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Psalm 106-107
New King James Version
Psalm 106-107
New King James Version
Joy in Forgiveness of Israel’s Sins
106 Praise[a] the Lord!
(A)Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
2 Who can [b]utter the mighty acts of the Lord?
Who can declare all His praise?
3 Blessed are those who keep justice,
And [c]he who (B)does righteousness at (C)all times!
4 (D)Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people.
Oh, visit me with Your salvation,
5 That I may see the benefit of Your chosen ones,
That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation,
That I may glory with [d]Your inheritance.
6 (E)We have sinned with our fathers,
We have committed iniquity,
We have done wickedly.
7 Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders;
They did not remember the multitude of Your mercies,
(F)But rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea.
8 Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake,
(G)That He might make His mighty power known.
9 (H)He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up;
So (I)He led them through the depths,
As through the wilderness.
10 He (J)saved them from the hand of him who hated them,
And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 (K)The waters covered their enemies;
There was not one of them left.
12 (L)Then they believed His words;
They sang His praise.
13 (M)They soon forgot His works;
They did not wait for His counsel,
14 (N)But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness,
And tested God in the desert.
15 (O)And He gave them their request,
But (P)sent leanness into their soul.
16 When (Q)they envied Moses in the camp,
And Aaron the saint of the Lord,
17 (R)The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan,
And covered the faction of Abiram.
18 (S)A fire was kindled in their company;
The flame burned up the wicked.
19 (T)They made a calf in Horeb,
And worshiped the molded image.
20 Thus (U)they changed their glory
Into the image of an ox that eats grass.
21 They forgot God their Savior,
Who had done great things in Egypt,
22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham,
Awesome things by the Red Sea.
23 (V)Therefore He said that He would destroy them,
Had not Moses His chosen one (W)stood before Him in the breach,
To turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them.
24 Then they despised (X)the pleasant land;
They (Y)did not believe His word,
25 (Z)But complained in their tents,
And did not heed the voice of the Lord.
26 (AA)Therefore He raised His hand in an oath against them,
(AB)To [e]overthrow them in the wilderness,
27 (AC)To [f]overthrow their descendants among the [g]nations,
And to scatter them in the lands.
28 (AD)They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor,
And ate sacrifices [h]made to the dead.
29 Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds,
And the plague broke out among them.
30 (AE)Then Phinehas stood up and intervened,
And the plague was stopped.
31 And that was accounted to him (AF)for righteousness
To all generations forevermore.
32 (AG)They angered Him also at the waters of [i]strife,
(AH)So that it went ill with Moses on account of them;
33 (AI)Because they rebelled against His Spirit,
So that he spoke rashly with his lips.
34 (AJ)They did not destroy the peoples,
(AK)Concerning whom the Lord had commanded them,
35 (AL)But they mingled with the Gentiles
And learned their works;
36 (AM)They served their idols,
(AN)Which became a snare to them.
37 (AO)They even sacrificed their sons
And their daughters to (AP)demons,
38 And shed innocent blood,
The blood of their sons and daughters,
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
And (AQ)the land was polluted with blood.
39 Thus they [j]were (AR)defiled by their own works,
And (AS)played[k] the harlot by their own deeds.
40 Therefore (AT)the wrath of the Lord was kindled against His people,
So that He abhorred (AU)His own inheritance.
41 And (AV)He gave them into the hand of the Gentiles,
And those who hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies also oppressed them,
And they were brought into subjection under their hand.
43 (AW)Many times He delivered them;
But they rebelled in their counsel,
And were brought low for their iniquity.
44 Nevertheless He regarded their affliction,
When (AX)He heard their cry;
45 (AY)And for their sake He remembered His covenant,
And (AZ)relented (BA)according to the multitude of His mercies.
46 (BB)He also made them to be pitied
By all those who carried them away captive.
47 (BC)Save us, O Lord our God,
And gather us from among the Gentiles,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
To triumph in Your praise.
48 (BD)Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
From everlasting to everlasting!
And let all the people say, “Amen!”
[l]Praise the Lord!
BOOK FIVE
Psalms 107–150
Thanksgiving to the Lord for His Great Works of Deliverance
107 Oh, (BE)give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His [m]mercy endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
3 And (BF)gathered out of the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the south.
4 They wandered in (BG)the wilderness in a desolate way;
They found no city to dwell in.
5 Hungry and thirsty,
Their soul fainted in them.
6 (BH)Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He delivered them out of their distresses.
7 And He led them forth by the (BI)right way,
That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
8 (BJ)Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
9 For (BK)He satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.
10 Those who (BL)sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
(BM)Bound[n] in affliction and irons—
11 Because they (BN)rebelled against the words of God,
And [o]despised (BO)the counsel of the Most High,
12 Therefore He brought down their heart with labor;
They fell down, and there was (BP)none to help.
13 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.
14 (BQ)He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
And broke their chains in pieces.
