Psalms 106
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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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1Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord because he is good, for his mercie endureth for euer. 2Who can expresse the noble actes of the Lord, or shewe forth all his prayse? 3Blessed are they that keepe iudgement, and doe righteousnesse at all times. 4Remember me, O Lord, with the fauour of thy people: visite me with thy saluation, 5That I may see the felicitie of thy chosen, and reioyce in the ioy of thy people, and glorie with thine inheritance. 6We haue sinned with our fathers: we haue committed iniquitie, and done wickedly. 7Our fathers vnderstoode not thy wonders in Egypt, neither remembred they the multitude of thy mercies, but rebelled at the Sea, euen at the red sea. 8Neuerthelesse he saued them for his Names sake, that he might make his power to be knowen. 9And he rebuked the red Sea, and it was dryed vp, and he led them in the deepe, as in the wildernesse. 10And he saued them from ye aduersaries hand, and deliuered them from ye hand of the enemie. 11And the waters couered their oppressours: not one of them was left. 12Then beleeued they his wordes, and sang prayse vnto him. 13But incontinently they forgate his workes: they wayted not for his counsell, 14But lusted with concupiscence in the wildernes, and tempted God in the desert. 15Then he gaue them their desire: but he sent leannesse into their soule. 16They enuied Moses also in the tentes, and Aaron the holy one of the Lord. 17Therefore the earth opened and swallowed vp Dathan, and couered the companie of Abiram. 18And the fire was kindled in their assembly: the flame burnt vp the wicked. 19They made a calfe in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. 20Thus they turned their glory into the similitude of a bullocke, that eateth grasse. 21They forgate God their Sauiour, which had done great things in Egypt, 22Wonderous woorkes in the lande of Ham, and fearefull things by the red Sea. 23Therefore he minded to destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stand in the breach before him to turne away his wrath, least he shoulde destroy them. 24Also they contemned that pleasant land, and beleeued not his worde, 25But murmured in their tentes, and hearkened not vnto the voice of the Lord. 26Therefore hee lifted vp his hande against them, to destroy them in the wildernesse, 27And to destroy their seede among the nations, and to scatter them throughout the countries. 28They ioyned themselues also vnto Baalpeor, and did eate the offrings of the dead. 29Thus they prouoked him vnto anger with their owne inuentions, and the plague brake in vpon them. 30But Phinehas stoode vp, and executed iudgement, and the plague was staied. 31And it was imputed vnto him for righteousnes from generation to generation for euer. 32They angred him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was punished for their sakes, 33Because they vexed his spirite, so that hee spake vnaduisedly with his lippes. 34Neither destroied they the people, as the Lord had commanded them, 35But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their workes, 36And serued their idoles, which were their ruine. 37Yea, they offered their sonnes, and their daughters vnto deuils, 38And shed innocent blood, euen the blood of their sonnes, and of their daughters, whome they offred vnto the idoles of Canaan, and the lande was defiled with blood. 39Thus were they steined with their owne woorkes, and went a whoring with their owne inuentions. 40Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, and he abhorred his owne inheritance. 41And hee gaue them into the hande of the heathen: and they that hated them, were lordes ouer them. 42Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were humbled vnder their hand. 43Many a time did hee deliuer them, but they prouoked him by their counsels: therefore they were brought downe by their iniquitie. 44Yet hee sawe when they were in affliction, and he heard their crie. 45And he remembred his couenant towarde them and repented according to the multitude of his mercies, 46And gaue them fauour in the sight of all them that lead them captiues. 47Saue vs, O Lord our God, and gather vs from among the heathen, that we may praise thine holy Name, and glorie in thy praise. 48Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for euer and euer, and let all the people say, So be it. Praise yee the Lord.
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