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Psalm 103-107
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 103-107
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 103
Thanksgiving for God’s Goodness
Of David.
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name.(A)
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and do not forget all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,(B)
4 who redeems your life from the Pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,(C)
5 who satisfies you with good as long as you live[a]
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord works vindication
and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways to Moses,
his acts to the people of Israel.
8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.(D)
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he keep his anger forever.(E)
10 He does not deal with us according to our sins
nor repay us according to our iniquities.(F)
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;(G)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far he removes our transgressions from us.(H)
13 As a father has compassion for his children,
so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him.(I)
14 For he knows how we were made;
he remembers that we are dust.(J)
15 As for mortals, their days are like grass;
they flourish like a flower of the field;(K)
16 for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
and its place knows it no more.
17 But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
on those who fear him,
and his righteousness to children’s children,
18 to those who keep his covenant
and remember to do his commandments.(L)
19 The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,
and his kingdom rules over all.(M)
20 Bless the Lord, O you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his bidding,
obedient to his spoken word.(N)
21 Bless the Lord, all his hosts,
his ministers who do his will.(O)
22 Bless the Lord, all his works,
in all places of his dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Psalm 104
God the Creator and Provider
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul.
O Lord my God, you are very great.
You are clothed with honor and majesty,(P)
2 wrapped in light as with a garment.
You stretch out the heavens like a tent;(Q)
3 you set the beams of your[b] chambers on the waters;
you make the clouds your[c] chariot;
you ride on the wings of the wind;(R)
4 you make the winds your[d] messengers,
fire and flame your[e] ministers.(S)
5 You set the earth on its foundations,
so that it shall never be shaken.(T)
6 You cover it with the deep as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.(U)
7 At your rebuke they flee;
at the sound of your thunder they take to flight.
8 They rose up to the mountains, ran down to the valleys,
to the place that you appointed for them.(V)
9 You set a boundary that they may not pass,
so that they might not again cover the earth.(W)
10 You make springs gush forth in the valleys;
they flow between the hills,(X)
11 giving drink to every wild animal;
the wild asses quench their thirst.(Y)
12 By the streams[f] the birds of the air have their habitation;
they sing among the branches.(Z)
13 From your lofty abode you water the mountains;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.(AA)
14 You cause the grass to grow for the cattle
and plants for people to cultivate,
to bring forth food from the earth(AB)
15 and wine to gladden the human heart,
oil to make the face shine
and bread to strengthen the human heart.(AC)
16 The trees of the field[g] are watered abundantly,
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17 In them the birds build their nests;
the stork has its home in the fir trees.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats;
the rocks are a refuge for the coneys.(AD)
19 You have made the moon to mark the seasons;
the sun knows its time for setting.(AE)
20 You make darkness, and it is night,
when all the animals of the forest come creeping out.(AF)
21 The young lions roar for their prey,
seeking their food from God.(AG)
22 When the sun rises, they withdraw
and lie down in their dens.
23 People go out to their work
and to their labor until the evening.(AH)
24 O Lord, how manifold are your works!
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.(AI)
25 There is the sea, great and wide;
creeping things innumerable are there,
living things both small and great.
26 There go the ships
and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it.(AJ)
27 These all look to you
to give them their food in due season;(AK)
28 when you give to them, they gather it up;
when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
29 When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
when you take away their breath, they die
and return to their dust.(AL)
30 When you send forth your spirit,[h] they are created,
and you renew the face of the ground.(AM)
31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works—(AN)
32 who looks on the earth and it trembles,
who touches the mountains and they smoke.(AO)
33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.(AP)
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the Lord.
35 Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
and let the wicked be no more.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Praise the Lord!(AQ)
Psalm 105
God’s Faithfulness to Israel
1 O give thanks to the Lord; call on his name;
make known his deeds among the peoples.(AR)
2 Sing to him, sing praises to him;
tell of all his wonderful works.(AS)
3 Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.(AT)
4 Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually.(AU)
5 Remember the wonderful works he has done,
his miracles and the judgments he has uttered,(AV)
6 O offspring of his servant Abraham,[i]
children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.(AW)
8 He is mindful of his covenant forever,
of the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,
9 the covenant that he made with Abraham,
his sworn promise to Isaac,(AX)
10 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant,(AY)
11 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as your portion for an inheritance.”(AZ)
12 When they were few in number,
of little account and strangers in it,(BA)
13 wandering from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another people,
14 he allowed no one to oppress them;
he rebuked kings on their account,(BB)
15 saying, “Do not touch my anointed ones;
do my prophets no harm.”
