Psalm 106
[106:1] Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. [106:2] Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh, or fully declare all his praise? [106:3] Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times. [106:4] Remember me, Yahweh, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation, [106:5] that I may see the prosperity of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance. [106:6] We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly. [106:7] Our fathers didn't understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn't remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the [Red Sea]. [106:8] Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power known. [106:9] He rebuked the [Red Sea] also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert. [106:10] He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. [106:11] The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left. [106:12] Then they believed his words. They sang his praise. [106:13] They soon forgot his works. They didn't wait for his counsel, [106:14] but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland. [106:15] He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul. [106:16] They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, Yahweh's saint. [106:17] The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. [106:18] A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked. [106:19] They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image. [106:20] Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass. [106:21] They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt, [106:22] Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the [Red Sea]. [106:23] Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn't destroy them. [106:24] Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn't believe his word, [106:25] but murmured in their tents, and didn't listen to Yahweh's voice. [106:26] Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness, [106:27] that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, and scatter them in the lands. [106:28] They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. [106:29] Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them. [106:30] Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped. [106:31] That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come. [106:32] They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes; [106:33] because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips. [106:34] They didn't destroy the peoples, as Yahweh commanded them, [106:35] but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works. [106:36] They served their idols, which became a snare to them. [106:37] Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. [106:38] They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood. [106:39] Thus were they defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds. [106:40] Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance. [106:41] He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them. [106:42] Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand. [106:43] Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity. [106:44] Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry. [106:45] He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses. [106:46] He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive. [106:47] Save us, Yahweh, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise! [106:48] Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, "Amen." Praise Yah!
BOOK V