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Psalms 106
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1(107) Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy [endures] for ever.
1Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2Let them say [so] who have been redeemed by the Lord, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
2Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh, or fully declare all his praise?
3and gathered them out of the countries, from the east, and west, and north, and south.
3Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.
4They wandered in the wilderness in a dry land; they found no way to a city of habitation.
4Remember me, Yahweh, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,
5Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
5that 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.
6Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
6We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.
7And he guided them into a straight path, that they might go to a city of habitation.
7Our 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.
8Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
8Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power known.
9For he satisfies the empty soul, and fills the hungry [soul] with good things,
9He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.
10[even] them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, fettered in poverty and iron;
10He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11because they rebelled against the words of God, and provoked the counsel of the Most High.
11The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.
12So their heart was brought low with troubles; they were weak, and there was no helper.
12Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.
13Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.
13They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,
14And he brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds asunder.
14but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.
15Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonders to the children of men.
15He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.
16For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars.
16They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, Yahweh’s saint.
17He helped them out of the way of their iniquity; for they were brought low because of their iniquities.
17The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
18Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death.
18A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.
19Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction, and he saved them out of their distresses.
19They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image.
20He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them out of their destructions.
20Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.
21Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
21They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,
22And let them offer to him the sacrifice of praise, and proclaim this works with exultation.
22wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea.
23They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in many waters;
23Therefore 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.
24these [men] have seen the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
24Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,
25He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.
25but murmured in their tents, and didn’t listen to Yahweh’s voice.
26They go up to the heavens, and go down to the depths; their soul melts because of troubles.
26Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
27They are troubled, they stagger as a drunkard, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.
27that he would overthrow their offspring among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.
28Then they cry to the Lord in their affliction, and he brings them out of their distresses.
28They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.
29Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.
30And they are glad, because they are quiet; and he guides them to their desire haven.
30Then Phinehas stood up and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.
31Let them acknowledge to the Lord his mercies, and his wonderful works to the children of men.
31That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.
32Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
32They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;
33He turns rivers into a desert, and streams of water into a dry land;
33because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.
34a fruitful land into saltness, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it.
34They didn’t destroy the peoples, as Yahweh commanded them,
35He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and a dry land into streams of water.
35but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.
36And there he causes the hungry to dwell, and they establish for themselves cities of habitation.
36They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
37And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of increase.
37Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
38And he blesses them, and they multiply exceedingly, and he diminishes not the number of their cattle.
38They 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.
39Again they become few, and are brought low, by the pressure of evils and pain.
39Thus they were defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.
40Contempt is poured upon their princes, and he causes them to wander in a desert and trackless land.
40Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.
41But he helps the poor out of poverty, and makes [him] families as a flock.
41He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.
42The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
42Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.
43Who is wise, and will observe these things, and understand the mercies of the Lord?
43He rescued them many times, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.