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Psalms 106
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901
1Let the Lord be praised. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
1Praise ye Jehovah. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
2Who is able to give an account of the great acts of the Lord, or to make clear all his praise?
2Who can utter the mighty acts of Jehovah, Or show forth all his praise?
3Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times.
3Blessed are they that keep justice, And he that doeth righteousness at all times.
4Keep me in mind, O Lord, when you are good to your people; O let your salvation come to me;
4Remember me, O Jehovah, with the favor that thou bearest unto thy people; Oh visit me with thy salvation,
5So that I may see the well-being of the people of your selection, and have a part in the joy of your nation, and take pride in your heritage.
5That I may see the prosperity of thy chosen, That I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, That I may glory with thine inheritance.
6We are sinners like our fathers, we have done wrong, our acts are evil.
6 We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
7Our fathers did not give thought to your wonders in Egypt; they did not keep in memory the great number of your mercies, but gave you cause for wrath at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
7Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; They remembered not the multitude of thy lovingkindnesses, But were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
8But he was their saviour because of his name, so that men might see his great power.
8Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, That he might make his mighty power to be known.
9By his word the Red Sea was made dry: and he took them through the deep waters as through the waste land.
9He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up: So he led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.
10And he took them safely out of the hands of their haters, and kept them from the attacks of those who were against them.
10And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11And the waters went over their haters; all of them came to an end.
11And the waters covered their adversaries; There was not one of them left.
12Then they had faith in his words; they gave him songs of praise.
12Then believed they his words; They sang his praise.
13But their memory of his works was short; not waiting to be guided by him,
13They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel,
14They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.
14But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.
15And he gave them their request, but sent a wasting disease into their souls.
15And he gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.
16They were full of envy against Moses among the tents, and against Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.
16They envied Moses also in the camp, AndAaron the saint of Jehovah.
17The earth opening put an end to Dathan, covering up Abiram and his band.
17The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, And covered the company of Abiram.
18And a fire was lighted among their tents; the sinners were burned up by the flames.
18And a fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked.
19They made a young ox in Horeb, and gave worship to an image of gold.
19They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped a molten image.
20And their glory was changed into the image of an ox, whose food is grass.
20Thus they changed their glory For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.
21They had no memory of God their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt;
21They forgat God their Saviour, Who had done great things in Egypt,
22Works of wonder in the land of Ham, and things of fear by the Red Sea.
22Wondrous works in the land of Ham, And terrible things by the Red Sea.
23And he was purposing to put an end to them if Moses, his special servant, had not gone up before him, between him and his people, turning back his wrath, to keep them from destruction.
23Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroythem.
24They were disgusted with the good land; they had no belief in his word;
24Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word,
25Talking against him secretly in their tents, they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord.
25But murmured in their tents, And hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah.
26So he made an oath against them, to put an end to them in the waste land:
26Therefore he sware unto them, That he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
27That their children might be mixed among the nations, and sent away into other lands.
27And that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.
28And they were joined to Baal-peor, and took part in the offerings to the dead.
28They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29So they made him angry by their behaviour; and he sent disease on them.
29Thus they provoked him to anger with their doings; And the plague brake in upon them.
30Then Phinehas got up, and made prayer for them; and the disease went no farther.
30Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment; And so the plague was stayed.
31And all the generations coming after him kept the memory of his righteousness for ever.
31And that was reckoned unto him for righteousness, Unto all generations for evermore.
32They made God angry again at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled because of them;
32They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes;
33For they made his spirit bitter, and he said unwise things.
33Because they were rebellious against his spirit, And he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
34They did not put an end to the peoples, as the Lord had said;
34They did not destroy the peoples, As Jehovah commanded them,
35But they were joined to the nations, learning their works.
35But mingled themselves with the nations, And learned their works,
36And they gave worship to images; which were a danger to them:
36And served their idols, Which became a snare unto them.
37They even made offerings of their sons and their daughters to evil spirits,
37Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,
38And gave the blood of their sons and their daughters who had done no wrong, offering them to the images of Canaan; and the land was made unclean with blood.
38And shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with blood.
39So they became unclean through their works, going after their evil desires.
39Thus were they defiled with their works, And played the harlot in their doings.
40Then the wrath of the Lord was burning against his people, and he was angry with his heritage.
40Therefore was the wrath of Jehovah kindled against his people, And he abhorred his inheritance.
41And he gave them into the hands of the nations; and they were ruled by their haters.
41And he gave them into the hand of the nations; And they that hated them ruled over them.
42By them they were crushed, and made low under their hands.
42Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand.
43Again and again he made them free; but their hearts were turned against his purpose, and they were overcome by their sins.
43Many times did he deliver them; But they were rebellious in their counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity.
44But when their cry came to his ears, he had pity on their trouble:
44Nevertheless he regarded their distress, When he heard their cry:
45And kept in mind his agreement with them, and in his great mercy gave them forgiveness.
45And he remembered for them his covenant, And repented according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
46He put pity into the hearts of those who made them prisoners.
46He made them also to be pitied Of all those that carried them captive.