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Psalm 103-107
New King James Version
Psalm 103-107
New King James Version
Praise for the Lord’s Mercies
A Psalm of David.
103 Bless (A)the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
3 (B)Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who (C)heals all your diseases,
4 Who redeems your life from destruction,
(D)Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that (E)your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord executes righteousness
And justice for all who are oppressed.
7 (F)He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the children of Israel.
8 (G)The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9 (H)He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
10 (I)He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor punished us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He (J)removed our transgressions from us.
13 (K)As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
14 For He [a]knows our frame;
He remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, (L)his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
16 (M)For the wind passes over it, and it is [b]gone,
And (N)its place remembers it no more.
17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,
18 (O)To such as keep His covenant,
And to those who remember His commandments to do them.
19 The Lord has established His throne in heaven,
And (P)His kingdom rules over all.
20 (Q)Bless the Lord, you His angels,
Who excel in strength, who (R)do His word,
Heeding the voice of His word.
21 Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
(S)You [c]ministers of His, who do His pleasure.
22 Bless the Lord, all His works,
In all places of His dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Praise to the Sovereign Lord for His Creation and Providence(T)
104 Bless (U)the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, You are very great:
You are clothed with honor and majesty,
2 Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment,
Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.
3 (V)He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters,
Who makes the clouds His chariot,
Who walks on the wings of the wind,
4 Who makes His angels spirits,
His [d]ministers a flame of fire.
5 You who [e]laid the foundations of the earth,
So that it should not be moved forever,
6 You (W)covered it with the deep as with a garment;
The waters stood above the mountains.
7 At Your rebuke they fled;
At the voice of Your thunder they hastened away.
8 [f]They went up over the mountains;
They went down into the valleys,
To the place which You founded for them.
9 You have (X)set a boundary that they may not pass over,
(Y)That they may not return to cover the earth.
10 He sends the springs into the valleys;
They flow among the hills.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field;
The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 By them the birds of the heavens have their home;
They sing among the branches.
13 (Z)He waters the hills from His upper chambers;
The earth is satisfied with (AA)the fruit of Your works.
14 (AB)He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,
And vegetation for the service of man,
That he may bring forth (AC)food from the earth,
15 And (AD)wine that makes glad the heart of man,
Oil to make his face shine,
And bread which strengthens man’s heart.
16 The trees of the Lord are full of sap,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
17 Where the birds make their nests;
The stork has her home in the fir trees.
18 The high hills are for the wild goats;
The cliffs are a refuge for the (AE)rock[g] badgers.
19 (AF)He appointed the moon for seasons;
The (AG)sun knows its going down.
20 (AH)You make darkness, and it is night,
In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.
21 (AI)The young lions roar after their prey,
And seek their food from God.
22 When the sun rises, they gather together
And lie down in their dens.
23 Man goes out to (AJ)his work
And to his labor until the evening.
24 (AK)O Lord, how manifold are Your works!
In wisdom You have made them all.
The earth is full of Your (AL)possessions—
25 This great and wide sea,
In which are innumerable teeming things,
Living things both small and great.
26 There the ships sail about;
There is that (AM)Leviathan[h]
Which You have [i]made to play there.
27 (AN)These all wait for You,
That You may give them their food in due season.
28 What You give them they gather in;
You open Your hand, they are filled with good.
29 You hide Your face, they are troubled;
(AO)You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
30 (AP)You send forth Your Spirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
May the Lord (AQ)rejoice in His works.
32 He looks on the earth, and it (AR)trembles;
(AS)He touches the hills, and they smoke.
33 (AT)I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 May my (AU)meditation be sweet to Him;
I will be glad in the Lord.
35 May (AV)sinners be consumed from the earth,
And the wicked be no more.
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
[j]Praise the Lord!
The Eternal Faithfulness of the Lord(AW)
105 Oh, (AX)give thanks to the Lord!
Call upon His name;
(AY)Make known His deeds among the peoples!
2 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him;
(AZ)Talk of all His wondrous works!
3 Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
4 Seek the Lord and His strength;
(BA)Seek His face evermore!
