106:1 Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, For his lovingkindness 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, He who does righteousness 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 lovingkindnesses, 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 worshipped 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 the voice of Yahweh.

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, To all generations forevermore.

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 mingled themselves with the nations, 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 the wrath of Yahweh was kindled 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 lovingkindnesses.

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!