Psalm 106:19-48

Names of God Bible

¹⁹ At Mount Horeb they made a statue of a calf.
    They worshiped an idol made of metal.
²⁰ They traded their glorious God^[a]
    for the statue of a bull that eats grass.
²¹ They forgot El, their savior,
    the one who did spectacular things in Egypt,
²² miracles in the land of Ham,
    and terrifying things at the Red Sea.
²³ El said he was going to destroy them,
    but Moses, his chosen one, stood in his way
        to prevent him from exterminating them.

²⁴ They refused to enter the pleasant land.
    They did not believe what he said.
²⁵ They complained in their tents.
    They did not obey Yahweh.
²⁶ Raising his hand, he swore
    that he would kill them in the wilderness,
²⁷ kill their descendants among the nations,
    and scatter them throughout various lands.

²⁸ They joined in worshiping the god Baal while they were at Peor,
    and they ate what was sacrificed to the dead.
²⁹ They infuriated Yahweh by what they did,
    and a plague broke out among them.
³⁰ Then Phinehas stood between Yahweh and the people,
    and the plague was stopped.
³¹ Because of this, Phinehas was considered righteous forever,
    throughout every generation.
³² They made Yahweh angry by the water at Meribah.
    Things turned out badly for Moses because of what they did,
³³ since they made him bitter so that he spoke recklessly.

³⁴ They did not destroy the people as Yahweh had told them.
³⁵ Instead, they intermarried with other nations.
    They learned to do what other nations did,
³⁶ and they worshiped their idols,
    which became a trap for them.
³⁷ They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.
³⁸ They shed innocent blood,
    the blood of their own sons and daughters
        whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan.
            The land became polluted with blood.
³⁹ They became filthy because of what they did.
    They behaved like prostitutes.
⁴⁰ Yahweh burned with anger against his own people.
    He was disgusted with those who belonged to him.
⁴¹ He handed them over to other nations,
    and those who hated them ruled them.
⁴² Their enemies oppressed them
    and made them subject to their power.
⁴³ He rescued them many times,
    but they continued to plot rebellion against him
        and to sink deeper because of their sin.
⁴⁴ He saw that they were suffering
    when he heard their cry for help.
⁴⁵ He remembered his promise^[b] to them.
    In keeping with his rich mercy, he changed his plans.
⁴⁶ He let them find compassion
    from all those who held them captive.

⁴⁷ Rescue us, O Yahweh our Elohim, and gather us from the nations
    so that we may give thanks to your holy name
        and make your praise our glory.

⁴⁸ Thanks be to Yahweh Elohim of Israel
    from everlasting to everlasting.
        Let all the people say amen.

    Hallelujah!