'd of all those
who did them captive lead.
47O Lord our God, us save,
and gather the heathen from among,
That we thy holy name may praise
in a triumphant song.
48Bless'd be JEHOVAH, Isr'el's God,
to all eternity:
Let all the people say, Amen.
Praise to the Lord give ye.
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Tehillim (Psa) 106
106
1Halleluyah!
Give thanks to Adonai; for he is good,
for his grace continues forever.
2Who can express Adonai’s mighty doings
or proclaim in full his praise?
3How happy are those who act justly,
who always do what is right!
4Remember me, Adonai, when you show favor to your people,
keep me in mind when you save them;
5so I can see how well things are going
with those whom you have chosen,
so that I can rejoice in your nation’s joy,
and glory in your heritage.
6Together with our ancestors, we have sinned,
done wrong, acted wickedly.
7Our ancestors in Egypt failed to grasp
the meaning of your wonders.
They didn’t keep in mind your great deeds of grace
but rebelled at the sea, at the Sea of Suf.
8Yet he saved them for his own name’s sake,
to make known his mighty power.
9He rebuked the Sea of Suf, and it dried up;
he led them through its depths as through a desert.
10He saved them from hostile hands,
redeemed them from the power of the foe.
11The water closed over their adversaries;
not one of them was left.
12Then they believed his words,
and they sang his praise.
13But soon they forgot his deeds
and wouldn’t wait for his counsel.
14In the desert they gave way to insatiable greed;
in the wastelands they put God to the test.
15He gave them what they wanted
but sent meagerness into their souls.
16In the camp they were jealous of Moshe
and Aharon, Adonai’s holy one.
17The earth opened up and swallowed Datan
and closed over Aviram’s allies.
18A fire blazed out against that group,
the flames consumed the wicked.
19In Horev they fashioned a calf,
they worshipped a cast metal image.
20Thus they exchanged their Glory
for the image of an ox that eats grass!
21They forgot God, who had saved them,
who had done great things in Egypt,
22wonders in the land of Ham,
fearsome deeds by the Sea of Suf.
23Therefore he said that he would destroy them,
[and he would have,] had not Moshe his chosen one
stood before him in the breach
to turn back his destroying fury.
24Next, they rejected the beautiful land,
they didn’t trust his promise;
25and they complained in their tents,
they didn’t obey Adonai.
26Therefore, raising his hand, he swore to them
that he would strike them down in the desert
27and strike down their descendants among the nations,
dispersing them in foreign lands.
28Now they joined themselves to Ba‘al-P‘or
and ate meat sacrificed to dead things.
29Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds,
so that a plague broke out among them.
30Then Pinchas stood up and executed judgment;
so the plague was checked.
31That was credited to him as righteousness,
through all generations forever.
32They angered him at the M’rivah Spring,
and Moshe suffered on their account;
33for when they embittered his spirit,
[Moshe] spoke up without thinking.
34They failed to destroy the peoples,
as Adonai had ordered them to do,
35but mingled with the nations
and learned to follow their ways.
36They went on to serve their idols,
which became a snare for them.
37They even sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to demons.
38Yes, they shed innocent blood,
the blood of their own sons and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to Kena‘an’s false gods,
polluting the land with blood.
39Thus they were defiled by their deeds;
they prostituted themselves by their actions,
40For this Adonai’s fury blazed up against his people,
and he detested his heritage.
41He handed them over to the power of the nations,
and those who hated them ruled over them.
42Their enemies oppressed them
and kept them in subjection to their power.
43Many times [God] rescued them,
but they kept making plans to rebel.
Thus they were brought low
by their own wrongdoing.
44Still he took pity on their distress
whenever he heard their cry.
45For their sakes he kept in mind his covenant
and in his limitless grace relented,
46causing them to be treated with compassion
by all who had taken them captive.
47Save us, Adonai our God!
Gather us from among the nations,
so that we can thank your holy name
and glory in praising you.
48Blessed be Adonai, the God of Isra’el,
from eternity past to eternity future.
Now let all the people say,
“Amen! Halleluyah!”
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