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Psalm 106

A Confession of Israel’s Sins

Praise the Lord!
    O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.(A)
Who can utter the mighty doings of the Lord
    or declare all his praise?(B)

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Psalm 106(A)

Praise the Lord.[a](B)

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;(C)
    his love endures forever.(D)

Who can proclaim the mighty acts(E) of the Lord
    or fully declare his praise?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 106:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 48

Both we and our ancestors have sinned;
    we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly.(A)
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[a] at the Red Sea.[b](B)
Yet he saved them for his name’s sake,
    so that he might make known his mighty power.(C)
He rebuked the Red Sea,[c] and it became dry;
    he led them through the deep as through a desert.(D)
10 So he saved them from the hand of the foe
    and delivered them from the hand of the enemy.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 106.7 Cn: Heb rebelled at the sea
  2. 106.7 Or Sea of Reeds
  3. 106.9 Or Sea of Reeds

We have sinned,(A) even as our ancestors(B) did;
    we have done wrong and acted wickedly.(C)
When our ancestors were in Egypt,
    they gave no thought(D) to your miracles;
they did not remember(E) your many kindnesses,
    and they rebelled by the sea,(F) the Red Sea.[a]
Yet he saved them(G) for his name’s sake,(H)
    to make his mighty power(I) known.
He rebuked(J) the Red Sea, and it dried up;(K)
    he led them through(L) the depths as through a desert.
10 He saved them(M) from the hand of the foe;(N)
    from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.(O)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 106:7 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verses 9 and 22

19 They made a calf at Horeb
    and worshiped a cast image.(A)
20 They exchanged the glory of God[a]
    for the image of an ox that eats grass.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 106.20 Compare Gk mss: Heb exchanged their glory

19 At Horeb they made a calf(A)
    and worshiped an idol cast from metal.
20 They exchanged their glorious God(B)
    for an image of a bull, which eats grass.

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