5 (BB)Remember His marvelous works which He has done,
His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
6 O seed of Abraham His servant,
You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!
7 He is the Lord our God;
(BC)His judgments are in all the earth.
8 He (BD)remembers His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
9 (BE)The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac,
10 And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11 Saying, (BF)“To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the allotment of your inheritance,”
12 (BG)When they were few in number,
Indeed very few, (BH)and strangers in it.
13 When they went from one nation to another,
From one kingdom to another people,
14 (BI)He permitted no one to do them wrong;
Yes, (BJ)He rebuked kings for their sakes,
15 Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”
16 Moreover (BK)He called for a famine in the land;
He destroyed all the (BL)provision of bread.
17 (BM)He sent a man before them—
Joseph—who (BN)was sold as a slave.
18 (BO)They hurt his feet with fetters,
[k]He was laid in irons.
19 Until the time that his word came to pass,
(BP)The word of the Lord tested him.
20 (BQ)The king sent and released him,
The ruler of the people let him go free.
21 (BR)He made him lord of his house,
And ruler of all his possessions,
22 To [l]bind his princes at his pleasure,
And teach his elders wisdom.
23 (BS)Israel also came into Egypt,
And Jacob dwelt (BT)in the land of Ham.
24 (BU)He increased His people greatly,
And made them stronger than their enemies.
25 (BV)He turned their heart to hate His people,
To deal craftily with His servants.
26 (BW)He sent Moses His servant,
And Aaron whom He had chosen.
27 They (BX)performed His signs among them,
And wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark;
And they did not rebel against His word.
29 (BY)He turned their waters into blood,
And killed their fish.
30 (BZ)Their land abounded with frogs,
Even in the chambers of their kings.
31 (CA)He spoke, and there came swarms of flies,
And lice in all their territory.
32 (CB)He gave them hail for rain,
And flaming fire in their land.
33 (CC)He struck their vines also, and their fig trees,
And splintered the trees of their territory.
34 (CD)He spoke, and locusts came,
Young locusts without number,
35 And ate up all the vegetation in their land,
And devoured the fruit of their ground.
36 (CE)He also [m]destroyed all the firstborn in their land,
(CF)The first of all their strength.
37 (CG)He also brought them out with silver and gold,
And there was none feeble among His tribes.
38 (CH)Egypt was glad when they departed,
For the fear of them had fallen upon them.
39 (CI)He spread a cloud for a covering,
And fire to give light in the night.
40 (CJ)The people asked, and He brought quail,
And (CK)satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 (CL)He opened the rock, and water gushed out;
It ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For He remembered (CM)His holy promise,
And Abraham His servant.
43 He brought out His people with joy,
His chosen ones with [n]gladness.
44 (CN)He gave them the lands of the [o]Gentiles,
And they inherited the labor of the nations,
45 (CO)That they might observe His statutes
And keep His laws.
[p]Praise the Lord!
Joy in Forgiveness of Israel’s Sins
106 Praise[q] the Lord!
(CP)Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
2 Who can [r]utter the mighty acts of the Lord?
Who can declare all His praise?
3 Blessed are those who keep justice,
And [s]he who (CQ)does righteousness at (CR)all times!
4 (CS)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 [t]Your inheritance.
6 (CT)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,
(CU)But rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea.
8 Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake,
(CV)That He might make His mighty power known.
9 (CW)He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up;
So (CX)He led them through the depths,
As through the wilderness.
10 He (CY)saved them from the hand of him who hated them,
And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 (CZ)The waters covered their enemies;
There was not one of them left.
12 (DA)Then they believed His words;
They sang His praise.
13 (DB)They soon forgot His works;
They did not wait for His counsel,
14 (DC)But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness,
And tested God in the desert.
15 (DD)And He gave them their request,
But (DE)sent leanness into their soul.
16 When (DF)they envied Moses in the camp,
And Aaron the saint of the Lord,
17 (DG)The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan,
And covered the faction of Abiram.
18 (DH)A fire was kindled in their company;
The flame burned up the wicked.
19 (DI)They made a calf in Horeb,
And worshiped the molded image.