16 When he summoned famine against the land
and cut off every supply of bread,[j](BC)
17 he had sent a man ahead of them,
Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.(BD)
18 His feet were hurt with fetters;
his neck was put in a collar of iron;(BE)
19 until what he had said came to pass,
the word of the Lord kept testing him.(BF)
20 The king sent and released him;
the ruler of the peoples set him free.(BG)
21 He made him lord of his house
and ruler of all his possessions,(BH)
22 to instruct[k] his officials at his pleasure
and to teach his elders wisdom.
23 Then Israel came to Egypt;
Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.(BI)
24 And the Lord made his people very fruitful
and made them stronger than their foes,(BJ)
25 whose hearts he then turned to hate his people,
to deal craftily with his servants.(BK)
26 He sent his servant Moses
and Aaron, whom he had chosen.(BL)
27 They performed his signs among them
and miracles in the land of Ham.(BM)
28 He sent darkness and made the land dark;
they rebelled[l] against his words.(BN)
29 He turned their waters into blood
and caused their fish to die.(BO)
30 Their land swarmed with frogs,
even in the chambers of their kings.(BP)
31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies
and gnats throughout their country.(BQ)
32 He gave them hail for rain
and lightning that flashed through their land.(BR)
33 He struck their vines and fig trees
and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke, and the locusts came,
and young locusts without number;(BS)
35 they devoured all the vegetation in their land
and ate up the fruit of their ground.
36 He struck down all the firstborn in their land,
the first issue of all their strength.(BT)
37 Then he brought Israel[m] out with silver and gold,
and there was no one among their tribes who stumbled.(BU)
38 Egypt was glad when they departed,
for dread of them had fallen upon it.(BV)
39 He spread a cloud for a covering
and fire to give light by night.(BW)
40 They asked, and he brought quails
and gave them food from heaven in abundance.(BX)
41 He opened the rock, and water gushed out;
it flowed through the desert like a river.(BY)
42 For he remembered his holy promise
and Abraham, his servant.(BZ)
43 So he brought his people out with joy,
his chosen ones with singing.
44 He gave them the lands of the nations,
and they took possession of the wealth of the peoples,(CA)
45 that they might keep his statutes
and observe his laws.
Praise the Lord!(CB)
Psalm 106
A Confession of Israel’s Sins
1 Praise the Lord!
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.(CC)
2 Who can utter the mighty doings of the Lord
or declare all his praise?(CD)
3 Happy are those who observe justice,
who do righteousness at all times.(CE)
4 Remember us,[n] O Lord, when you show favor to your people;
help us[o] when you deliver them,(CF)
5 that we may see the prosperity of your chosen ones,
that we may rejoice in the gladness of your nation,
that we may glory in your heritage.(CG)
6 Both we and our ancestors have sinned;
we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly.(CH)
7 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[p] at the Red Sea.[q](CI)
8 Yet he saved them for his name’s sake,
so that he might make known his mighty power.(CJ)
9 He rebuked the Red Sea,[r] and it became dry;
he led them through the deep as through a desert.(CK)
10 So he saved them from the hand of the foe
and delivered them from the hand of the enemy.(CL)
11 The waters covered their adversaries;
not one of them was left.(CM)
12 Then they believed his words;
they sang his praise.(CN)
13 But they soon forgot his works;
they did not wait for his counsel.(CO)
14 But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness
and put God to the test in the desert;(CP)
15 he gave them what they asked
but sent a wasting disease among them.(CQ)
16 They were jealous of Moses in the camp
and of Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.(CR)
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan
and covered the faction of Abiram.(CS)
18 Fire also broke out in their company;
the flame burned up the wicked.(CT)
19 They made a calf at Horeb
and worshiped a cast image.(CU)
20 They exchanged the glory of God[s]
for the image of an ox that eats grass.(CV)
21 They forgot God, their Savior,
who had done great things in Egypt,(CW)
22 wondrous works in the land of Ham,
and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.[t](CX)
23 Therefore he said he would destroy them—
had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach before him,
to turn away his wrath from destroying them.(CY)
24 Then they despised the pleasant land,
having no faith in his promise.(CZ)
25 They grumbled in their tents
and did not obey the voice of the Lord.(DA)
26 Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them
that he would make them fall in the wilderness(DB)
27 and would disperse[u] their descendants among the nations,
scattering them over the lands.(DC)
28 Then they attached themselves to the Baal of Peor
and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;(DD)
29 they provoked the Lord to anger with their deeds,
and a plague broke out among them.
