Psalms, 106

1. Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

1. Alleluia! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his love endures forever.

2. Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? [who] can shew forth all his praise?

2. Who can count the Lord's mighty deeds, or declare all his praises?

3. Blessed [are] they that keep judgment, [and] he that doeth righteousness at all times.

3. Blessed are they who always do just and right.

4. Remember me, O LORD, with the favour [that thou bearest unto] thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;

4. Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people; rescue me when you deliver them;

5. That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.

5. let me see the triumph of your faithful, let me share the joy of your nation, and join your people in praising you.

6. We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

6. We have sinned like our ancestors; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.

7. Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked [him] at the sea, [even] at the Red sea.

7. When they were in Egypt, our ancestors had no regard for your wondrous deeds; they forgot the abundance of your love; they rebelled against the Most High by the Sea of Reeds.

8. Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

8. Yet he saved them for his name's sake, to make his mighty power known.

9. He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.

9. He rebuked the sea, and it dried up; he led them through the deep as on dry land.

10. And he saved them from the hand of him that hated [them], and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

10. He saved them from hostility, freeing them from the hand of the enemy.

11. And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.

11. Waters covered their pursuers, and none of them was left alive.

12. Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.

12. Then they believed his promises and all at once sang his praises.

13. They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

13. But soon they forgot his works and did not wait for his counsel.

14. But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

14. They gave way to wanton craving and tempted God in the desert.

15. And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

15. He gave them what they wanted, then sent them a wasting disease.

16. They envied Moses also in the camp, [and] Aaron the saint of the LORD.

16. In the camp they grew envious of Moses and Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.

17. The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

17. So the earth opened, swallowed Dathan, and buried the company of Abiram;

18. And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.

18. fire broke out against them, burning up the wicked.

19. They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.

19. They made a calf at Horeb and worshiped the molten image.

20. Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

20. They exchanged the glory of God for the image of a bull that eats grass.

21. They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;

21. They forgot their Savior God, who had done great things in Egypt,

22. Wondrous works in the land of Ham, [and] terrible things by the Red sea.

22. wonderful works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Sea of Reeds.

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, lest he should destroy [them].

23. So he spoke of destroying them, but Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to shield them from destruction.

24. Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:

24. Yet they despised the promised land, for they had no faith in his word.

25. But murmured in their tents, [and] hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.

25. They grumbled in their tents and would not listen to the voice of the Lord.

26. Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:

26. So he swore to them with his hand raised that he would let them perish in the desert,

27. To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.

27. scatter their descendants among the nations and disperse them over the lands.

28. They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

28. They joined the rites of Baal-peor and ate sacrifices to lifeless gods.

29. Thus they provoked [him] to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.

29. Their deeds provoked the Lord to anger, and a plague broke out among them.

30. Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and [so] the plague was stayed.

30. But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague came to an end.

31. And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.

31. This was credited to his uprightness, making him remembered for all ages.

32. They angered [him] also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

32. Angered by them at Meribah's waters, the Lord took it out on Moses

33. Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

33. for the rash words he uttered, when they rebelled against God.

34. They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:

34. They dared not destroy the pagans, as the Lord commanded;

35. But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.

35. they mingled with these nations and learned to do as they did.

36. And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.

36. In serving the idols of the pagans, they were trapped

37. Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,

37. into sacrificing children to demons,

38. And shed innocent blood, [even] the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.

38. shedding the innocent blood of their sons and daughters to the idols of Canaan, polluting the country with blood.

39. Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.

39. They defiled themselves by what they did, playing the harlot in their worship.

40. Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

40. The anger of the Lord grew intense and he abhorred his inheritance.

41. And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.

41. He handed them over to the nations, and their foes ruled them with arrogance.

42. Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.

42. Brought by the enemy into subjection, they suffered the agony of oppression.

43. Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked [him] with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

43. He delivered them many a time, but they went on defying him and sinking deeper into their sin.

44. Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

44. But he heard their cry of affliction and looked on them with compassion.

45. And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

45. Remembering his covenant, he relented for their sake, because of his great love.

46. He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.

46. He let them be pitied by all those who held them captive.

47. Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, [and] to triumph in thy praise.

47. Save us, O Lord, our God, gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to you and praise your holy name.

48. Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.

48. Blessed be the Lord, God of Israel, from eternity to eternity. Let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the Lord!