20 Thus (DJ)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 (DK)Therefore He said that He would destroy them,
Had not Moses His chosen one (DL)stood before Him in the breach,
To turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them.
24 Then they despised (DM)the pleasant land;
They (DN)did not believe His word,
25 (DO)But complained in their tents,
And did not heed the voice of the Lord.
26 (DP)Therefore He raised His hand in an oath against them,
(DQ)To [u]overthrow them in the wilderness,
27 (DR)To [v]overthrow their descendants among the [w]nations,
And to scatter them in the lands.
28 (DS)They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor,
And ate sacrifices [x]made to the dead.
29 Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds,
And the plague broke out among them.
30 (DT)Then Phinehas stood up and intervened,
And the plague was stopped.
31 And that was accounted to him (DU)for righteousness
To all generations forevermore.
32 (DV)They angered Him also at the waters of [y]strife,
(DW)So that it went ill with Moses on account of them;
33 (DX)Because they rebelled against His Spirit,
So that he spoke rashly with his lips.
34 (DY)They did not destroy the peoples,
(DZ)Concerning whom the Lord had commanded them,
35 (EA)But they mingled with the Gentiles
And learned their works;
36 (EB)They served their idols,
(EC)Which became a snare to them.
37 (ED)They even sacrificed their sons
And their daughters to (EE)demons,
38 And shed innocent blood,
The blood of their sons and daughters,
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
And (EF)the land was polluted with blood.
39 Thus they [z]were (EG)defiled by their own works,
And (EH)played[aa] the harlot by their own deeds.
40 Therefore (EI)the wrath of the Lord was kindled against His people,
So that He abhorred (EJ)His own inheritance.
41 And (EK)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 (EL)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 (EM)He heard their cry;
45 (EN)And for their sake He remembered His covenant,
And (EO)relented (EP)according to the multitude of His mercies.
46 (EQ)He also made them to be pitied
By all those who carried them away captive.
47 (ER)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 (ES)Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
From everlasting to everlasting!
And let all the people say, “Amen!”
[ab]Praise the Lord!
BOOK FIVE
Psalms 107–150
Thanksgiving to the Lord for His Great Works of Deliverance
107 Oh, (ET)give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His [ac]mercy endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,
3 And (EU)gathered out of the lands,
From the east and from the west,
From the north and from the south.
4 They wandered in (EV)the wilderness in a desolate way;
They found no city to dwell in.
5 Hungry and thirsty,
Their soul fainted in them.
6 (EW)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 (EX)right way,
That they might go to a city for a dwelling place.
8 (EY)Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
9 For (EZ)He satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.
10 Those who (FA)sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
(FB)Bound[ad] in affliction and irons—
11 Because they (FC)rebelled against the words of God,
And [ae]despised (FD)the counsel of the Most High,
12 Therefore He brought down their heart with labor;
They fell down, and there was (FE)none to help.
13 Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He saved them out of their distresses.
14 (FF)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 (FG)broken the gates of bronze,
And cut the bars of iron in two.
17 Fools, (FH)because of their transgression,
And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.
18 (FI)Their soul abhorred all manner of food,
And they (FJ)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 (FK)He sent His word and (FL)healed them,
And (FM)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 (FN)Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And (FO)declare His works with [af]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 (FP)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;
(FQ)Their soul melts because of trouble.
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,
And [ag]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 (FR)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 (FS)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 (FT)in the assembly of the people,
And praise Him in the company of the elders.
33 He (FU)turns rivers into a wilderness,
And the watersprings into dry ground;
34 A (FV)fruitful land into [ah]barrenness,
For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 (FW)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 (FX)He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly;
And He does not let their cattle (FY)decrease.
39 When they are (FZ)diminished and brought low
Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,
40 (GA)He pours contempt on princes,
And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;
41 (GB)Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction,
And (GC)makes their families like a flock.
42 (GD)The righteous see it and rejoice,
And all (GE)iniquity stops its mouth.
