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Psalms 106
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King James Version · 1611
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Bible in Basic English · 1949
1Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
1Let the Lord be praised. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
2Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? who can shew forth all his praise?
2Who is able to give an account of the great acts of the Lord, or to make clear all his praise?
3Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
3Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times.
4Remember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;
4Keep me in mind, O Lord, when you are good to your people; O let your salvation come to me;
5That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.
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.
6We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
6We are sinners like our fathers, we have done wrong, our acts are evil.
7Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
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.
8Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
8But he was their saviour because of his name, so that men might see his great power.
9He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
9By his word the Red Sea was made dry: and he took them through the deep waters as through the waste land.
10And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
10And he took them safely out of the hands of their haters, and kept them from the attacks of those who were against them.
11And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.
11And the waters went over their haters; all of them came to an end.
12Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.
12Then they had faith in his words; they gave him songs of praise.
13They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
13But their memory of his works was short; not waiting to be guided by him,
14But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
14They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.
15And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
15And he gave them their request, but sent a wasting disease into their souls.
16They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord.
16They were full of envy against Moses among the tents, and against Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.
17The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
17The earth opening put an end to Dathan, covering up Abiram and his band.
18And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
18And a fire was lighted among their tents; the sinners were burned up by the flames.
19They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.
19They made a young ox in Horeb, and gave worship to an image of gold.
20Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
20And their glory was changed into the image of an ox, whose food is grass.
21They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
21They had no memory of God their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt;
22Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.
22Works of wonder in the land of Ham, and things of fear by the Red Sea.
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 destroy them.
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.
24Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:
24They were disgusted with the good land; they had no belief in his word;
25But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord.
25Talking against him secretly in their tents, they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord.
26Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
26So he made an oath against them, to put an end to them in the waste land:
27To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.
27That their children might be mixed among the nations, and sent away into other lands.
28They joined themselves also unto Baal–peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
28And they were joined to Baal-peor, and took part in the offerings to the dead.
29Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.
29So they made him angry by their behaviour; and he sent disease on them.
30Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.
30Then Phinehas got up, and made prayer for them; and the disease went no farther.
31And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.
31And all the generations coming after him kept the memory of his righteousness for ever.
32They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
32They made God angry again at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled because of them;
33Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
33For they made his spirit bitter, and he said unwise things.
34They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the Lord commanded them:
34They did not put an end to the peoples, as the Lord had said;
35But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
35But they were joined to the nations, learning their works.
36And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.
36And they gave worship to images; which were a danger to them:
37Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
37They even made offerings of their sons and their daughters to evil spirits,
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.
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.
39Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.
39So they became unclean through their works, going after their evil desires.
40Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
40Then the wrath of the Lord was burning against his people, and he was angry with his heritage.
41And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.
41And he gave them into the hands of the nations; and they were ruled by their haters.
42Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.
42By them they were crushed, and made low under their hands.
43Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
43Again and again he made them free; but their hearts were turned against his purpose, and they were overcome by their sins.
44Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:
44But when their cry came to his ears, he had pity on their trouble:
45And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
45And kept in mind his agreement with them, and in his great mercy gave them forgiveness.
46He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.
46He put pity into the hearts of those who made them prisoners.