Psalm 106:1-48 CEB

[1] Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD because he is good, because his faithful love endures forever. [2] Who could possibly repeat all of the LORD’s mighty acts or publicly recount all his praise? [3] The people who uphold justice, who always do what is right, are truly happy! [4] Remember me, LORD, with the favor you show your people. Visit me with your saving help [5] so I can experience the good things your chosen ones experience, so I can rejoice in the joy of your nation, so I can praise along with your possession. [6] We have sinned—right along with our ancestors. We’ve done what is wrong. We’ve acted wickedly. [7] Our ancestors in Egypt didn’t understand your wondrous works. They didn’t remember how much faithful love you have. So they rebelled by the sea—at the Reed Sea. [8] But God saved them for the sake of his good name, to make known his mighty power. [9] God scolded the Reed Sea, and it dried right up; he led them through the deeps like they were a dry desert. [10] God saved them from hostile powers; he redeemed them from the power of the enemy. [11] But the waters covered over their foes—not one of them survived! [12] So our ancestors trusted God’s words; they sang God’s praise. [13] But how quickly they forgot what he had done! They wouldn’t wait for his advice. [14] They were overcome with craving in the desert; they tested God in the wastelands. [15] God gave them what they asked for; he sent food to satisfy their appetites. [16] But then they were jealous of Moses in the camp, jealous too of Aaron, the LORD’s holy one. [17] So the earth opened up, swallowing Dathan, and covering over Abiram’s crowd. [18] Fire blazed throughout that whole group; flames burned up the wicked. [19] They made a calf at Horeb, bowing down to a metal idol. [20] They traded their glorious God for an image of a bull that eats grass. [21] They forgot the God who saved them—the one who had done great things in Egypt, [22] wondrous works in the land of Ham, awesome deeds at the Reed Sea. [23] So God determined that he would destroy them—except for the fact that Moses, his chosen one, stood in the way, right in front of him, and turned God’s destructive anger away. [24] But then they rejected the land that was so desirable. They didn’t trust God’s promise. [25] They muttered in their tents and wouldn’t listen to the LORD’s voice. [26] So God raised his hand against them, making them fall in the desert, [27] scattering their offspring among the nations, casting them across many lands. [28] They joined themselves to Baal-peor and ate sacrifices offered to the dead. [29] They made God angry by what they did, so a plague broke out against them. [30] Then Phinehas stood up and prayed, and the plague was contained. [31] That’s why Phinehas is considered righteous, generation after generation, forever. [32] But they angered God at Meribah’s waters, and things went badly for Moses because of them, [33] because they made him bitter so that he spoke rashly with his lips. [34] They didn’t destroy the nations as the LORD had ordered them to do. [35] Instead, they got mixed up with the nations, learning what they did [36] and serving those false gods, which became a trap for them. [37] They sacrificed their own sons and daughters to demons! [38] They shed innocent blood, the blood of their own sons and daughters—the ones they sacrificed to Canaan’s false gods—so the land was defiled by the bloodshed. [39] They made themselves unclean by what they did; they prostituted themselves by their actions. [40] So the LORD’s anger burned against his people; he despised his own possession. [41] God handed them over to the nations; people who hated them ruled over them. [42] Their enemies oppressed them, and they were humbled under their power. [43] God delivered them numerous times, but they were determined to rebel, and so they were brought down by their own sin. [44] But God saw their distress when he heard their loud cries. [45] God remembered his covenant for their sake, and because of how much faithful love he has, God changed his mind. [46] God allowed them to receive compassion from all their captors. [47] LORD our God, save us! Gather us back together from among all the nations so we can give thanks to your holy name and rejoice in your praise! [48] Bless the LORD, the God of Israel, from forever ago to forever from now! And let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the LORD!