43 (GF)Whoever is wise will observe these things,
And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 103:14 Understands our constitution
- Psalm 103:16 not
- Psalm 103:21 servants
- Psalm 104:4 servants
- Psalm 104:5 Lit. founded the earth upon her bases
- Psalm 104:8 Or The mountains rose up; The valleys sank down
- Psalm 104:18 rock hyraxes
- Psalm 104:26 A large sea creature of unknown identity
- Psalm 104:26 Lit. formed
- Psalm 104:35 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 105:18 His soul came into iron
- Psalm 105:22 Bind as prisoners
- Psalm 105:36 Lit. struck down
- Psalm 105:43 a joyful shout
- Psalm 105:44 nations
- Psalm 105:45 Heb. Hallelujah
- 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 103-107
New International Version
Psalm 103-107
New International Version
Psalm 103
Of David.
1 Praise the Lord,(A) my soul;(B)
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.(C)
2 Praise the Lord,(D) my soul,
and forget not(E) all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins(F)
and heals(G) all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life(H) from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,(I)
5 who satisfies(J) your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed(K) like the eagle’s.(L)
7 He made known(O) his ways(P) to Moses,
his deeds(Q) to the people of Israel:
8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,(R)
slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;(S)
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve(T)
or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love(U) for those who fear him;(V)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions(W) from us.
13 As a father has compassion(X) on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,(Y)
he remembers that we are dust.(Z)
15 The life of mortals is like grass,(AA)
they flourish like a flower(AB) of the field;
16 the wind blows(AC) over it and it is gone,
and its place(AD) remembers it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting
the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children(AE)—
18 with those who keep his covenant(AF)
and remember(AG) to obey his precepts.(AH)
20 Praise the Lord,(AK) you his angels,(AL)
you mighty ones(AM) who do his bidding,(AN)
who obey his word.
21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,(AO)
you his servants(AP) who do his will.
22 Praise the Lord, all his works(AQ)
everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the Lord, my soul.(AR)
Psalm 104
1 Praise the Lord, my soul.(AS)
Lord my God, you are very great;
you are clothed with splendor and majesty.(AT)
2 The Lord wraps(AU) himself in light(AV) as with a garment;
he stretches(AW) out the heavens(AX) like a tent(AY)
3 and lays the beams(AZ) of his upper chambers on their waters.(BA)
He makes the clouds(BB) his chariot(BC)
and rides on the wings of the wind.(BD)
4 He makes winds his messengers,[a](BE)
flames of fire(BF) his servants.
5 He set the earth(BG) on its foundations;(BH)
it can never be moved.
6 You covered it(BI) with the watery depths(BJ) as with a garment;
the waters stood(BK) above the mountains.
7 But at your rebuke(BL) the waters fled,
at the sound of your thunder(BM) they took to flight;
8 they flowed over the mountains,
they went down into the valleys,
to the place you assigned(BN) for them.
9 You set a boundary(BO) they cannot cross;
never again will they cover the earth.
10 He makes springs(BP) pour water into the ravines;
it flows between the mountains.
11 They give water(BQ) to all the beasts of the field;
the wild donkeys(BR) quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky(BS) nest by the waters;
they sing among the branches.(BT)
13 He waters the mountains(BU) from his upper chambers;(BV)
the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.(BW)
14 He makes grass grow(BX) for the cattle,
and plants for people to cultivate—
bringing forth food(BY) from the earth:
15 wine(BZ) that gladdens human hearts,
oil(CA) to make their faces shine,
and bread that sustains(CB) their hearts.
16 The trees of the Lord(CC) are well watered,
the cedars of Lebanon(CD) that he planted.
17 There the birds(CE) make their nests;
the stork has its home in the junipers.
18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats;(CF)
the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.(CG)
19 He made the moon to mark the seasons,(CH)
and the sun(CI) knows when to go down.
20 You bring darkness,(CJ) it becomes night,(CK)
and all the beasts of the forest(CL) prowl.
21 The lions roar for their prey(CM)
and seek their food from God.(CN)
22 The sun rises, and they steal away;
they return and lie down in their dens.(CO)
23 Then people go out to their work,(CP)
to their labor until evening.(CQ)
24 How many are your works,(CR) Lord!
In wisdom you made(CS) them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.(CT)
25 There is the sea,(CU) vast and spacious,
teeming with creatures beyond number—
living things both large and small.(CV)
26 There the ships(CW) go to and fro,
and Leviathan,(CX) which you formed to frolic(CY) there.(CZ)
27 All creatures look to you
to give them their food(DA) at the proper time.
