Psalm 106

New International Version

Psalm 106^(A)

¹Praise the Lord.^[a]^(B)

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

²Who can proclaim the mighty acts^(E) of the Lord
or fully declare his praise?
³Blessed are those who act justly,^(F)
who always do what is right.^(G)

⁴Remember me,^(H) Lord, when you show favor^(I) to your people,
    come to my aid^(J) when you save them,
⁵that I may enjoy the prosperity^(K) of your chosen ones,^(L)
    that I may share in the joy^(M) of your nation
    and join your inheritance^(N) in giving praise.

⁶We have sinned,^(O) even as our ancestors^(P) did;
    we have done wrong and acted wickedly.^(Q)
⁷When our ancestors were in Egypt,
    they gave no thought^(R) to your miracles;
they did not remember^(S) your many kindnesses,
    and they rebelled by the sea,^(T) the Red Sea.^[b]
⁸Yet he saved them^(U) for his name’s sake,^(V)
    to make his mighty power^(W) known.
⁹He rebuked^(X) the Red Sea, and it dried up;^(Y)
    he led them through^(Z) the depths as through a desert.
¹⁰He saved them^(AA) from the hand of the foe;^(AB)
    from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.^(AC)
¹¹The waters covered^(AD) their adversaries;
    not one of them survived.
¹²Then they believed his promises
    and sang his praise.^(AE)

¹³But they soon forgot^(AF) what he had done
    and did not wait for his plan to unfold.^(AG)
¹⁴In the desert^(AH) they gave in to their craving;
    in the wilderness^(AI) they put God to the test.^(AJ)
¹⁵So he gave them^(AK) what they asked for,
    but sent a wasting disease^(AL) among them.

¹⁶In the camp they grew envious^(AM) of Moses
    and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the Lord.
¹⁷The earth opened^(AN) up and swallowed Dathan;^(AO)
    it buried the company of Abiram.^(AP)
¹⁸Fire blazed^(AQ) among their followers;
    a flame consumed the wicked.
¹⁹At Horeb they made a calf^(AR)
    and worshiped an idol cast from metal.
²⁰They exchanged their glorious God^(AS)
    for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
²¹They forgot the God^(AT) who saved them,
    who had done great things^(AU) in Egypt,
²²miracles in the land of Ham^(AV)
    and awesome deeds^(AW) by the Red Sea.
²³So he said he would destroy^(AX) them—
    had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach^(AY) before him
    to keep his wrath from destroying them.

²⁴Then they despised^(AZ) the pleasant land;^(BA)
    they did not believe^(BB) his promise.
²⁵They grumbled^(BC) in their tents
    and did not obey the Lord.
²⁶So he swore^(BD) to them with uplifted hand
    that he would make them fall in the wilderness,^(BE)
²⁷make their descendants fall among the nations
    and scatter^(BF) them throughout the lands.

²⁸They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor^(BG)
    and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
²⁹they aroused the Lord’s anger^(BH) by their wicked deeds,^(BI)
    and a plague^(BJ) broke out among them.
³⁰But Phinehas^(BK) stood up and intervened,
    and the plague was checked.^(BL)
³¹This was credited to him^(BM) as righteousness
    for endless generations^(BN) to come.
³²By the waters of Meribah^(BO) they angered the Lord,
    and trouble came to Moses because of them;
³³for they rebelled^(BP) against the Spirit^(BQ) of God,
    and rash words came from Moses’ lips.^[c]^(BR)

³⁴They did not destroy^(BS) the peoples
    as the Lord had commanded^(BT) them,
³⁵but they mingled^(BU) with the nations
    and adopted their customs.
³⁶They worshiped their idols,^(BV)
    which became a snare^(BW) to them.
³⁷They sacrificed their sons^(BX)
    and their daughters to false gods.^(BY)
³⁸They shed innocent blood,
    the blood of their sons^(BZ) and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
    and the land was desecrated by their blood.
³⁹They defiled themselves^(CA) by what they did;
    by their deeds they prostituted^(CB) themselves.

⁴⁰Therefore the Lord was angry^(CC) with his people
    and abhorred his inheritance.^(CD)
⁴¹He gave them into the hands^(CE) of the nations,
    and their foes ruled over them.
⁴²Their enemies oppressed^(CF) them
    and subjected them to their power.
⁴³Many times he delivered them,^(CG)
    but they were bent on rebellion^(CH)
    and they wasted away in their sin.
⁴⁴Yet he took note of their distress
    when he heard their cry;^(CI)
⁴⁵for their sake he remembered his covenant^(CJ)
    and out of his great love^(CK) he relented.^(CL)
⁴⁶He caused all who held them captive
    to show them mercy.^(CM)

⁴⁷Save us,^(CN) Lord our God,
and gather us^(CO) from the nations,
that we may give thanks^(CP) to your holy name^(CQ)
and glory in your praise.

⁴⁸Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.

Let all the people say, “Amen!”^(CR)

Praise the Lord.

Footnotes

Psalm 106:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 48
Psalm 106:7 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verses 9 and 22
Psalm 106:33 Or against his spirit, / and rash words came from his lips

Matthew 11

New International Version

Jesus and John the Baptist^(A)

11 After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples,^(B) he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.^[a]

²When John,^(C) who was in prison,^(D) heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples ³to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come,^(E) or should we expect someone else?”

⁴Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: ⁵The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy^[b] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.^(F) ⁶Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”^(G)

⁷As John’s^(H) disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness^(I) to see? A reed swayed by the wind? ⁸If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear fine clothes are in kings’ palaces. ⁹Then what did you go out to see? A prophet?^(J) Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. ¹⁰This is the one about whom it is written:

“‘I will send my messenger ahead of you,^(K)
who will prepare your way before you.’^[c]^(L)

¹¹Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. ¹²From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence,^[d] and violent people have been raiding it. ¹³For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.^(M) ¹⁴And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.^(N) ¹⁵Whoever has ears, let them hear.^(O)

¹⁶“To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

¹⁷“‘We played the pipe for you,
and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge,
and you did not mourn.’

¹⁸For John came neither eating^(P) nor drinking,^(Q) and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ ¹⁹The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’^(R) But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”

Woe on Unrepentant Towns^(S)

²⁰Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. ²¹“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!^(T) For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon,^(U) they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.^(V) ²²But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.^(W) ²³And you, Capernaum,^(X) will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.^[e]^(Y) For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. ²⁴But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”^(Z)

The Father Revealed in the Son^(AA)

²⁵At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father,^(AB) Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.^(AC) ²⁶Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

²⁷“All things have been committed to me^(AD) by my Father.^(AE) No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.^(AF)

²⁸“Come to me,^(AG) all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.^(AH) ²⁹Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,^(AI) for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.^(AJ) ³⁰For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”^(AK)

Footnotes

Matthew 11:1 Greek in their towns
Matthew 11:5 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
Matthew 11:10 Mal. 3:1
Matthew 11:12 Or been forcefully advancing
Matthew 11:23 That is, the realm of the dead

Proverbs 30:21-23

New International Version

²¹“Under three things the earth trembles,
    under four it cannot bear up:
²²a servant who becomes king,^(A)
    a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
²³a contemptible woman who gets married,
    and a servant who displaces her mistress.