Psalms 106
Psalm 106
Israel’s Unfaithfulness to God
1Hallelujah! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever.23Who can declare the Lord’s mighty acts or proclaim all the praise due him?4
5How happy are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.6
7Remember me, Lord, when you show favor to your people. Come to me with your salvation8
9so that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice in the joy of your nation, and boast about your heritage.10
11Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have done wrong and have acted wickedly.12
13Our ancestors in Egypt did not grasp the significance of your wondrous works or remember your many acts of faithful love; instead, they rebelled by the sea — the Red Sea.14
15Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, to make his power known.16
17He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert.18
19He saved them from the power of the adversary; he redeemed them from the power of the enemy.20
21Water covered their foes; not one of them remained.22
23Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.24
25They soon forgot his works and would not wait for his counsel.26
27They were seized with craving in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.28
29He gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease among them.30
31In the camp they were envious of Moses and of Aaron, the Lord’s holy one.32
33The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.34
35Fire blazed throughout their assembly; flames consumed the wicked.36
37At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped the cast metal image.38
39They exchanged their glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.40
41They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,42
43wondrous works in the land of Ham, awe-inspiring acts at the Red Sea.44
45So he said he would have destroyed them — if Moses his chosen one had not stood before him in the breach to turn his wrath away from destroying them.46
47They despised the pleasant land and did not believe his promise.48
49They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the Lord.50
51So he raised his hand against them with an oath that he would make them fall in the desert52
53and would disperse their descendants among the nations, scattering them throughout the lands.54
55They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.56
57They angered the Lord with their deeds, and a plague broke out against them.58
59But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stopped.60
61It was credited to him as righteousness throughout all generations to come.62
63They angered the Lord at the Waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered because of them,64
65for they embittered his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips.66
67They did not destroy the peoples as the Lord had commanded them68
69but mingled with the nations and adopted their ways.70
71They served their idols, which became a snare to them.72
73They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.74
75They shed innocent blood — the blood of their sons and daughters whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; so the land became polluted with blood.76
77They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.78
79Therefore the Lord’s anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his own inheritance.80
81He handed them over to the nations; those who hated them ruled over them.82
83Their enemies oppressed them, and they were subdued under their power.84
85He rescued them many times, but they continued to rebel deliberately and were beaten down by their iniquity.86
87When he heard their cry, he took note of their distress,88
89remembered his covenant with them, and relented according to the abundance of his faithful love.90
91He caused them to be pitied before all their captors.92
93Save us, Lord our God, and gather us from the nations, so that we may give thanks to your holy name and rejoice in your praise.94
95Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!96