Psalm 106:1-48 CSB
[1] Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his faithful love endures forever. [2] Who can declare the LORD's mighty acts or proclaim all the praise due him? [3] How happy are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times. [4] Remember me, LORD, when you show favor to your people. Come to me with your salvation [5] so that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice in the joy of your nation, and boast about your heritage. [6] Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have done wrong and have acted wickedly. [7] Our ancestors in Egypt did not grasp the significance of your wondrous works or remember your many acts of faithful love; instead, they rebelled by the sea-the Red Sea. [8] Yet he saved them for his name's sake, to make his power known. [9] He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert. [10] He saved them from the power of the adversary; he redeemed them from the power of the enemy. [11] Water covered their foes; not one of them remained. [12] Then they believed his promises and sang his praise. [13] They soon forgot his works and would not wait for his counsel. [14] They were seized with craving in the wilderness and tested God in the desert. [15] He gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease among them. [16] In the camp they were envious of Moses and of Aaron, the LORD's holy one. [17] The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram. [18] Fire blazed throughout their assembly; flames consumed the wicked. [19] At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped the cast metal image. [20] They exchanged their glory for the image of a grass-eating ox. [21] They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt, [22] wondrous works in the land of Ham, awe-inspiring acts at the Red Sea. [23] So he said he would have destroyed them- if Moses his chosen one had not stood before him in the breach to turn his wrath away from destroying them. [24] They despised the pleasant land and did not believe his promise. [25] They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the LORD. [26] So he raised his hand against them with an oath that he would make them fall in the desert [27] and would disperse their descendants among the nations, scattering them throughout the lands. [28] They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods. [29] They angered the LORD with their deeds, and a plague broke out against them. [30] But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stopped. [31] It was credited to him as righteousness throughout all generations to come. [32] They angered the LORD at the Waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered because of them, [33] for they embittered his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips. [34] They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them [35] but mingled with the nations and adopted their ways. [36] They served their idols, which became a snare to them. [37] They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons. [38] They shed innocent blood- the blood of their sons and daughters whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; so the land became polluted with blood. [39] They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds. [40] Therefore the LORD's anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his own inheritance. [41] He handed them over to the nations; those who hated them ruled over them. [42] Their enemies oppressed them, and they were subdued under their power. [43] He rescued them many times, but they continued to rebel deliberately and were beaten down by their iniquity. [44] When he heard their cry, he took note of their distress, [45] remembered his covenant with them, and relented according to the abundance of his faithful love. [46] He caused them to be pitied before all their captors. [47] Save us, LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, so that we may give thanks to your holy name and rejoice in your praise. [48] Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, "Amen!" Hallelujah!
