Chapter 106

1 Praise ^F1166 the ^F1167 LORD! Oh give ^R3369 thanks to the LORD, for He is ^R3370 good; For His ^R3371 lovingkindness is everlasting. 2 Who can speak of the mighty ^R3372 deeds of the LORD, Or can show forth all His praise? 3 How blessed are those who keep justice, ^F1168 Who ^F1169 practice ^R3373 righteousness at all times! 4 Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor ^R3374 toward ^F1170 Your people; Visit me with Your salvation, 5 That I may see the prosperity ^R3375 of Your chosen ones, That I may rejoice ^R3376 in the gladness of Your nation, That I may glory ^R3377 with Your inheritance. ^F1171

6 We ^R3378 have sinned like ^{R3379 F1172} our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly. 7 Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders; ^F1173 They did ^R3380 not remember Your ^F1174 abundant kindnesses, But rebelled ^R3381 by the sea, at the Red ^F1175 Sea. 8 Nevertheless He saved them for ^R3382 the sake of His name, That He might make ^R3383 His power known. 9 Thus He rebuked ^R3384 the Red ^F1176 Sea and it dried ^R3385 up, And He led ^R3386 them through the deeps, as through the wilderness. 10 So He saved ^R3387 them from the hand ^F1177 of the one who hated them, And redeemed ^R3388 them from the hand ^F1177 of the enemy. 11 The ^R3389 waters covered their adversaries; Not one of them was left. 12 Then they believed ^R3390 His words; They sang ^R3391 His praise.

13 They quickly forgot ^R3392 His works; They did ^R3393 not wait for His counsel, 14 But craved ^R3394 intensely in the wilderness, And tempted ^{R3395 F1178} God in the desert. 15 So He gave ^R3396 them their request, But sent ^R3397 a wasting ^F1179 disease among them. 16 When they became envious ^R3398 of Moses in the camp, And of Aaron, the holy one of the LORD, 17 The earth ^R3399 opened and swallowed up Dathan, And engulfed the company ^F1180 of Abiram. 18 And a fire ^R3400 blazed up in their company; ^F1181 The flame consumed the wicked. 19 They made ^R3401 a calf in Horeb And worshiped a molten image. 20 Thus they exchanged ^R3402 their glory For the image of an ox that eats grass. 21 They forgot ^R3403 God their Savior, Who had done great ^R3404 things in Egypt, 22 Wonders ^{R3405 F1182} in the land of Ham And awesome things by the Red ^F1183 Sea. 23 Therefore He ^R3406 said that He would destroy them, Had not Moses ^R3407 His chosen one stood in the breach before Him, To turn away His wrath from destroying them. 24 Then they despised ^R3408 the pleasant ^R3409 land; They did ^R3410 not believe in His word, 25 But grumbled ^R3411 in their tents; They did not listen to the voice of the LORD. 26 Therefore He swore ^{R3412 F1184} to them That He would cast them down in the wilderness, 27 And that He would cast ^R3413 their seed among the nations And scatter ^R3414 them in the lands. 28 They joined ^R3415 themselves also to Baal-peor, ^F1185 And ate sacrifices ^R3416 offered to the dead. 29 Thus they provoked ^R3417 Him to anger with their deeds, And the plague broke out among them. 30 Then Phinehas stood ^R3418 up and interposed, And so the plague ^R3419 was stayed. 31 And it was reckoned ^R3420 to him for righteousness, To all generations forever. 32 They also provoked ^R3421 Him to wrath at the waters of Meribah, ^F1186 So that it went ^R3422 hard with Moses on their account; 33 Because they were ^R3423 rebellious against His ^F1187 Spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips.

34 They did ^R3424 not destroy the peoples, As the ^R3425 LORD commanded them, 35 But they ^R3426 mingled with the nations And learned their practices, ^F1188 36 And served ^R3427 their idols, Which ^R3428 became a snare to them. 37 They even sacrificed ^R3429 their sons and their daughters to the demons, ^R3430 38 And shed innocent ^R3431 blood, The blood of their sons ^R3432 and their daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted ^R3433 with the blood. 39 Thus they became unclean ^R3434 in their practices, ^F1189 And played ^R3435 the harlot in their deeds. 40 Therefore the anger ^R3436 of the LORD was kindled against His people And He abhorred ^R3437 His inheritance. ^{R3438 F1190} 41 Then He ^R3439 gave them into the hand of the nations, ^F1191 And those who hated them ruled over them. 42 Their enemies also oppressed ^R3440 them, And they were subdued under their power. ^F1192 43 Many times He would deliver ^R3441 them; They, however, were rebellious in their counsel, ^R3442 And so sank ^R3443 down in their iniquity. 44 Nevertheless He looked upon their distress When He heard ^R3444 their cry; 45 And He remembered ^R3445 His covenant for their sake, And relented ^{R3446 F1193} according ^R3447 to the greatness of His lovingkindness. 46 He also made them objects ^R3448 of compassion In the presence of all their captors. 47 Save ^R3449 us, O LORD our God, And gather ^R3450 us from among the nations, To give thanks to Your holy name And glory ^{R3451 F1194} in Your praise. 48 Blessed ^R3452 be the LORD, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, "Amen." Praise ^F1195 the ^F1196 LORD!