28 When you give it to them,
they gather it up;
when you open your hand,
they are satisfied(DB) with good things.
29 When you hide your face,(DC)
they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.(DD)
30 When you send your Spirit,(DE)
they are created,
and you renew the face of the ground.
31 May the glory of the Lord(DF) endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works(DG)—
32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,(DH)
who touches the mountains,(DI) and they smoke.(DJ)
33 I will sing(DK) to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him,
as I rejoice(DL) in the Lord.
35 But may sinners vanish(DM) from the earth
and the wicked be no more.(DN)
Praise the Lord, my soul.
Psalm 105(DP)
1 Give praise to the Lord,(DQ) proclaim his name;(DR)
make known among the nations what he has done.
2 Sing to him,(DS) sing praise to him;(DT)
tell of all his wonderful acts.(DU)
3 Glory in his holy name;(DV)
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face(DW) always.
5 Remember the wonders(DX) he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,(DY)
6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,(DZ)
his chosen(EA) ones, the children of Jacob.
7 He is the Lord our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers his covenant(EB) forever,
the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
9 the covenant he made with Abraham,(EC)
the oath he swore to Isaac.
10 He confirmed it(ED) to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant:(EE)
11 “To you I will give the land of Canaan(EF)
as the portion you will inherit.”(EG)
12 When they were but few in number,(EH)
few indeed, and strangers in it,(EI)
13 they wandered from nation to nation,(EJ)
from one kingdom to another.
14 He allowed no one to oppress(EK) them;
for their sake he rebuked kings:(EL)
15 “Do not touch(EM) my anointed ones;
do my prophets(EN) no harm.”
16 He called down famine(EO) on the land
and destroyed all their supplies of food;
17 and he sent a man before them—
Joseph, sold as a slave.(EP)
18 They bruised his feet with shackles,(EQ)
his neck was put in irons,
19 till what he foretold(ER) came to pass,
till the word(ES) of the Lord proved him true.
20 The king sent and released him,
the ruler of peoples set him free.(ET)
21 He made him master of his household,
ruler over all he possessed,
22 to instruct his princes(EU) as he pleased
and teach his elders wisdom.(EV)
23 Then Israel entered Egypt;(EW)
Jacob resided(EX) as a foreigner in the land of Ham.(EY)
24 The Lord made his people very fruitful;
he made them too numerous(EZ) for their foes,
25 whose hearts he turned(FA) to hate his people,
to conspire(FB) against his servants.
26 He sent Moses(FC) his servant,
and Aaron,(FD) whom he had chosen.(FE)
27 They performed(FF) his signs(FG) among them,
his wonders(FH) in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness(FI) and made the land dark—
for had they not rebelled against(FJ) his words?
29 He turned their waters into blood,(FK)
causing their fish to die.(FL)
30 Their land teemed with frogs,(FM)
which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
31 He spoke,(FN) and there came swarms of flies,(FO)
and gnats(FP) throughout their country.
32 He turned their rain into hail,(FQ)
with lightning throughout their land;
33 he struck down their vines(FR) and fig trees(FS)
and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke,(FT) and the locusts came,(FU)
grasshoppers(FV) without number;(FW)
35 they ate up every green thing in their land,
ate up the produce of their soil.
36 Then he struck down all the firstborn(FX) in their land,
the firstfruits of all their manhood.
37 He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,(FY)
and from among their tribes no one faltered.
38 Egypt was glad when they left,
because dread of Israel(FZ) had fallen on them.
39 He spread out a cloud(GA) as a covering,
and a fire to give light at night.(GB)
40 They asked,(GC) and he brought them quail;(GD)
he fed them well with the bread of heaven.(GE)
41 He opened the rock,(GF) and water gushed out;
it flowed like a river in the desert.
42 For he remembered his holy promise(GG)
given to his servant Abraham.
43 He brought out his people with rejoicing,(GH)
his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
44 he gave them the lands of the nations,(GI)
and they fell heir to what others had toiled(GJ) for—
45 that they might keep his precepts
and observe his laws.(GK)
Psalm 106(GM)
2 Who can proclaim the mighty acts(GQ) of the Lord
or fully declare his praise?
3 Blessed are those who act justly,(GR)
who always do what is right.(GS)
4 Remember me,(GT) Lord, when you show favor(GU) to your people,
come to my aid(GV) when you save them,
5 that I may enjoy the prosperity(GW) of your chosen ones,(GX)
that I may share in the joy(GY) of your nation
and join your inheritance(GZ) in giving praise.
6 We have sinned,(HA) even as our ancestors(HB) did;
we have done wrong and acted wickedly.(HC)
7 When our ancestors were in Egypt,
they gave no thought(HD) to your miracles;
they did not remember(HE) your many kindnesses,
and they rebelled by the sea,(HF) the Red Sea.[e]
8 Yet he saved them(HG) for his name’s sake,(HH)
to make his mighty power(HI) known.
9 He rebuked(HJ) the Red Sea, and it dried up;(HK)
he led them through(HL) the depths as through a desert.
10 He saved them(HM) from the hand of the foe;(HN)
from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.(HO)
11 The waters covered(HP) their adversaries;
not one of them survived.
12 Then they believed his promises
and sang his praise.(HQ)
13 But they soon forgot(HR) what he had done
and did not wait for his plan to unfold.(HS)
14 In the desert(HT) they gave in to their craving;
in the wilderness(HU) they put God to the test.(HV)
15 So he gave them(HW) what they asked for,
but sent a wasting disease(HX) among them.
16 In the camp they grew envious(HY) of Moses
and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the Lord.
17 The earth opened(HZ) up and swallowed Dathan;(IA)
it buried the company of Abiram.(IB)
18 Fire blazed(IC) among their followers;
a flame consumed the wicked.
19 At Horeb they made a calf(ID)
and worshiped an idol cast from metal.
20 They exchanged their glorious God(IE)
for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
21 They forgot the God(IF) who saved them,
who had done great things(IG) in Egypt,
22 miracles in the land of Ham(IH)
and awesome deeds(II) by the Red Sea.
23 So he said he would destroy(IJ) them—
had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach(IK) before him
to keep his wrath from destroying them.
24 Then they despised(IL) the pleasant land;(IM)
they did not believe(IN) his promise.
25 They grumbled(IO) in their tents
and did not obey the Lord.
26 So he swore(IP) to them with uplifted hand
that he would make them fall in the wilderness,(IQ)
27 make their descendants fall among the nations
and scatter(IR) them throughout the lands.
28 They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor(IS)
and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
29 they aroused the Lord’s anger(IT) by their wicked deeds,(IU)
and a plague(IV) broke out among them.
30 But Phinehas(IW) stood up and intervened,
and the plague was checked.(IX)
31 This was credited to him(IY) as righteousness
for endless generations(IZ) to come.
32 By the waters of Meribah(JA) they angered the Lord,
and trouble came to Moses because of them;
33 for they rebelled(JB) against the Spirit(JC) of God,
and rash words came from Moses’ lips.[f](JD)
34 They did not destroy(JE) the peoples
as the Lord had commanded(JF) them,
35 but they mingled(JG) with the nations
and adopted their customs.
36 They worshiped their idols,(JH)
which became a snare(JI) to them.
37 They sacrificed their sons(JJ)
and their daughters to false gods.(JK)
38 They shed innocent blood,
the blood of their sons(JL) and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
and the land was desecrated by their blood.
39 They defiled themselves(JM) by what they did;
by their deeds they prostituted(JN) themselves.
40 Therefore the Lord was angry(JO) with his people
and abhorred his inheritance.(JP)
41 He gave them into the hands(JQ) of the nations,
and their foes ruled over them.
42 Their enemies oppressed(JR) them
and subjected them to their power.
43 Many times he delivered them,(JS)
but they were bent on rebellion(JT)
and they wasted away in their sin.
