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Psalms 106
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Give Thanks to the Lord, for He Is Good
1106:1 [See Ps. 105:45 above] Praise the Lord!
106:1 See Ps. 105:1Oh give thanks to the Lord, 106:1 See Ps. 100:5for he is good,
106:1 See 1 Chr. 16:34, 41for his steadfast love endures forever!
2Who can utter the mighty deeds of the Lord,
or declare all his praise?
3Blessed are they who observe justice,
who 106:3 [Ps. 15:2]do righteousness at all times!

4106:4 [Ps. 119:132]Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people;
help me when you save them,106:4 Or Remember me, O Lord, with the favor you show to your people; help me with your salvation
5that I may look upon the prosperity of your 106:5 Ps. 105:6, 43chosen ones,
that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation,
that I may glory with your inheritance.

6106:6 1 Kgs. 8:47; Ezra 9:6; Neh. 1:6, 7; 9:16; Jer. 3:25; 14:20; Dan. 9:5Both we and 106:6 Ps. 79:8; Lev. 26:40our fathers have sinned;
we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness.
7Our fathers, when they were in Egypt,
did not consider your wondrous works;
they 106:7 [ver. 13, 21] did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love,
but 106:7 Ex. 14:11, 12rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.
8Yet he saved them 106:8 Ezek. 20:9, 14for his name’s sake,
106:8 Ex. 9:16that he might make known his mighty power.
9He 106:9 [Ps. 18:15; 104:7] rebuked the Red Sea, and it 106:9 Ex. 14:21; [Isa. 50:2; 51:10] became dry,
and he 106:9 Isa. 63:13led them through the deep as through a desert.
10So he 106:10 Ex. 14:30saved them from the hand of the foe
and 106:10 Ps. 107:2redeemed them from the power of the enemy.
11And 106:11 Ex. 14:28; 15:5the waters covered their adversaries;
not one of them was left.
12Then 106:12 Ex. 14:31they believed his words;
they 106:12 See Ex. 15:1-21sang his praise.

13But they soon 106:13 Ps. 78:11; [Ex. 15:24; 16:2; 17:2] forgot his works;
they did not wait for 106:13 [Ps. 107:11]his counsel.
14But they had 106:14 Num. 11:4; 1 Cor. 10:6; [Ps. 78:18] a wanton craving in the wilderness,
and 106:14 Ex. 17:2; 1 Cor. 10:9put God to the test in the desert;
15he 106:15 Ps. 78:29gave them what they asked,
but sent 106:15 Isa. 10:16a wasting disease among them.

16When men in the camp 106:16 See Num. 16:1-3were jealous of Moses
and Aaron, 106:16 Deut. 33:2; Zech. 14:5; Jude 14the holy one of the Lord,
17106:17 Num. 16:31, 32; Deut. 11:6the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,
and covered the company of Abiram.
18106:18 Num. 16:35Fire also broke out in their company;
the flame burned up the wicked.

19They 106:19 Ex. 32:4; Deut. 9:8; Acts 7:41made a calf in Horeb
and worshiped a metal image.
20They 106:20 Jer. 2:11; [Rom. 1:23]exchanged the glory of God106:20 Hebrew exchanged their glory
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21They 106:21 ver. 7, 13; Ps. 78:11; Deut. 32:18forgot God, their Savior,
who had done great things in Egypt,
22wondrous works in 106:22 Ps. 105:23, 27; [Ps. 78:51]the land of Ham,
and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
23Therefore 106:23 Ex. 32:10; Deut. 9:14; Ezek. 20:8he said he would destroy them—
had not Moses, his 106:23 Ps. 105:6chosen one,
106:23 Ezek. 22:30stood in the breach before him,
to turn away his wrath from destroying them.

24Then they 106:24 Num. 14:31despised 106:24 Zech. 7:14the pleasant land,
having 106:24 Deut. 1:32; 9:23no faith in his promise.
25They 106:25 Num. 14:2; Deut. 1:27murmured in their tents,
and did not obey the voice of the Lord.
26Therefore he 106:26 Ex. 6:8; Num. 14:30; Deut. 32:40; Ezek. 20:6, 15, 23; [Ps. 95:11]raised his hand and swore to them
that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
27and would make their offspring fall among the nations,
106:27 See Ps. 44:11scattering them among the lands.

28Then they 106:28 Num. 25:3; Hos. 9:10yoked themselves to the 106:28 Num. 25:3; Hos. 9:10Baal of Peor,
and ate sacrifices offered to 106:28 Isa. 8:19the dead;
29they provoked the Lord to anger with their deeds,
and a plague broke out among them.
30Then 106:30 Num. 25:7, 8Phinehas stood up and intervened,
and the plague was stayed.
31And that was 106:31 [Gen. 15:6]; See Num. 25:10-13counted to him as righteousness
from generation to generation forever.

32They 106:32 See Num. 20:2-13; Deut. 1:37angered him at the waters of Meribah,
and it went ill with Moses on their account,
33for they 106:33 Ps. 107:11; [Ps. 78:40; Isa. 63:10] made his spirit bitter,106:33 Or they rebelled against God’s Spirit
and he 106:33 Num. 20:10spoke rashly with his lips.

34They did not 106:34 See Judg. 1:21, 27-36destroy the peoples,
106:34 Deut. 7:2, 16; Judg. 2:2as the Lord commanded them,
35but they 106:35 Judg. 3:5, 6; [Ezra 9:2]mixed with the nations
and learned to do as they did.
36They served their idols,
which became 106:36 Ex. 23:33; Deut. 7:16; Judg. 2:3a snare to them.
37They 106:37 2 Kgs. 16:3; Isa. 57:5; Ezek. 16:20; 20:26sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to 106:37 Deut. 32:17; [1 Cor. 10:20]the demons;
38they poured out innocent blood,
the blood of their sons and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
and the land was 106:38 Isa. 24:5polluted with blood.
39Thus they 106:39 Ezek. 20:18, 30, 31became unclean by their acts,
and 106:39 See Ps. 73:27played the whore in their deeds.

40Then 106:40 Ps. 78:59, 62; Judg. 2:14the anger of the Lord was kindled against 106:40 See Ps. 28:9his people,
and he abhorred his 106:40 See Ps. 28:9heritage;
41he 106:41 Neh. 9:27gave them into the hand of the nations,
so that those who hated them ruled over them.
42Their enemies 106:42 Judg. 4:3; 10:12oppressed them,
and they were brought into subjection under their power.
43106:43 Judg. 2:16Many times he delivered them,
but they were rebellious in their 106:43 See Ps. 81:12purposes
and were 106:43 Lev. 26:39brought low through their iniquity.

44Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress,
when he 106:44 Judg. 3:9; 4:3; 6:7; 10:10heard their cry.
45For their sake he 106:45 Ps. 105:8; Lev. 26:42remembered his covenant,
and 106:45 See Ps. 90:13relented according to 106:45 ver. 7; Ps. 51:1; 69:16; Isa. 63:7; Lam. 3:32the abundance of his steadfast love.
46He caused them to be 106:46 1 Kgs. 8:50; 2 Chr. 30:9; Ezra 9:9; Neh. 1:11; Jer. 42:12pitied
by all those who held them captive.

47106:47 For ver. 47, 48, see 1 Chr. 16:35, 36Save us, O Lord our God,
and 106:47 See Ps. 107:3gather us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name
and glory in your praise.

48106:48 See Ps. 41:13Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!
106:48 See Ps. 41:13And let all the people say, “Amen!”
106:48 See Ps. 104:35Praise the Lord!