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103 By David. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And all my inward parts -- His Holy Name.

Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And forget not all His benefits,

Who is forgiving all thine iniquities, Who is healing all thy diseases,

Who is redeeming from destruction thy life, Who is crowning thee -- kindness and mercies,

Who is satisfying with good thy desire, Renew itself as an eagle doth thy youth.

Jehovah is doing righteousness and judgments For all the oppressed.

He maketh known His ways to Moses, To the sons of Israel His acts.

Merciful and gracious [is] Jehovah, Slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.

Not for ever doth He strive, Nor to the age doth He watch.

10 Not according to our sins hath He done to us, Nor according to our iniquities Hath He conferred benefits upon us.

11 For, as the height of the heavens [is] above the earth, His kindness hath been mighty over those fearing Him.

12 As the distance of east from west He hath put far from us our transgressions.

13 As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.

14 For He hath known our frame, Remembering that we [are] dust.

15 Mortal man! as grass [are] his days, As a flower of the field so he flourisheth;

16 For a wind hath passed over it, and it is not, And its place doth not discern it any more.

17 And the kindness of Jehovah [Is] from age even unto age on those fearing Him, And His righteousness to sons' sons,

18 To those keeping His covenant, And to those remembering His precepts to do them.

19 Jehovah in the heavens Hath established His throne, And His kingdom over all hath ruled.

20 Bless Jehovah, ye His messengers, Mighty in power -- doing His word, To hearken to the voice of His Word.

21 Bless Jehovah, all ye His hosts, His ministers -- doing His pleasure.

22 Bless Jehovah, all ye His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah!

104 Bless, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on.

Covering himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,

Who is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, Who is making thick clouds His chariot, Who is walking on wings of wind,

Making His messengers -- the winds, His ministers -- the flaming fire.

He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.

The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.

From Thy rebuke they flee, From the voice of Thy thunder haste away.

They go up hills -- they go down valleys, Unto a place Thou hast founded for them.

A border Thou hast set, they pass not over, They turn not back to cover the earth.

10 Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.

11 They water every beast of the field, Wild asses break their thirst.

12 By them the fowl of the heavens doth dwell, From between the branches They give forth the voice.

13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.

14 Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,

15 And wine -- it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread -- the heart of man it supporteth.

16 Satisfied [are] the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,

17 Where birds do make nests, The stork -- the firs [are] her house.

18 The high hills [are] for wild goats, Rocks [are] a refuge for conies,

19 He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.

20 Thou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep.

21 The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.

22 The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.

23 Man goeth forth to his work, And to his service -- till evening.

24 How many have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions.

25 This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things -- innumerable, Living creatures -- small with great.

26 There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.

27 All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.

28 Thou dost give to them -- they gather, Thou dost open Thy hand -- they [are] satisfied [with] good.

29 Thou hidest Thy face -- they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit -- they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.

30 Thou sendest out Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the ground.

31 The honour of Jehovah is to the age, Jehovah rejoiceth in His works,

32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, and they smoke.

33 I sing to Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.

34 Sweet is my meditation on Him, I -- I do rejoice in Jehovah.

35 Consumed are sinners from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah!

105 Give ye thanks to Jehovah -- call ye in His name, Make known among the peoples His acts.

Sing ye to Him -- sing praise to Him, Meditate ye on all His wonders.

Boast yourselves in His Holy Name, The heart of those seeking Jehovah rejoiceth.

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek ye His face continually.

Remember His wonders that He did, His signs and the judgments of His mouth.

O seed of Abraham, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

He [is] Jehovah our God, In all the earth [are] His judgments.

He hath remembered to the age His covenant, The word He commanded to a thousand generations,

That He hath made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac,

10 And doth establish it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel -- a covenant age-during,

11 Saying, `To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,'

12 In their being few in number, But a few, and sojourners in it.

13 And they go up and down, from nation unto nation, From a kingdom unto another people.

14 He hath not suffered any to oppress them And He reproveth for their sakes kings.

15 `Strike not against Mine anointed, And to My prophets do not evil.'

16 And He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken.

17 He hath sent before them a man, For a servant hath Joseph been sold.

18 They have afflicted with fetters his feet, Iron hath entered his soul,

19 Till the time of the coming of His word The saying of Jehovah hath tried him.

20 The king hath sent, and looseth him, The ruler of the peoples, and draweth him out.

21 He hath made him lord of his house, And ruler over all his possessions.

22 To bind his chiefs at his pleasure, And his elders he maketh wise.

23 And Israel cometh in to Egypt, And Jacob hath sojourned in the land of Ham.

24 And He maketh His people very fruitful, And maketh it mightier than its adversaries.

25 He turned their heart to hate His people, To conspire against His servants.

26 He hath sent Moses His servant, Aaron whom He had fixed on.

27 They have set among them the matters of His signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.

28 He hath sent darkness, and it is dark, And they have not provoked His word.

29 He hath turned their waters to blood, And putteth to death their fish.

30 Teemed hath their land [with] frogs, In the inner chambers of their kings.

31 He hath said, and the beetle cometh, Lice into all their border.

32 He hath made their showers hail, A flaming fire [is] in their land.

33 And He smiteth their vine and their fig, And shivereth the trees of their border.

34 He hath said, and the locust cometh, And the cankerworm -- innumerable,

35 And it consumeth every herb in their land, And it consumeth the fruit of their ground.

36 And He smiteth every first-born in their land, The first-fruit of all their strength,

37 And bringeth them out with silver and gold, And there is not in its tribes a feeble one.

38 Rejoiced hath Egypt in their going forth, For their fear had fallen upon them.

39 He hath spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to enlighten the night.

40 They have asked, and He bringeth quails, And [with] bread of heaven satisfieth them.

41 He hath opened a rock, and waters issue, They have gone on in dry places -- a river.

42 For He hath remembered His holy word, With Abraham His servant,

43 And He bringeth forth His people with joy, With singing His chosen ones.

44 And He giveth to them the lands of nations, And the labour of peoples they possess,

45 That they may observe His statutes, And His laws may keep. Praise ye Jehovah!

106 Praise ye Jah, give thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age, [is] His kindness.

Who doth utter the mighty acts of Jehovah? Soundeth all His praise?

O the happiness of those keeping judgment, Doing righteousness at all times.

Remember me, O Jehovah, With the favour of Thy people, Look after me in Thy salvation.

To look on the good of Thy chosen ones, To rejoice in the joy of Thy nation, To boast myself with Thine inheritance.

We have sinned with our fathers, We have done perversely, we have done wickedly.

Our fathers in Egypt, Have not considered wisely Thy wonders, They have not remembered The abundance of Thy kind acts, And provoke by the sea, at the sea of Suph.

And He saveth them for His name's sake, To make known His might,

And rebuketh the sea of Suph, and it is dried up, And causeth them to go Through depths as a wilderness.

10 And He saveth them from the hand Of him who is hating, And redeemeth them from the hand of the enemy.

11 And waters cover their adversaries, One of them hath not been left.

12 And they believe in His words, they sing His praise,

13 They have hasted -- forgotten His works, They have not waited for His counsel.

14 And they lust greatly in a wilderness, And try God in a desert.

15 And He giveth to them their request, And sendeth leanness into their soul.

16 And they are envious of Moses in the camp, Of Aaron, Jehovah's holy one.

17 Earth openeth, and swalloweth up Dathan, And covereth over the company of Abiram.

18 And fire burneth among their company, A flame setteth on fire the wicked.

19 They make a calf in Horeb, And bow themselves to a molten image,

20 And change their Honour Into the form of an ox eating herbs.

21 They have forgotten God their saviour, The doer of great things in Egypt,

22 Of wonderful things in the land of Ham, Of fearful things by the sea of Suph.

23 And He saith to destroy them, Unless Moses, His chosen one, Had stood in the breach before Him, To turn back His wrath from destroying.

