Psalm 106:13–22

13 But they soon forgot what he had done

and did not wait for his plan to unfold.

14 In the desert they gave in to their craving;

in the wilderness they put God to the test.

15 So he gave them what they asked for,

but sent a wasting disease among them.

16 In the camp they grew envious of Moses

and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the Lord.

17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;

it buried the company of Abiram.

18 Fire blazed among their followers;

a flame consumed the wicked.

19 At Horeb they made a calf

and worshiped an idol cast from metal.

20 They exchanged their glorious God

for an image of a bull, which eats grass.

21 They forgot the God who saved them,

who had done great things in Egypt,

22 miracles in the land of Ham

and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

13 They soon forgat his works;

They waited not for his counsel:

14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness,

And tempted God in the desert.

15 And he gave them their request;

But sent leanness into their soul.

16 They envied Moses also in the camp,

And Aaron the saint of the Lord.

17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,

And covered the company of Abiram.

18 And a fire was kindled in their company;

The flame burned up the wicked.

19 They made a calf in Horeb,

And worshipped the molten image.

20 Thus they changed their glory

Into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

21 They forgat God their saviour,

Which had done great things in Egypt;

22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham,

And terrible things by the Red sea.

13 Yet how quickly they forgot what he had done!

They wouldn’t wait for his counsel!

14 In the wilderness their desires ran wild,

testing God’s patience in that dry wasteland.

15 So he gave them what they asked for,

but he sent a plague along with it.

16 The people in the camp were jealous of Moses

and envious of Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest.

17 Because of this, the earth opened up;

it swallowed Dathan

and buried Abiram and the other rebels.

18 Fire fell upon their followers;

a flame consumed the wicked.

19 The people made a calf at Mount Sinai;

they bowed before an image made of gold.

20 They traded their glorious God

for a statue of a grass-eating bull.

21 They forgot God, their savior,

who had done such great things in Egypt—

22 such wonderful things in the land of Ham,

such awesome deeds at the Red Sea.

13 They soon forgot His works;

They did not wait for His counsel,

14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness,

And tested God in the desert.

15 And He gave them their request,

But sent leanness into their soul.

16 When they envied Moses in the camp,

And Aaron the saint of the Lord,

17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan,

And covered the faction of Abiram.

18 A fire was kindled in their company;

The flame burned up the wicked.

19 They made a calf in Horeb,

And worshiped the molded image.

20 Thus they changed their glory

Into the image of an ox that eats grass.

21 They forgot God their Savior,

Who had done great things in Egypt,

22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham,

Awesome things by the Red Sea.

13 But they quickly forgot what he had done;

they did not wait for his advice.

14 They became greedy for food in the desert,

and they tested God there.

15 So he gave them what they wanted,

but he also sent a terrible disease among them.

16 The people in the camp were jealous of Moses

and of Aaron, the holy priest of the Lord.

17 Then the ground opened up and swallowed Dathan

and closed over Abiram’s group.

18 A fire burned among their followers,

and flames burned up the wicked.

19 The people made a gold calf at Mount Sinai

and worshiped a metal statue.

20 They exchanged their glorious God

for a statue of a bull that eats grass.

21 They forgot the God who saved them,

who had done great things in Egypt,

22 who had done miracles in Egypt

and amazing things by the Red Sea.

13 They soon forgat his works;

They waited not for his counsel,

14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness,

And tempted God in the desert.

15 And he gave them their request,

But sent leanness into their soul.

16 They envied Moses also in the camp,

And Aaron the saint of Jehovah.

17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,

And covered the company of Abiram.

18 And a fire was kindled in their company;

The flame burned up the wicked.

19 They made a calf in Horeb,

And worshipped a molten image.

20 Thus they changed their glory

For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.

21 They forgat 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.

13 They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel: 14 And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted •God in the desert. 15 Then he gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul. 16 And they envied Moses in the camp, and Aaron, the saint of Jehovah. 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram; 18 And fire was kindled in their company; a flame burned up the wicked. 19 They made a calf in Horeb, and did homage to a molten image; 20 And they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. 21 They forgot •God their Saviour, who had done great things in Egypt, 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, terrible things by the Red Sea.