15 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
16 For He has (BR)broken the gates of bronze,
And cut the bars of iron in two.
17 Fools, (BS)because of their transgression,
And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
18 (BT)Their soul abhorred all manner of food,
And they (BU)drew near to the gates of death.
19 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.
20 (BV)He sent His word and (BW)healed them,
And (BX)delivered them from their destructions.
21 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
22 (BY)Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And (BZ)declare His works with [p]rejoicing.
23 Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters,
24 They see the works of the Lord,
And His wonders in the deep.
25 For He commands and (CA)raises the stormy wind,
Which lifts up the waves of the sea.
26 They mount up to the heavens,
They go down again to the depths;
(CB)Their soul melts because of trouble.
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,
And [q]are at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brings them out of their distresses.
29 (CC)He calms the storm,
So that its waves are still.
30 Then they are glad because they are quiet;
So He guides them to their desired haven.
31 (CD)Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
32 Let them exalt Him also (CE)in the assembly of the people,
And praise Him in the company of the elders.
33 He (CF)turns rivers into a wilderness,
And the watersprings into dry ground;
34 A (CG)fruitful land into [r]barrenness,
For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 (CH)He turns a wilderness into pools of water,
And dry land into watersprings.
36 There He makes the hungry dwell,
That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,
37 And sow fields and plant vineyards,
That they may yield a fruitful harvest.
38 (CI)He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly;
And He does not let their cattle (CJ)decrease.
39 When they are (CK)diminished and brought low
Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,
40 (CL)He pours contempt on princes,
And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;
41 (CM)Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction,
And (CN)makes their families like a flock.
42 (CO)The righteous see it and rejoice,
And all (CP)iniquity stops its mouth.
43 (CQ)Whoever is wise will observe these things,
And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 106:1 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 106:2 express
- Psalm 106:3 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. those who do
- Psalm 106:5 The people of Your inheritance
- Psalm 106:26 make them fall
- Psalm 106:27 make their descendants fall also
- Psalm 106:27 Gentiles
- Psalm 106:28 offered
- Psalm 106:32 Or Meribah
- Psalm 106:39 became unclean
- Psalm 106:39 Were unfaithful
- Psalm 106:48 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 107:1 Heb. same as goodness, vv. 8, 15, 21, 31, and lovingkindness, v. 43
- Psalm 107:10 Prisoners
- Psalm 107:11 scorned
- Psalm 107:22 joyful singing
- Psalm 107:27 Lit. all their wisdom is swallowed up
- Psalm 107:34 Lit. a salty waste
Psalm 106-107
New International Version
Psalm 106-107
New International Version
Psalm 106(A)
2 Who can proclaim the mighty acts(E) of the Lord
or fully declare his praise?
3 Blessed are those who act justly,(F)
who always do what is right.(G)
4 Remember me,(H) Lord, when you show favor(I) to your people,
come to my aid(J) when you save them,
5 that 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.
6 We have sinned,(O) even as our ancestors(P) did;
we have done wrong and acted wickedly.(Q)
7 When 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]
8 Yet he saved them(U) for his name’s sake,(V)
to make his mighty power(W) known.
9 He rebuked(X) the Red Sea, and it dried up;(Y)
he led them through(Z) the depths as through a desert.
10 He saved them(AA) from the hand of the foe;(AB)
from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.(AC)
11 The waters covered(AD) their adversaries;
not one of them survived.
12 Then they believed his promises
and sang his praise.(AE)
13 But they soon forgot(AF) what he had done
and did not wait for his plan to unfold.(AG)
14 In the desert(AH) they gave in to their craving;
in the wilderness(AI) they put God to the test.(AJ)
15 So he gave them(AK) what they asked for,
but sent a wasting disease(AL) among them.
16 In the camp they grew envious(AM) of Moses
and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the Lord.
17 The earth opened(AN) up and swallowed Dathan;(AO)
it buried the company of Abiram.(AP)
18 Fire blazed(AQ) among their followers;
a flame consumed the wicked.
19 At Horeb they made a calf(AR)
and worshiped an idol cast from metal.
20 They exchanged their glorious God(AS)
for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
21 They forgot the God(AT) who saved them,
who had done great things(AU) in Egypt,
22 miracles in the land of Ham(AV)
and awesome deeds(AW) by the Red Sea.
23 So 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.
24 Then they despised(AZ) the pleasant land;(BA)
they did not believe(BB) his promise.
25 They grumbled(BC) in their tents
and did not obey the Lord.
26 So he swore(BD) to them with uplifted hand
that he would make them fall in the wilderness,(BE)
27 make their descendants fall among the nations
and scatter(BF) them throughout the lands.
28 They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor(BG)
and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
29 they aroused the Lord’s anger(BH) by their wicked deeds,(BI)
and a plague(BJ) broke out among them.
30 But Phinehas(BK) stood up and intervened,
and the plague was checked.(BL)
31 This was credited to him(BM) as righteousness
for endless generations(BN) to come.
32 By the waters of Meribah(BO) they angered the Lord,
and trouble came to Moses because of them;
33 for they rebelled(BP) against the Spirit(BQ) of God,
and rash words came from Moses’ lips.[c](BR)
34 They did not destroy(BS) the peoples
as the Lord had commanded(BT) them,
35 but they mingled(BU) with the nations
and adopted their customs.
36 They worshiped their idols,(BV)
which became a snare(BW) to them.
37 They sacrificed their sons(BX)
and their daughters to false gods.(BY)
38 They 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.
39 They defiled themselves(CA) by what they did;
by their deeds they prostituted(CB) themselves.
40 Therefore the Lord was angry(CC) with his people
and abhorred his inheritance.(CD)
41 He gave them into the hands(CE) of the nations,
and their foes ruled over them.
42 Their enemies oppressed(CF) them
and subjected them to their power.
43 Many times he delivered them,(CG)
but they were bent on rebellion(CH)
and they wasted away in their sin.
44 Yet he took note of their distress
when he heard their cry;(CI)
45 for their sake he remembered his covenant(CJ)
and out of his great love(CK) he relented.(CL)
46 He caused all who held them captive
to show them mercy.(CM)
47 Save 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.
48 Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
Let all the people say, “Amen!”(CR)
Praise the Lord.
BOOK V
Psalms 107–150
Psalm 107
2 Let the redeemed(CU) of the Lord tell their story—
those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3 those he gathered(CV) from the lands,
from east and west, from north and south.[d]
4 Some wandered in desert(CW) wastelands,
finding no way to a city(CX) where they could settle.
5 They were hungry(CY) and thirsty,(CZ)
and their lives ebbed away.
6 Then they cried out(DA) to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
7 He led them by a straight way(DB)
to a city(DC) where they could settle.
8 Let them give thanks(DD) to the Lord for his unfailing love(DE)
and his wonderful deeds(DF) for mankind,
9 for he satisfies(DG) the thirsty
and fills the hungry with good things.(DH)
10 Some sat in darkness,(DI) in utter darkness,
prisoners suffering(DJ) in iron chains,(DK)
11 because they rebelled(DL) against God’s commands
and despised(DM) the plans(DN) of the Most High.
12 So he subjected them to bitter labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help.(DO)
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them(DP) from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness,(DQ) the utter darkness,(DR)
and broke away their chains.(DS)
15 Let them give thanks(DT) to the Lord for his unfailing love(DU)
and his wonderful deeds(DV) for mankind,
16 for he breaks down gates of bronze
and cuts through bars of iron.
17 Some became fools(DW) through their rebellious ways(DX)
and suffered affliction(DY) because of their iniquities.
18 They loathed all food(DZ)
and drew near the gates of death.(EA)
19 Then they cried(EB) to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them(EC) from their distress.
20 He sent out his word(ED) and healed them;(EE)
he rescued(EF) them from the grave.(EG)
21 Let them give thanks(EH) to the Lord for his unfailing love(EI)
and his wonderful deeds(EJ) for mankind.
22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings(EK)
and tell of his works(EL) with songs of joy.(EM)
23 Some went out on the sea(EN) in ships;(EO)
they were merchants on the mighty waters.
24 They saw the works of the Lord,(EP)
his wonderful deeds in the deep.
25 For he spoke(EQ) and stirred up a tempest(ER)
that lifted high the waves.(ES)
26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;
in their peril(ET) their courage melted(EU) away.
27 They reeled(EV) and staggered like drunkards;
they were at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cried(EW) out to the Lord in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.(EX)
29 He stilled the storm(EY) to a whisper;
the waves(EZ) of the sea[e] were hushed.(FA)
30 They were glad when it grew calm,
and he guided them(FB) to their desired haven.
31 Let them give thanks(FC) to the Lord for his unfailing love(FD)
and his wonderful deeds(FE) for mankind.
32 Let them exalt(FF) him in the assembly(FG) of the people
and praise him in the council of the elders.
33 He turned rivers into a desert,(FH)
flowing springs(FI) into thirsty ground,
34 and fruitful land into a salt waste,(FJ)
because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
35 He turned the desert into pools of water(FK)
and the parched ground into flowing springs;(FL)
36 there he brought the hungry to live,
and they founded a city where they could settle.
37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards(FM)
that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,(FN)
and he did not let their herds diminish.(FO)
39 Then their numbers decreased,(FP) and they were humbled(FQ)
by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
40 he who pours contempt on nobles(FR)
made them wander in a trackless waste.(FS)
41 But he lifted the needy(FT) out of their affliction
and increased their families like flocks.(FU)
42 The upright see and rejoice,(FV)
but all the wicked shut their mouths.(FW)
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
- Psalm 107:3 Hebrew north and the sea
- Psalm 107:29 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text / their waves
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