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106:1  Praise the Lord! O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.
106:2  Who can utter the mighty doings of the Lord or declare all his praise?
106:3  Happy are those who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times.
106:4  Remember us, O Lord, when you show favor to your people; help us when you deliver them,
106:5  that we may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, that we may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that we may glory in your heritage.
106:6  Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly.
106:7  Our ancestors, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.
106:8  Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, so that he might make known his mighty power.
106:9  He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry; he led them through the deep as through a desert.
106:10  So he saved them from the hand of the foe and delivered them from the hand of the enemy.
106:11  The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left.
106:12  Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.
106:13  But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.
106:14  But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness and put God to the test in the desert;
106:15  he gave them what they asked but sent a wasting disease among them.
106:16  They were jealous of Moses in the camp and of Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.
106:17  The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan and covered the faction of Abiram.
106:18  Fire also broke out in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
106:19  They made a calf at Horeb and worshiped a cast image.
106:20  They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox 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 deeds by the Red Sea.
106:23  Therefore he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them.
106:24  Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise.
106:25  They grumbled in their tents and did not obey the voice of the Lord.
106:26  Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them that he would make them fall in the wilderness
106:27  and would disperse their descendants among the nations, scattering them over the lands.
106:28  Then they attached themselves to the Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;
106:29  they provoked the Lord to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.
106:30  Then Phinehas stood up and interceded, and the plague was stopped.
106:31  And that has been reckoned to him as righteousness from generation to generation forever.
106:32  They angered the Lord at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account,
106:33  for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke words that were rash.
106:34  They did not destroy the peoples, as the Lord had commanded them,
106:35  but they mingled with the nations and learned to do as they did.
106:36  They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
106:37  They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons;
106:38  they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.
106:39  Thus they became unclean by their acts and prostituted themselves in their doings.
106:40  Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage;
106:41  he gave them into the hand of the nations, so that those who hated them ruled over them.
106:42  Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their power.
106:43  Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes and were brought low through their iniquity.
106:44  Nevertheless, he regarded their distress when he heard their cry.
106:45  For their sake he remembered his covenant and showed compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
106:46  He caused them to be pitied by all who held them captive.
106:47  Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.
106:48  Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. And let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise the Lord!