THE BOOK
OF PSALMS
Psalm 106
1
¶ Praise the LORD. O give thanks to the LORD; for he
is good: for his mercy endures for ever.
2
Who can put into words the mighty acts of the LORD? who
can express all his praise?
3
Blessed are those who practice justice, and he who does what is
right at all times.
4
Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people: and
grant me your salvation;
5
That I may share in the blessings of your chosen, that I may enjoy the
happiness of your people, that I may glory with your
inheritance.
6
¶ We have sinned as did our fathers, we have done
wrong, we have behaved wickedly.
7
Our fathers did not understand your wonders in Egypt; they did not remember how
much you loved them; so they rebelled beside the sea, the Red sea.
8
Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, so that he might make his
mighty power known.
9
He rebuked the
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And he saved them from the hand of the one who hated them, and delivered
them from the hand of the enemy.
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And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.
12
At that time they believed his words; and they sang his praise.
13
¶ But they soon forgot what he did; and did not wait for his direction:
14
They lusted excessively in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the
desert.
15
And he gave them what they asked; but sent leanness into their soul.
16
They were also envious of Moses in the camp, and Aaron the LORD’S holy
one.
17
The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered
the company of Abiram.
18
And a fire was kindled in their group; and the flame consumed the
wicked.
19
They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten
image.
20
So they traded their glory for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21
They forgot God who had saved them, who had done great things in
22
Wonders in the
23
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood
before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, to keep him from destroying them.
24
Yea, they scorned the pleasant land, and did not believe his word:
25
But grumbled in their tents, and did not listen to the voice of the
LORD.
26
Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to strike them down in the
wilderness:
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To disperse their seed among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.
28
They also joined themselves to Baal at peor, and ate
the sacrifices of the dead.
29
Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and sudden death
broke out among them.
30
Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment: and
the plague was stopped.
31
And that was credited to him for righteousness through all generations for
evermore.
32
They also angered the Lord at the waters of strife, so that it went ill
with Moses for their sakes:
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Because they embittered his spirit, so that he spoke rashly with his lips.
34
¶ They did not destroy the nations, as the LORD
commanded them:
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But mingled with the heathen, and learned their ways.
36
And they served their idols: which were a snare to them.
37
Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to devils,
38
And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their
daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of
39
Thus they defiled themselves by what they did, and by serving what they had
made were unfaithful to God.
40
Therefore the wrath of the LORD flared against his people, insomuch that he
detested his own.
41
And he handed them over to the heathen; and those who hated them ruled over
them.
42
Their enemies oppressed them, and they became subject to their power.
43
Many times he delivered them; but they were rebellious in their thoughts, and
were brought low because of their sin.
44
Nevertheless when he heard their cry, he took note of their distress:
45
And he remembered his covenant with them, and in
accordance with his great love changed his mind.
46
He also caused them to be pitied by those who held them captive.
47
Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, so that we may
give thanks to your holy name, and rejoice in your praise.
48
Praise the LORD God of