24 And they kick against the desirable land, They have not given credence to His word.

25 And they murmur in their tents, They have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah.

26 And He lifteth up His hand to them, To cause them to fall in a wilderness,

27 And to cause their seed to fall among nations, And to scatter them through lands.

28 And they are coupled to Baal-Peor, And eat the sacrifices of the dead,

29 And they provoke to anger by their actions, And a plague breaketh forth upon them,

30 And Phinehas standeth, and executeth judgment, And the plague is restrained,

31 And it is reckoned to him to righteousness, To all generations -- unto the age.

32 And they cause wrath by the waters of Meribah, And it is evil to Moses for their sakes,

33 For they have provoked his spirit, And he speaketh wrongfully with his lips.

34 They have not destroyed the peoples, As Jehovah had said to them,

35 And mix themselves among nations, and learn their works,

36 And serve their idols, And they are to them for a snare.

37 And they sacrifice their sons And their daughters to destroyers,

38 And they shed innocent blood -- Blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they have sacrificed to idols of Canaan, And the land is profaned with blood.

39 And they are defiled with their works, And commit whoredom in their habitual doings.

40 And the anger of Jehovah Is kindled against His people, And He doth abominate His inheritance.

41 And giveth them into the hand of nations, And those hating them rule over them,

42 And their enemies oppress them, And they are humbled under their hand.

43 Many times He doth deliver them, And they rebel in their counsel, And they are brought low in their iniquity.

44 And He looketh on their distress When He heareth their cry,

45 And remembereth for them His covenant, And is comforted, According to the abundance of His kindness.

46 And He appointeth them for mercies Before all their captors.

47 Save us, O Jehovah our God, and gather us from the nations, To give thanks to Thy holy name, To glory in Thy praise.

48 Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age even unto the age. And all the people said, `Amen, praise Jah!'

107 `Give ye thanks to Jehovah, For good, for to the age [is] His kindness:'

Let the redeemed of Jehovah say, Whom He redeemed from the hand of an adversary.

And from the lands hath gathered them, From east and from west, From north, and from the sea.

They wandered in a wilderness, in a desert by the way, A city of habitation they have not found.

Hungry -- yea -- thirsty, Their soul in them becometh feeble,

And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distress He delivereth them,

And causeth them to tread in a right way, To go unto a city of habitation.

They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

For He hath satisfied a longing soul, And a hungry soul hath filled [with] goodness.

10 Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,

11 Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.

12 And He humbleth with labour their heart, They have been feeble, and there is no helper.

13 And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them.

14 He bringeth them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And their bands He draweth away.

15 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

16 For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.

17 Fools, by means of their transgression, And by their iniquities, afflict themselves.

18 All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death,

19 And cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them,

20 He sendeth His word and healeth them, And delivereth from their destructions.

21 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

22 And they sacrifice sacrifices of thanksgiving, And recount His works with singing.

23 Those going down [to] the sea in ships, Doing business in many waters,

24 They have seen the works of Jehovah, And His wonders in the deep.

25 And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,

26 They go up [to] the heavens, they go down [to] the depths, Their soul in evil is melted.

27 They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.

28 And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out.

29 He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.

30 And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leadeth them to the haven of their desire.

31 They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

32 And they exalt Him in the assembly of the people, And in the seat of the elders praise Him.

33 He maketh rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.

34 A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.

35 He maketh a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.

36 And He causeth the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.

37 And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.

38 And He blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, And their cattle He doth not diminish.

39 And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.

40 He is pouring contempt upon nobles, And causeth them to wander in vacancy -- no way.

41 And setteth on high the needy from affliction, And placeth families as a flock.

42 The upright do see and rejoice, And all perversity hath shut her mouth.

43 Who [is] wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!

Psalm 103

Of David.