13 They quickly forgot what he did. 

They did not wait for his advice. 

14 They had an unreasonable desire ⸤for food⸥ in the wilderness. 

In the desert they tested God. 

15 He gave them what they asked for. 

He ⸤also⸥ gave them a degenerative disease. 

16 In the camp certain men became envious of Moses. 

They also became envious of Aaron, the Lord’s holy one. 

17 The ground split open and swallowed Dathan. 

It buried Abiram’s followers. 

18 A fire broke out among their followers. 

Flames burned up wicked people. 

19 At Mount Horeb they made ⸤a statue of⸥ a calf. 

They worshiped an idol made of metal. 

20 They traded their glorious God

for the statue of a bull that eats grass. 

21 They forgot God, their savior, 

the one who did spectacular things in Egypt, 

22 miracles in the land of Ham, 

and terrifying things at the Red Sea. 

13 They soon forgot His works

and would not wait for His counsel.

14 They were seized with craving in the wilderness

and tested God in the desert.

15 He gave them what they asked for,

but sent a wasting disease among them.

16 In the camp they were envious of Moses

and of Aaron, the Lord’s holy one.

17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;

it covered the assembly of Abiram.

18 Fire blazed throughout their assembly;

flames consumed the wicked.

19 At Horeb they made a calf

and worshiped the cast metal image.

20 They exchanged their glory

for the image of a grass-eating ox.

21 They forgot God their Savior,

who did great things in Egypt,

22 wonderful works in the land of Ham,

awe-inspiring acts at the Red Sea.

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 They were jealous of Moses in the camp

and of Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.

17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan

and covered the faction of Abiram.

18 Fire also broke out in their company;

the flame burned up the wicked.

19 They made a calf at Horeb

and worshiped a cast image.

20 They exchanged the glory of God

for the image of an ox that eats grass.

21 They forgot God, their Savior,

who had done great things in Egypt,

22 wondrous works in the land of Ham,

and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

13 They quickly forgot his works;

they did not wait for his counsel.

14 And they craved intensely in the wilderness,

and tested God in the desert.

15 So he gave to them their request,

but he sent leanness into their souls.

16 And they were jealous of Moses in the camp,

and of Aaron, the holy one of Yahweh.

17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,

and it covered over the gang of Abiram.

18 Also fire burned in their assembly;

the flame devoured the wicked.

19 They made a calf at Horeb

and bowed down to a cast image.

20 And so they exchanged their glory

for an image of an ox that eats grass.

21 They forgot God their Savior,

who had done great things in Egypt,

22 wonders in the land of Ham,

awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

13 But they soon forgot what he had done.

They didn’t wait for his advice.

14 In the desert they longed for food.

In that dry and empty land they put God to the test.

15 So he gave them what they asked for.

But he also sent a sickness that killed many of them.

16 In their camp some of them became jealous of Moses.

They were also jealous of Aaron. He had been set apart to serve the Lord.

17 The ground opened up and swallowed Dathan.

It buried Abiram and his followers.

18 Fire blazed among all of them.

Flames destroyed those evil people.

19 At Mount Horeb they made a metal statue of a bull calf.

They worshiped that statue of a god.

20 They traded their glorious God

for a statue of a bull that eats grass.

21 They forgot the God who saved them.

They forgot the One who had done great things in Egypt.

22 They forgot the miracles he did in the land of Ham.

They forgot the wonderful things he did by the Red Sea.

13 They quickly forgot His works;

They did not wait for His counsel,

14 But craved intensely in the wilderness,

And tempted God in the desert.

15 So He gave them their request,

But sent a wasting disease among them.

16 When they became envious of Moses in the camp,

And of Aaron, the holy one of the Lord,

17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,

And engulfed the company of Abiram.

18 And a fire blazed up in their company;

The flame consumed the wicked.

19 They made a calf in Horeb

And worshiped a molten image.

20 Thus they exchanged their glory

For the image of an ox that eats grass.

21 They forgot God their Savior,

Who had done great things in Egypt,

22 Wonders in the land of Ham

And awesome things by the Red Sea.