30 Then Phinehas stood up and interceded,
and the plague was stopped.(DE)
31 And that has been reckoned to him as righteousness
from generation to generation forever.(DF)
32 They angered the Lord[v] at the waters of Meribah,
and it went ill with Moses on their account,(DG)
33 for they made his spirit bitter,
and he spoke words that were rash.(DH)
34 They did not destroy the peoples,
as the Lord had commanded them,(DI)
35 but they mingled with the nations
and learned to do as they did.(DJ)
36 They served their idols,
which became a snare to them.(DK)
37 They sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to the demons;(DL)
38 they poured out innocent blood,
the blood of their sons and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
and the land was polluted with blood.(DM)
39 Thus they became unclean by their acts
and prostituted themselves in their doings.(DN)
40 Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people,
and he abhorred his heritage;(DO)
41 he gave them into the hand of the nations,
so that those who hated them ruled over them.(DP)
42 Their enemies oppressed them,
and they were brought into subjection under their power.
43 Many times he delivered them,
but they were rebellious in their purposes
and were brought low through their iniquity.(DQ)
44 Nevertheless, he regarded their distress
when he heard their cry.(DR)
45 For their sake he remembered his covenant
and showed compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love.(DS)
46 He caused them to be pitied
by all who held them captive.(DT)
47 Save us, O Lord our God,
and gather us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name
and glory in your praise.(DU)
48 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
And let all the people say, “Amen.”
Praise the Lord!(DV)
Book V
(Psalms 107–150)
Psalm 107
Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Many Troubles
1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.(DW)
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
those he redeemed from trouble(DX)
3 and gathered in from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.[w](DY)
4 Some wandered in desert wastes,
finding no way to an inhabited town;(DZ)
5 hungry and thirsty,
their soul fainted within them.
6 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress;(EA)
7 he led them by a straight way,
until they reached an inhabited town.(EB)
8 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to humankind.(EC)
9 For he satisfies the thirsty,
and the hungry he fills with good things.(ED)
10 Some sat in darkness and in gloom,
prisoners in misery and in irons,(EE)
11 for they had rebelled against the words of God
and spurned the counsel of the Most High.(EF)
12 Their hearts were bowed down with hard labor;
they fell down, with no one to help.(EG)
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress;(EH)
14 he brought them out of darkness and gloom,
and broke their bonds apart.(EI)
15 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to humankind.(EJ)
16 For he shatters the doors of bronze
and cuts in two the bars of iron.(EK)
17 Some were sick[x] through their sinful ways
and because of their iniquities endured affliction;(EL)
18 they loathed any kind of food,
and they drew near to the gates of death.(EM)
19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress;
20 he sent out his word and healed them
and delivered them from destruction.(EN)
21 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to humankind.
22 And let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices
and tell of his deeds with songs of joy.(EO)
23 Some went down to the sea in ships,
doing business on the mighty waters;
24 they saw the deeds of the Lord,
his wondrous works in the deep.
25 For he commanded and raised the stormy wind,
which lifted up the waves of the sea.(EP)
26 They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;
their courage melted away in their calamity;(EQ)
27 they reeled and staggered like drunkards
and were at their wits’ end.(ER)
28 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he brought them out from their distress;
29 he made the storm be still,
and the waves of the sea were hushed.(ES)
30 Then they were glad because they had quiet,
and he brought them to their desired haven.
31 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to humankind.(ET)
32 Let them extol him in the congregation of the people
and praise him in the assembly of the elders.(EU)
33 He turns rivers into a desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,(EV)
34 a fruitful land into a salty waste,
because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.(EW)
35 He turns a desert into pools of water,
a parched land into springs of water.(EX)
36 And there he lets the hungry live,
and they establish a town to live in;
37 they sow fields and plant vineyards
and get a fruitful yield.(EY)
38 By his blessing they multiply greatly,
and he does not let their cattle decrease.(EZ)
39 When they are diminished and brought low
through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,(FA)
40 he pours contempt on princes
and makes them wander in trackless wastes,(FB)
41 but he raises up the needy out of distress
and makes their families like flocks.(FC)
42 The upright see it and are glad,
and all wickedness stops its mouth.(FD)
43 Let those who are wise pay attention to these things
and consider the steadfast love of the Lord.(FE)
Footnotes
- 103.5 Meaning of Heb uncertain
- 104.3 Heb his
- 104.3 Heb his
- 104.4 Heb his
- 104.4 Heb his
- 104.12 Heb By them
- 104.16 Gk: Heb trees of the Lord
- 104.30 Or your breath
- 105.6 Or Israel
- 105.16 Heb staff of bread
- 105.22 Gk Syr Jerome: Heb to bind
- 105.28 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb they did not rebel
- 105.37 Heb them
- 106.4 Heb mss Gk: MT me
- 106.4 Heb mss Gk: MT me
- 106.7 Cn: Heb rebelled at the sea
- 106.7 Or Sea of Reeds
- 106.9 Or Sea of Reeds
- 106.20 Compare Gk mss: Heb exchanged their glory
- 106.22 Or Sea of Reeds
- 106.27 Syr: Heb cause to fall
- 106.32 Heb him
- 107.3 Cn: Heb sea
- 107.17 Cn: Heb fools
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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