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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Psalms 106
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Psalm 106
1Praise the LORD!
Give thanks to the LORD because he is good,
because his faithful love endures forever.
2Who could possibly repeat all of the LORD’s mighty acts
or publicly recount all his praise?
3The people who uphold justice,
who always do what is right, are truly happy!
4Remember me, LORD, with the favor you show your people.
Visit me with your saving help
5so I can experience the good things your chosen ones experience,
so I can rejoice in the joy of your nation,
so I can praise along with your possession.
6We have sinned—right along with our ancestors.
We’ve done what is wrong.
We’ve acted wickedly.
7Our ancestors in Egypt didn’t understand your wondrous works.
They didn’t remember how much faithful love you have.
So they rebelled by the sea—at the Reed Sea.#106.7 Or Red Sea; also in 106:9, 22
8But God saved them for the sake of his good name,
to make known his mighty power.
9God scolded the Reed Sea, and it dried right up;
he led them through the deeps like they were a dry desert.
10God saved them from hostile powers;
he redeemed them from the power of the enemy.
11But the waters covered over their foes—
not one of them survived!
12So our ancestors trusted God’s words;
they sang God’s praise.
13But how quickly they forgot what he had done!
They wouldn’t wait for his advice.
14They were overcome with craving in the desert;
they tested God in the wastelands.
15God gave them what they asked for;
he sent food#106.15 LXX to satisfy their appetites.
16But then they were jealous of Moses in the camp,
jealous too of Aaron, the LORD’s holy one.
17So the earth opened up, swallowing Dathan,
and covering over Abiram’s crowd.
18Fire blazed throughout that whole group;
flames burned up the wicked.
19They made a calf at Horeb,
bowing down to a metal idol.
20They traded their glorious God#106.20 Or their Glory
for an image of a bull that eats grass.
21They forgot the God who saved them—
the one who had done great things in Egypt,
22wondrous works in the land of Ham,
awesome deeds at the Reed Sea.
23So God determined that he would destroy them—
except for the fact that Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the way, right in front of him,
and turned God’s destructive anger away.
24But then they rejected the land that was so desirable.
They didn’t trust God’s promise.
25They muttered in their tents
and wouldn’t listen to the LORD’s voice.
26So God raised his hand against them,
making them fall in the desert,
27scattering their offspring among the nations,
casting them across many lands.
28They joined themselves to Baal-peor
and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.
29They made God angry by what they did,
so a plague broke out against them.
30Then Phinehas stood up and prayed,
and the plague was contained.
31That’s why Phinehas is considered righteous,
generation after generation, forever.
32But they angered God at Meribah’s waters,
and things went badly for Moses because of them,
33because they made him bitter
so that he spoke rashly with his lips.
34They didn’t destroy the nations
as the LORD had ordered them to do.
35Instead, they got mixed up with the nations,
learning what they did
36and serving those false gods,
which became a trap for them.
37They sacrificed their own sons and daughters to demons!
38They shed innocent blood,
the blood of their own sons and daughters—
the ones they sacrificed to Canaan’s false gods—
so the land was defiled by the bloodshed.
39They made themselves unclean by what they did; they prostituted themselves by their actions.
40So the LORD’s anger burned against his people;
he despised his own possession.
41God handed them over to the nations;
people who hated them ruled over them.
42Their enemies oppressed them,
and they were humbled under their power.
43God delivered them numerous times,
but they were determined to rebel,
and so they were brought down by their own sin.
44But God saw their distress
when he heard their loud cries.
45God remembered his covenant for their sake,
and because of how much faithful love he has,
God changed his mind.
46God allowed them to receive compassion
from all their captors.
47 LORD our God, save us!
Gather us back together from among all the nations
so we can give thanks to your holy name
and rejoice in your praise!
48Bless the LORD, the God of Israel,
from forever ago to forever from now!
And let all the people say, “Amen!”
Praise the LORD!
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