The Book of Psalms

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- Chapter 106 -

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

Praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh because everything he does is good; he faithfully loves us forever as he promised us!

Because Yahweh has done many great things, no one can tell all the great things that Yahweh has done, and no one can praise him enough.

How fortunate are those who act fairly, those who always do what is right.

Yahweh, be kind to me when you help your people; help me when you rescue them.

Allow me to see your people become prosperous again and to see all the people of your nation, Israel, become happy again; allow me to be happy with them! I want to praise you along with all those others who belong to you.

We and our ancestors have sinned; we have done what is wicked and evil.

When our ancestors were in Egypt, they did not pay attention to the wonderful things that Yahweh did; they forgot about the many times that he showed that he faithfully loved them. Instead, when they were at the Sea of Reeds, they rebelled against God, who is greater than any other god.

But he rescued them for the sake of his own reputation so that he could show that he is very powerful.

He rebuked the Sea of Reeds and it became dry, and then while he led our ancestors, they walked through it as though it were as dry as a desert.

In that way he rescued them from the power of their enemies.

Then their enemies were drowned in the water of the Sea of Reeds; not one of them was left.

When that happened, our ancestors believed that Yahweh had truly done for them what he had promised to do, and they sang to praise him.

But they soon forgot what he had done for them; they did things without waiting to find out what Yahweh wanted them to do.

They intensely wanted food like they formerly ate in Egypt. They did evil things to find out whether God would punish them or not.

So he gave them what they requested, but he also caused a terrible disease to afflict them.

Later when some of the men became jealous of Moses and his older brother Aaron, who was dedicated to serve Yahweh by being a priest,

the ground opened up and swallowed Dathan and also buried Abiram and his family.

God sent down from heaven a fire which burned up all the wicked people who supported them.

Then the Israelite leaders made a gold statue of a calf at Mount Sinai and worshiped it.

Instead of worshiping our glorious God, they started to worship a statue of an ox that eats grass!

They forgot about God, who had rescued them by the great miracles that he performed in Egypt.

They forgot about the wonderful things that he did for them in Egypt and the amazing things that he did for them at the Sea of Reeds.

Because of that, God said that he would get rid of the Israelites; but Moses, whom God had chosen to serve him, stood up to persuade God not to do that. As a result, God did not destroy them.

Later, our ancestors refused to enter the beautiful land of Canaan because they did not believe that God would do as he promised and would enable them to take the land from the people who were living there.

They stayed in their tents and grumbled and would not pay attention to what Yahweh said that they should do.

So he solemnly told them that he would cause them to die there in the wilderness,

that he would scatter their descendants among the people of other nations and groups who did not believe in him, and that he would allow them to die in those lands.

Later the Israelite people started to worship the idol of Baal at Mount Peor, and they ate meat that had been sacrificed to Baal and those other lifeless gods.

Yahweh became very angry because of what they had done, so again he sent a terrible disease to attack them.

But Phinehas stood up and punished the ones who had sinned greatly, and as a result the plague ended.

People have remembered that righteous deed that Phinehas did, and in future years people will remember it.

Then at the springs of Meribah our ancestors caused Yahweh to become angry again, and as a result Moses had trouble.

They caused Moses to become very angry, and he said things that were foolish.

Our ancestors did not destroy the other people groups as he told them to do.

Instead, the men took women from those people groups, and they started to do the evil things that those people did.

Our ancestors worshiped the idols of those people, which resulted in their being destroyed.

Some of the Israelites sacrificed their sons and daughters to the demons that those idols represented.

They killed children who had done nothing wrong, and offered them as sacrifices to the idols in Canaan. As a result, the land of Canaan was polluted by those murders.

So by their deeds they made it impossible for God to accept them; because they did not faithfully worship only God, they became like women who sleep with other men instead of sleeping only with their husbands.

So Yahweh became very angry with his people; he was completely disgusted with them.

As a result, he allowed people groups who did not believe in him to conquer them, so those who hated our ancestors started to rule over them.

Their enemies oppressed them and completely controlled them.

Many times Yahweh rescued his people, but they continued to rebel against him, and they were finally destroyed because of the sins that they committed.

However, Yahweh always heard them when they cried out to him, and he listened to them when they were distressed.

For their sake, he thought about the covenant that he had made to bless them; because he never stopped loving them very much, he changed his mind about punishing them more.

He caused all those who had taken the Israelites to Babylonia to feel sorry for them.

Yahweh our God, rescue us and bring us back to Israel from among those people groups so that we may thank you and joyfully praise you.

Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelites worship, praise him now and forever! All the people should agree! Praise Yahweh!

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD, or fully declare all his praise?

Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

Remember me, LORD, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,

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.

We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.

Our 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.

Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power known.

He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.

He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.

Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.

They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,

but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.

He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.

They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, the LORD’s saint.

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

A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.

They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image.

Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.

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

wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea.

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.

Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,

but murmured in their tents, and didn’t listen to the LORD’s voice.

Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,

that he would overthrow their offspring among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.

They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.

Then Phinehas stood up and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.

That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.

They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;

because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.

They didn’t destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them,

but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.

They served their idols, which became a snare to them.

Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

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.

Thus they were defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.

Therefore the LORD burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.

He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.

Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.

He rescued them many times, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.

Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.

He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.

Save us, LORD, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise the LORD!