Psalms 106 : 1 (NCV)
Praise the Lord! Thank the Lord because he is good. His love continues forever.
Psalms 106 : 2 (NCV)
No one can tell all the mighty things the Lord has done; no one can speak all his praise.
Psalms 106 : 3 (NCV)
Happy are those who do right, who do what is fair at all times.
Psalms 106 : 4 (NCV)
Lord, remember me when you are kind to your people; help me when you save them.
Psalms 106 : 5 (NCV)
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.
Psalms 106 : 6 (NCV)
We have sinned just as our ancestors did. We have done wrong; we have done evil.
Psalms 106 : 7 (NCV)
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.
Psalms 106 : 8 (NCV)
But the Lord saved them for his own sake, to show his great power.
Psalms 106 : 9 (NCV)
He commanded the Red Sea, and it dried up. He led them through the deep sea as if it were a desert.
Psalms 106 : 10 (NCV)
He saved them from those who hated them. He saved them from their enemies,
Psalms 106 : 11 (NCV)
and the water covered their foes. Not one of them escaped.
Psalms 106 : 12 (NCV)
Then the people believed what the Lord said, and they sang praises to him.
Psalms 106 : 13 (NCV)
But they quickly forgot what he had done; they did not wait for his advice.
Psalms 106 : 14 (NCV)
They became greedy for food in the desert, and they tested God there.
Psalms 106 : 15 (NCV)
So he gave them what they wanted, but he also sent a terrible disease among them.
Psalms 106 : 16 (NCV)
The people in the camp were jealous of Moses and of Aaron, the holy priest of the Lord.
Psalms 106 : 17 (NCV)
Then the ground opened up and swallowed Dathan and closed over Abiram's group.
Psalms 106 : 18 (NCV)
A fire burned among their followers, and flames burned up the wicked.
Psalms 106 : 19 (NCV)
The people made a gold calf at Mount Sinai and worshiped a metal statue.
Psalms 106 : 20 (NCV)
They exchanged their glorious God for a statue of a bull that eats grass.
Psalms 106 : 21 (NCV)
They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,
Psalms 106 : 22 (NCV)
who had done miracles in Egyptn and amazing things by the Red Sea.
Psalms 106 : 23 (NCV)
So God said he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stood before him and stopped God's anger from destroying them.
Psalms 106 : 24 (NCV)
Then they refused to go into the beautiful land of Canaan; they did not believe what God promised.
Psalms 106 : 25 (NCV)
They grumbled in their tents and did not obey the Lord.
Psalms 106 : 26 (NCV)
So he swore to them that they would die in the desert.
Psalms 106 : 27 (NCV)
He said their children would be killed by other nations and that they would be scattered among other countries.
Psalms 106 : 28 (NCV)
They joined in worshiping Baal at Peor and ate meat that had been sacrificed to lifeless statues.
Psalms 106 : 29 (NCV)
They made the Lord angry by what they did, so many people became sick with a terrible disease.
Psalms 106 : 30 (NCV)
But Phinehas prayed to the Lord, and the disease stopped.
Psalms 106 : 31 (NCV)
Phinehas did what was right, and it will be remembered from now on.
Psalms 106 : 32 (NCV)
The people also made the Lord angry at Meribah, and Moses was in trouble because of them.
Psalms 106 : 33 (NCV)
The people turned against the Spirit of God, so Moses spoke without stopping to think.
Psalms 106 : 34 (NCV)
The people did not destroy the other nations as the Lord had told them to do.
Psalms 106 : 35 (NCV)
Instead, they mixed with the other nations and learned their customs.
Psalms 106 : 36 (NCV)
They worshiped other nations' idols and were trapped by them.
Psalms 106 : 37 (NCV)
They even killed their sons and daughters as sacrifices to demons.
Psalms 106 : 38 (NCV)
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.
Psalms 106 : 39 (NCV)
The people became unholy by their sins; they were unfaithful to God in what they did.
Psalms 106 : 40 (NCV)
So the Lord became angry with his people and hated his own children.
Psalms 106 : 41 (NCV)
He handed them over to other nations and let their enemies rule over them.
Psalms 106 : 42 (NCV)
Their enemies were cruel to them and kept them under their power.
Psalms 106 : 43 (NCV)
The Lord saved his people many times, but they continued to turn against him. So they became even more wicked.
Psalms 106 : 44 (NCV)
But God saw their misery when he heard their cry.
Psalms 106 : 45 (NCV)
He remembered his agreement with them, and he felt sorry for them because of his great love.
Psalms 106 : 46 (NCV)
He caused them to be pitied by those who held them captive.
Psalms 106 : 47 (NCV)
Lord our God, save us and bring us back from other nations. Then we will thank you and will gladly praise you.
Psalms 106 : 48 (NCV)
Praise the Lord, the God of Israel. He always was and always will be. Let all the people say, "Amen!"
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