44 Yet he took note of their distress
when he heard their cry;(JU)
45 for their sake he remembered his covenant(JV)
and out of his great love(JW) he relented.(JX)
46 He caused all who held them captive
to show them mercy.(JY)
47 Save us,(JZ) Lord our God,
and gather us(KA) from the nations,
that we may give thanks(KB) to your holy name(KC)
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!”(KD)
Praise the Lord.
BOOK V
Psalms 107–150
Psalm 107
2 Let the redeemed(KG) of the Lord tell their story—
those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
3 those he gathered(KH) from the lands,
from east and west, from north and south.[g]
4 Some wandered in desert(KI) wastelands,
finding no way to a city(KJ) where they could settle.
5 They were hungry(KK) and thirsty,(KL)
and their lives ebbed away.
6 Then they cried out(KM) to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
7 He led them by a straight way(KN)
to a city(KO) where they could settle.
8 Let them give thanks(KP) to the Lord for his unfailing love(KQ)
and his wonderful deeds(KR) for mankind,
9 for he satisfies(KS) the thirsty
and fills the hungry with good things.(KT)
10 Some sat in darkness,(KU) in utter darkness,
prisoners suffering(KV) in iron chains,(KW)
11 because they rebelled(KX) against God’s commands
and despised(KY) the plans(KZ) of the Most High.
12 So he subjected them to bitter labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help.(LA)
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them(LB) from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness,(LC) the utter darkness,(LD)
and broke away their chains.(LE)
15 Let them give thanks(LF) to the Lord for his unfailing love(LG)
and his wonderful deeds(LH) for mankind,
16 for he breaks down gates of bronze
and cuts through bars of iron.
17 Some became fools(LI) through their rebellious ways(LJ)
and suffered affliction(LK) because of their iniquities.
18 They loathed all food(LL)
and drew near the gates of death.(LM)
19 Then they cried(LN) to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them(LO) from their distress.
20 He sent out his word(LP) and healed them;(LQ)
he rescued(LR) them from the grave.(LS)
21 Let them give thanks(LT) to the Lord for his unfailing love(LU)
and his wonderful deeds(LV) for mankind.
22 Let them sacrifice thank offerings(LW)
and tell of his works(LX) with songs of joy.(LY)
23 Some went out on the sea(LZ) in ships;(MA)
they were merchants on the mighty waters.
24 They saw the works of the Lord,(MB)
his wonderful deeds in the deep.
25 For he spoke(MC) and stirred up a tempest(MD)
that lifted high the waves.(ME)
26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;
in their peril(MF) their courage melted(MG) away.
27 They reeled(MH) and staggered like drunkards;
they were at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cried(MI) out to the Lord in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.(MJ)
29 He stilled the storm(MK) to a whisper;
the waves(ML) of the sea[h] were hushed.(MM)
30 They were glad when it grew calm,
and he guided them(MN) to their desired haven.
31 Let them give thanks(MO) to the Lord for his unfailing love(MP)
and his wonderful deeds(MQ) for mankind.
32 Let them exalt(MR) him in the assembly(MS) of the people
and praise him in the council of the elders.
33 He turned rivers into a desert,(MT)
flowing springs(MU) into thirsty ground,
34 and fruitful land into a salt waste,(MV)
because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
35 He turned the desert into pools of water(MW)
and the parched ground into flowing springs;(MX)
36 there he brought the hungry to live,
and they founded a city where they could settle.
37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards(MY)
that yielded a fruitful harvest;
38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,(MZ)
and he did not let their herds diminish.(NA)
39 Then their numbers decreased,(NB) and they were humbled(NC)
by oppression, calamity and sorrow;
40 he who pours contempt on nobles(ND)
made them wander in a trackless waste.(NE)
41 But he lifted the needy(NF) out of their affliction
and increased their families like flocks.(NG)
42 The upright see and rejoice,(NH)
but all the wicked shut their mouths.(NI)
Footnotes
- Psalm 104:4 Or angels
- Psalm 104:35 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; in the Septuagint this line stands at the beginning of Psalm 105.
- Psalm 105:45 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
- 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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