Chapter 107

1 Oh give ^R3453 thanks to the LORD, for He ^R3454 is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. 2 Let the ^R3455 redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed ^R3456 from the hand of the adversary 3 And gathered ^R3457 from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. ^F1197 4 They wandered ^R3458 in the wilderness in a desert ^F1198 region; They did not find a way to an ^F1199 inhabited city. ^R3459 5 They were hungry and ^F1200 thirsty; Their soul ^R3460 fainted within them. 6 Then they cried ^R3461 out to the LORD in their trouble; He delivered them out of their distresses. 7 He led them also by a straight ^{R3462 F1201} way, To go to an ^{R3463 F1202} inhabited city. 8 Let ^R3464 them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders ^F1203 to the sons of men! 9 For He has satisfied ^R3465 the thirsty ^F1204 soul, And the hungry ^R3466 soul He has filled with what is good.

10 There were those who dwelt ^R3467 in darkness and in the shadow of death, Prisoners ^R3468 in misery ^F1205 and chains, ^F1206 11 Because they had rebelled ^R3469 against the words of God And spurned ^R3470 the counsel ^R3471 of the Most High. 12 Therefore He humbled their heart with labor; They stumbled and there was none ^R3472 to help. 13 Then they cried ^R3473 out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. 14 He brought ^R3474 them out of darkness and the shadow of death And broke ^R3475 their bands apart. 15 Let ^R3476 them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders ^F1207 to the sons of men! 16 For He has shattered ^R3477 gates of bronze And cut bars of iron asunder.

17 Fools, because of their ^F1208 rebellious way, And because ^R3478 of their iniquities, were afflicted. 18 Their soul ^R3479 abhorred all kinds of food, And they drew ^R3480 near to the gates ^R3481 of death. 19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. 20 He sent ^R3482 His word and healed ^R3483 them, And delivered ^R3484 them from their destructions. ^F1209 21 Let ^R3485 them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders ^F1210 to the sons of men! 22 Let them also offer sacrifices ^R3486 of thanksgiving, And tell ^R3487 of His works with joyful singing.

23 Those who go ^R3488 down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters; 24 They have seen the works of the LORD, And His wonders ^F1211 in the deep. 25 For He spoke ^R3489 and raised up a stormy ^R3490 wind, Which lifted ^R3491 up the waves of ^F1212 the sea. 26 They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; Their soul melted ^R3492 away in their misery. 27 They reeled and staggered ^R3493 like a drunken man, And were ^F1213 at their wits' end. 28 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And He brought them out of their distresses. 29 He caused ^R3494 the storm to be still, So that the waves of ^F1214 the sea were hushed. 30 Then they were glad because they were quiet, So He guided them to their desired haven. 31 Let ^R3495 them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders ^{R3496 F1215} to the sons of men! 32 Let them extol ^R3497 Him also in ^R3498 the congregation of the people, And praise ^R3499 Him at the seat of the elders.

33 He changes ^{R3500 F1216} rivers into a wilderness ^F1217 And springs of water into a thirsty ground; 34 A fruitful ^R3501 land into a salt ^R3502 waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it. 35 He changes ^{R3503 F1218} a wilderness ^F1219 into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water; 36 And there He makes the hungry to dwell, So that they may establish an ^{R3504 F1220} inhabited city, 37 And sow fields and plant ^R3505 vineyards, And gather ^F1221 a fruitful harvest. 38 Also He blesses them and they multiply ^R3506 greatly, And He does ^R3507 not let their cattle decrease. 39 When they are diminished ^R3508 and bowed ^R3509 down Through oppression, misery and sorrow, 40 He pours ^R3510 contempt upon princes ^F1222 And makes ^R3511 them wander in ^R3512 a pathless waste. 41 But He sets ^R3513 the needy securely ^F1223 on high away from affliction, And makes ^R3514 his families like a flock. 42 The upright ^R3515 see it and are glad; But all unrighteousness ^R3516 shuts its mouth. 43 Who is wise? ^R3517 Let him give heed to these things, And consider the lovingkindnesses ^R3518 of the LORD.