Psalms 106 — ULB

106Verse 1Praise Yahweh.
Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good,
for his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
^{Verse 2}Who can recount the mighty acts of Yahweh
or proclaim in full all his praiseworthy deeds?
^{Verse 3}Blessed are those who do what is right,
and whose deeds are always just.
^{Verse 4}Call me to mind, Yahweh, when you show favor to your people;
help me when you save them.
^{Verse 5}Then I will see the prosperity of your chosen,
rejoice in the gladness of your nation,
and glory with your inheritance.
^{Verse 6}We have sinned like our ancestors;
we have done wrong, and we have done evil.
^{Verse 7}Our fathers did not appreciate your marvelous deeds in Egypt;
they ignored your many acts of covenant faithfulness;
they were rebellious at the sea, the Sea of Reeds.
^{Verse 8}Nevertheless, he saved them for his name's sake
so that he might reveal his power.
^{Verse 9}He rebuked the Sea of Reeds, and it dried up.
Then he led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.
^{Verse 10}He saved them from the hand of those who hated them,
and he rescued them from the hand of the enemy.
^{Verse 11}But the waters covered their adversaries;
not one of them survived.
^{Verse 12}Then they believed his words,
and they sang his praise.
^{Verse 13}But they quickly forgot what he had done;
they did not wait for his instructions.
^{Verse 14}They had insatiable cravings in the wilderness,
and they challenged God in the desert.
^{Verse 15}So he gave them what they requested,but he sent a horrible disease upon them.^{Verse 16}In the camp they became jealous of Moses
and Aaron, the holy priest of Yahweh.
^{Verse 17}The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan
and covered the followers of Abiram.
^{Verse 18}Fire broke out among them;
the fire consumed the wicked.
^{Verse 19}They made a calf at Horeb
and worshiped a cast metal figure.
^{Verse 20}They traded the glory of God
for the image of a bull that eats grass.
^{Verse 21}They forgot God their Savior,
who had done great deeds in Egypt.
^{Verse 22}He had done wonderful things in the land of Ham
and mighty acts at the Sea of Reeds.
^{Verse 23}So he said he would destroy them—
had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him,
to turn away his anger from destroying them.
^{Verse 24}Then they despised the fruitful land;
they did not believe his promise,
^{Verse 25}but grumbled in their tents,
and did not obey Yahweh.
^{Verse 26}Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them
that he would let them die in the desert,
^{Verse 27}scatter their descendants among the nations,
and scatter them in foreign lands.
^{Verse 28}They worshiped the Baal of Peor
and ate the sacrifices offered to the dead.
^{Verse 29}They provoked him to anger with their actions,
and a plague broke out among them.
^{Verse 30}Then Phinehas rose to intervene,
and the plague subsided.
^{Verse 31}It was counted to him as a righteous deed
to all generations forever.
^{Verse 32}They also angered Yahweh at the waters of Meribah,
and Moses suffered because of them.
^{Verse 33}They made Moses bitter,
and he spoke rashly.
^{Verse 34}They did not destroy the nations
as Yahweh had commanded them,
^{Verse 35}but they mingled with the nations
and learned their ways
^{Verse 36}and worshiped their idols,
which became a snare to them.
^{Verse 37}They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
^{Verse 38}They shed innocent blood,
the blood of their sons and of their daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
desecrating the land with blood.
^{Verse 39}They were defiled by their deeds;
in their actions they were like prostitutes.
^{Verse 40}So Yahweh was angry with his people,
and he despised his own people.
^{Verse 41}He gave them into the hand of the nations,
and those who hated them ruled over them.
^{Verse 42}Their enemies oppressed them,
and they were brought into subjection to their authority.
^{Verse 43}Many times he came to help them,
but they kept rebelling
and were brought low by their own sin.
^{Verse 44}Nevertheless, he paid attention to their distress
when he heard their cry for help.
^{Verse 45}He called to mind his covenant with them
and relented because of his steadfast love.
^{Verse 46}He caused all their conquerers
to have pity on them.
^{Verse 47}Save us, Yahweh, our God.
Gather us from among the nations
so that we may give thanks to your holy name
and glory in your praises.
^{Verse 48}May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised
from everlasting to everlasting.
All the people said, “Amen.”
Praise Yahweh.