Psalm 106

Psalm 106

106:1,47-48^pp — 1Ch 16:34–36

Praise the Lord.^a

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;^b

his love endures forever.^c

Who can proclaim the mighty acts^d of the Lord

or fully declare his praise?

Blessed are those who act justly,^e

who always do what is right.^f

Remember me,^g Lord, when you show favor^h to your people,

come to my aidⁱ when you save them,

that I may enjoy the prosperity^j of your chosen ones,^k

that I may share in the joy^l of your nation

and join your inheritance^m in giving praise.

We have sinned,ⁿ even as our ancestors^o did;

we have done wrong and acted wickedly.^p

When our ancestors were in Egypt,

they gave no thought^q to your miracles;

they did not remember^r your many kindnesses,

and they rebelled by the sea,^s the Red Sea.

Yet he saved them^t for his name’s sake,^u

to make his mighty power^v known.

He rebuked^w the Red Sea, and it dried up;^x

he led them through^y the depths as through a desert.

He saved them^z from the hand of the foe;^a

from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.^b

The waters covered^c their adversaries;

not one of them survived.

Then they believed his promises

and sang his praise.^d

But they soon forgot^e what he had done

and did not wait for his plan to unfold.^f

In the desert^g they gave in to their craving;

in the wilderness^h they put God to the test.ⁱ

So he gave them^j what they asked for,

but sent a wasting disease^k among them.

In the camp they grew envious^l of Moses

and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the Lord.

The earth opened^m up and swallowed Dathan;ⁿ

it buried the company of Abiram.^o

Fire blazed^p among their followers;

a flame consumed the wicked.

At Horeb they made a calf^q

and worshiped an idol cast from metal.

They exchanged their glorious God^r

for an image of a bull, which eats grass.

They forgot the God^s who saved them,

who had done great things^t in Egypt,

miracles in the land of Ham^u

and awesome deeds^v by the Red Sea.

So he said he would destroy^w them—

had not Moses, his chosen one,

stood in the breach^x before him

to keep his wrath from destroying them.

Then they despised^y the pleasant land;^z

they did not believe^a his promise.

They grumbled^b in their tents

and did not obey the Lord.

So he swore^c to them with uplifted hand

that he would make them fall in the wilderness,^d

make their descendants fall among the nations

and scatter^e them throughout the lands.

They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor^f

and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;

they aroused the Lord’s anger^g by their wicked deeds,^h

and a plagueⁱ broke out among them.

But Phinehas^j stood up and intervened,

and the plague was checked.^k

This was credited to him^l as righteousness

for endless generations^m to come.

By the waters of Meribahⁿ they angered the Lord,

and trouble came to Moses because of them;

for they rebelled^o against the Spirit^p of God,

and rash words came from Moses’ lips.^q

They did not destroy^r the peoples

as the Lord had commanded^s them,

but they mingled^t with the nations

and adopted their customs.

They worshiped their idols,^u

which became a snare^v to them.

They sacrificed their sons^w

and their daughters to demons.^x

They shed innocent blood,

the blood of their sons^y and daughters,

whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,

and the land was desecrated by their blood.

They defiled themselves^z by what they did;

by their deeds they prostituted^a themselves.

Therefore the Lord was angry^b with his people

and abhorred his inheritance.^c

He gave them into the hands^d of the nations,

and their foes ruled over them.

Their enemies oppressed^e them

and subjected them to their power.

Many times he delivered them,^f

but they were bent on rebellion^g

and they wasted away in their sin.

Yet he took note of their distress

when he heard their cry;^h

for their sake he remembered his covenantⁱ

and out of his great love^j he relented.^k

He caused all who held them captive

to show them mercy.^l

Save us,^m Lord our God,

and gather usⁿ from the nations,

that we may give thanks^o to your holy name^p

and glory in your praise.

Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,

from everlasting to everlasting.

Let all the people say, “Amen!”^q

Praise the Lord.