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Psalm 106

Common English Bible CEB

1 Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD because he is good, because his faithful love endures forever.

2 Who could possibly repeat all of the LORD's mighty acts or publicly recount all his praise?

3 The people who uphold justice, who always do what is right, are truly happy!

4 Remember me, LORD, with the favor you show your people. Visit me with your saving help

5 so I can experience the good things your chosen ones experience, so I can rejoice in the joy of your nation, so I can praise along with your possession.

6 We have sinned—right along with our ancestors. We've done what is wrong. We've acted wickedly.

7 Our ancestors in Egypt didn't understand your wondrous works. They didn't remember how much faithful love you have. So they rebelled by the sea—at the Reed Sea.

8 But God saved them for the sake of his good name, to make known his mighty power.

9 God scolded the Reed Sea, and it dried right up; he led them through the deeps like they were a dry desert.

10 God saved them from hostile powers; he redeemed them from the power of the enemy.

11 But the waters covered over their foes— not one of them survived!

12 So our ancestors trusted God's words; they sang God's praise.

13 But how quickly they forgot what he had done! They wouldn't wait for his advice.

14 They were overcome with craving in the desert; they tested God in the wastelands.

15 God gave them what they asked for; he sent food to satisfy their appetites.

16 But then they were jealous of Moses in the camp, jealous too of Aaron, the LORD's holy one.

17 So the earth opened up, swallowing Dathan, and covering over Abiram's crowd.

18 Fire blazed throughout that whole group; flames burned up the wicked.

19 They made a calf at Horeb, bowing down to a metal idol.

20 They traded their glorious God for an image of a bull that eats grass.

21 They forgot the God who saved them— the one who had done great things in Egypt,

22 wondrous works in the land of Ham, awesome deeds at the Reed Sea.

23 So God determined that he would destroy them— except for the fact that Moses, his chosen one, stood in the way, right in front of him, and turned God's destructive anger away.

24 But then they rejected the land that was so desirable. They didn't trust God's promise.

25 They muttered in their tents and wouldn't listen to the LORD's voice.

26 So God raised his hand against them, making them fall in the desert,

27 scattering their offspring among the nations, casting them across many lands.

28 They joined themselves to Baal-peor and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

29 They made God angry by what they did, so a plague broke out against them.

30 Then Phinehas stood up and prayed, and the plague was contained.

31 That's why Phinehas is considered righteous, generation after generation, forever.

32 But they angered God at Meribah's waters, and things went badly for Moses because of them,

33 because they made him bitter so that he spoke rashly with his lips.

34 They didn't destroy the nations as the LORD had ordered them to do.

35 Instead, they got mixed up with the nations, learning what they did

36 and serving those false gods, which became a trap for them.

37 They sacrificed their own sons and daughters to demons!

38 They shed innocent blood, the blood of their own sons and daughters— the ones they sacrificed to Canaan's false gods— so the land was defiled by the bloodshed.

39 They made themselves unclean by what they did; they prostituted themselves by their actions.

40 So the LORD's anger burned against his people; he despised his own possession.

41 God handed them over to the nations; people who hated them ruled over them.

42 Their enemies oppressed them, and they were humbled under their power.

43 God delivered them numerous times, but they were determined to rebel, and so they were brought down by their own sin.

44 But God saw their distress when he heard their loud cries.

45 God remembered his covenant for their sake, and because of how much faithful love he has, God changed his mind.

46 God allowed them to receive compassion from all their captors.

47 LORD our God, save us! Gather us back together from among all the nations so we can give thanksto your holy name and rejoice in your praise!

48 Bless the LORD, the God of Israel, from forever ago to forever from now! And let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD!

The Message Bible MSG

1 Hallelujah! Thank God! And why? Because he's good, because his love lasts.

2 But who on earth can do it - declaim God's mighty acts, broadcast all his praises?

3 You're one happy man when you do what's right, one happy woman when you form the habit of justice.

4 Remember me, God, when you enjoy your people; include me when you save them;

5 I want to see your chosen succeed, celebrate with your celebrating nation, join the Hallelujahs of your pride and joy!

6 We've sinned a lot, both we and our parents; We've fallen short, hurt a lot of people.

7 After our parents left Egypt, they took your wonders for granted, forgot your great and wonderful love. They were barely beyond the Red Sea when they defied the High God

8 - the very place he saved them! - the place he revealed his amazing power!

9 He rebuked the Red Sea so that it dried up on the spot - he paraded them right through! - no one so much as got wet feet!

10 He saved them from a life of oppression, pried them loose from the grip of the enemy.

11 Then the waters flowed back on their oppressors; there wasn't a single survivor.

12 Then they believed his words were true and broke out in songs of praise.

13 But it wasn't long before they forgot the whole thing, wouldn't wait to be told what to do.

14 They only cared about pleasing themselves in that desert, provoked God with their insistent demands.

15 He gave them exactly what they asked for - but along with it they got an empty heart.

16 One day in camp some grew jealous of Moses, also of Aaron, holy priest of God.

17 The ground opened and swallowed Dathan, then buried Abiram's gang.

18 Fire flared against that rebel crew and torched them to a cinder.

19 They cast in metal a bull calf at Horeb and worshiped the statue they'd made.

20 They traded the Glory for a cheap piece of sculpture - a grass-chewing bull!

21 They forgot God, their very own Savior, who turned things around in Egypt,

22 Who created a world of wonders in the Land of Ham, who gave that stunning performance at the Red Sea.

23 Fed up, God decided to get rid of them - and except for Moses, his chosen, he would have. But Moses stood in the gap and deflected God's anger, prevented it from destroying them utterly.

24 They went on to reject the Blessed Land, didn't believe a word of what God promised.

25 They found fault with the life they had and turned a deaf ear to God's voice.

26 Exasperated, God swore that he'd lay them low in the desert,

27 Scattering their children hither and yon, strewing them all over the earth.

28 Then they linked up with Baal Peor, attending funeral banquets and eating idol food.

29 That made God so angry that a plague spread through their ranks;

30 Phinehas stood up and pled their case and the plague was stopped.

31 This was counted to his credit; his descendants will never forget it.

32 They angered God again at Meribah Springs; this time Moses got mixed up in their evil;

33 Because they defied God yet again, Moses exploded and lost his temper.

34 They didn't wipe out those godless cultures as ordered by God;

35 Instead they intermarried with the heathen, and in time became just like them.

36 They worshiped their idols, were caught in the trap of idols.

37 They sacrificed their sons and daughters at the altars of demon gods.

38 They slit the throats of their babies, murdered their infant girls and boys. They offered their babies to Canaan's gods; the blood of their babies stained the land.

39 Their way of life stank to high heaven; they lived like whores.

40 And God was furious - a wildfire anger; he couldn't stand even to look at his people.

41 He turned them over to the heathen so that the people who hated them ruled them.

42 Their enemies made life hard for them; they were tyrannized under that rule.

43 Over and over God rescued them, but they never learned - until finally their sins destroyed them.

44 Still, when God saw the trouble they were in and heard their cries for help,

45 He remembered his Covenant with them, and, immense with love, took them by the hand.

46 He poured out his mercy on them while their captors looked on, amazed.

47 Save us, God, our God! Gather us back out of exile So we can give thanks to your holy name and join in the glory when you are praised!

48 Blessed be God, Israel's God! Bless now, bless always! Oh! Let everyone say Amen! Hallelujah!