Psalm 106 God is praised for having borne with his people despite their many rebellions

 Psalm 106

God is praised for having borne with his people despite their many rebellions

1 Praise the Lord: Praise the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever.

2 Who can utter the mighty works of the Lord? Who can declare his praise?

3 Blessed are those who do justice, who do righteousness at all times.

4 Remember me, O Lord, according to your good pleasure toward your people; visit me with your salvation;

5 That I may see the good things of your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your people, that I may joy in your inheritance.

6 We and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

7 Our fathers did not understand your wonders in Egypt; they did not remember the multitude of your mercies; they were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

8 Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his power known.

9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through the desert.

10 He delivered them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

11 And the waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left.

12 Then they believed his words, and sang his praises.

13 But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.

14 But they lusted in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

15 And he gave them their desire, but made their souls pine away.

16 And they envied Moses in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord.

17 And they were jealous of him in the camp, and of Aaron the saint of the Lord. 17 The earth opened and swallowed Dathan and covered the people of Abiram.

18 He kindled a fire among his people; the flame burned up the wicked.

19 They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a molten image.

20 They turned their glory into the likeness of an ox that eats grass.

21 They forgot God their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,

22 Wonderful things in the land of Ham, and awesome things in the Red Sea.

23 Therefore he said that he would have destroyed them, if Moses, his chosen one, had not stood before him at that time, to turn away his wrath, so that he would not destroy them.

24 They also despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his word.

25 But they grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the Lord. 

26 Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, saying that he would overthrow them in the wilderness; 

27 that he would also bring their seed low among the nations, and scatter them through the countries. 

28 They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. 

29 Thus they provoked him to anger by their doings; and the plague broke out among them. 

30 Then Phinehas arose, and executed judgment, and the plague was stayed. 

31 And it was accounted to him for righteousness from generation to generation forever. 

32 They also provoked him to anger at the waters of strife, so that it went badly with Moses because of them; 

33 for they provoked his spirit, so that he spoke rashly with his lips.

 34 They did not destroy the peoples, as the Lord had said to them. 

35 But they mingled with the nations, and learned their works. 

36 And they served their idols, which became a snare to them.

37 Moreover, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons;

38 And they shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood.

39 Thus they defiled themselves with their works, and corrupted themselves with their doings.

40 Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people, so that he abhorred his inheritance.

41 And he gave them into the hand of the nations; and those who hated them ruled over them.

42 And their enemies oppressed them, and subdued them under their hand.

43 Many times he delivered them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. 

44 Yet he saw their affliction when he heard their cry.

45 He remembered his covenant and had compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

46 Therefore he showed mercy to those who carried them away captive.

47 Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.

48 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, Amen. Praise the Lord.