Praise the Lord,(A) my soul;(B)
    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.(C)
Praise the Lord,(D) my soul,
    and forget not(E) all his benefits—
who forgives all your sins(F)
    and heals(G) all your diseases,
who redeems your life(H) from the pit
    and crowns you with love and compassion,(I)
who satisfies(J) your desires with good things
    so that your youth is renewed(K) like the eagle’s.(L)

The Lord works righteousness(M)
    and justice for all the oppressed.(N)

He made known(O) his ways(P) to Moses,
    his deeds(Q) to the people of Israel:
The Lord is compassionate and gracious,(R)
    slow to anger, abounding in love.
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)

19 The Lord has established his throne(AI) in heaven,
    and his kingdom rules(AJ) over all.

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

Praise the Lord, my soul.(AS)

Lord my God, you are very great;
    you are clothed with splendor and majesty.(AT)

The Lord wraps(AU) himself in light(AV) as with a garment;
    he stretches(AW) out the heavens(AX) like a tent(AY)
    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)
He makes winds his messengers,[a](BE)
    flames of fire(BF) his servants.

He set the earth(BG) on its foundations;(BH)
    it can never be moved.
You covered it(BI) with the watery depths(BJ) as with a garment;
    the waters stood(BK) above the mountains.
But at your rebuke(BL) the waters fled,
    at the sound of your thunder(BM) they took to flight;
they flowed over the mountains,
    they went down into the valleys,
    to the place you assigned(BN) for them.
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.

Praise the Lord.[b](DO)

Psalm 105(DP)

Give praise to the Lord,(DQ) proclaim his name;(DR)
    make known among the nations what he has done.
Sing to him,(DS) sing praise to him;(DT)
    tell of all his wonderful acts.(DU)
Glory in his holy name;(DV)
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Look to the Lord and his strength;
    seek his face(DW) always.

Remember the wonders(DX) he has done,
    his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,(DY)
you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,(DZ)
    his chosen(EA) ones, the children of Jacob.
He is the Lord our God;
    his judgments are in all the earth.

He remembers his covenant(EB) forever,
    the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
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)

Praise the Lord.[c](GL)

Psalm 106(GM)

Praise the Lord.[d](GN)

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;(GO)
    his love endures forever.(GP)

Who can proclaim the mighty acts(GQ) of the Lord
    or fully declare his praise?
Blessed are those who act justly,(GR)
    who always do what is right.(GS)

Remember me,(GT) Lord, when you show favor(GU) to your people,
    come to my aid(GV) when you save them,
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.

We have sinned,(HA) even as our ancestors(HB) did;
    we have done wrong and acted wickedly.(HC)
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]
Yet he saved them(HG) for his name’s sake,(HH)
    to make his mighty power(HI) known.
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

Give thanks to the Lord,(KE) for he is good;(KF)
    his love endures forever.

Let the redeemed(KG) of the Lord tell their story—
    those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
those he gathered(KH) from the lands,
    from east and west, from north and south.[g]

Some wandered in desert(KI) wastelands,
    finding no way to a city(KJ) where they could settle.
They were hungry(KK) and thirsty,(KL)
    and their lives ebbed away.
Then they cried out(KM) to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.
He led them by a straight way(KN)
    to a city(KO) where they could settle.
Let them give thanks(KP) to the Lord for his unfailing love(KQ)
    and his wonderful deeds(KR) for mankind,
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)

43 Let the one who is wise(NJ) heed these things
    and ponder the loving deeds(NK) of the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 104:4 Or angels
  2. Psalm 104:35 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; in the Septuagint this line stands at the beginning of Psalm 105.
  3. Psalm 105:45 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
  4. Psalm 106:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 48
  5. Psalm 106:7 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verses 9 and 22
  6. Psalm 106:33 Or against his spirit, / and rash words came from his lips
  7. Psalm 107:3 Hebrew north and the sea
  8. Psalm 107:29 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text / their waves