Psalm 106:1-48 NCV

[1] Praise the LORD! Thank the LORD because he is good. His love continues forever. [2] No one can tell all the mighty things the LORD has done; no one can speak all his praise. [3] Happy are those who do right, who do what is fair at all times. [4] LORD, remember me when you are kind to your people; help me when you save them. [5] Let me see the good things you do for your chosen people. Let me be happy along with your happy nation; let me join your own people in praising you. [6] We have sinned just as our ancestors did. We have done wrong; we have done evil. [7] Our ancestors in Egypt did not learn from your miracles. They did not remember all your kindnesses, so they turned against you at the Red Sea. [8] But the LORD saved them for his own sake, to show his great power. [9] He commanded the Red Sea, and it dried up. He led them through the deep sea as if it were a desert. [10] He saved them from those who hated them. He saved them from their enemies, [11] and the water covered their foes. Not one of them escaped. [12] Then the people believed what the LORD said, and they sang praises to him. [13] But they quickly forgot what he had done; they did not wait for his advice. [14] They became greedy for food in the desert, and they tested God there. [15] So he gave them what they wanted, but he also sent a terrible disease among them. [16] The people in the camp were jealous of Moses and of Aaron, the holy priest of the LORD. [17] Then the ground opened up and swallowed Dathan and closed over Abiram's group. [18] A fire burned among their followers, and flames burned up the wicked. [19] The people made a gold calf at Mount Sinai and worshiped a metal statue. [20] They exchanged their glorious God for a statue of a bull that eats grass. [21] They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt, [22] who had done miracles in Egypt and amazing things by the Red Sea. [23] So God said he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stood before him and stopped God's anger from destroying them. [24] Then they refused to go into the beautiful land of Canaan; they did not believe what God promised. [25] They grumbled in their tents and did not obey the LORD. [26] So he swore to them that they would die in the desert. [27] He said their children would be killed by other nations and that they would be scattered among other countries. [28] They joined in worshiping Baal at Peor and ate meat that had been sacrificed to lifeless statues. [29] They made the LORD angry by what they did, so many people became sick with a terrible disease. [30] But Phinehas prayed to the LORD, and the disease stopped. [31] Phinehas did what was right, and it will be remembered from now on. [32] The people also made the LORD angry at Meribah, and Moses was in trouble because of them. [33] The people turned against the Spirit of God, so Moses spoke without stopping to think. [34] The people did not destroy the other nations as the LORD had told them to do. [35] Instead, they mixed with the other nations and learned their customs. [36] They worshiped other nations' idols and were trapped by them. [37] They even killed their sons and daughters as sacrifices to demons. [38] They killed innocent people, their own sons and daughters, as sacrifices to the idols of Canaan. So the land was made unholy by their blood. [39] The people became unholy by their sins; they were unfaithful to God in what they did. [40] So the LORD became angry with his people and hated his own children. [41] He handed them over to other nations and let their enemies rule over them. [42] Their enemies were cruel to them and kept them under their power. [43] The LORD saved his people many times, but they continued to turn against him. So they became even more wicked. [44] But God saw their misery when he heard their cry. [45] He remembered his agreement with them, and he felt sorry for them because of his great love. [46] He caused them to be pitied by those who held them captive. [47] LORD our God, save us and bring us back from other nations. Then we will thank you and will gladly praise you. [48] Praise the LORD, the God of Israel. He always was and always will be. Let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD!