Psalm 106:19-48

New International Version

¹⁹ At Horeb they made a calf^(A)
    and worshiped an idol cast from metal.
²⁰ They exchanged their glorious God^(B)
    for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
²¹ They forgot the God^(C) who saved them,
    who had done great things^(D) in Egypt,
²² miracles in the land of Ham^(E)
    and awesome deeds^(F) by the Red Sea.
²³ So he said he would destroy^(G) them—
    had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach^(H) before him
    to keep his wrath from destroying them.

²⁴ Then they despised^(I) the pleasant land;^(J)
    they did not believe^(K) his promise.
²⁵ They grumbled^(L) in their tents
    and did not obey the Lord.
²⁶ So he swore^(M) to them with uplifted hand
    that he would make them fall in the wilderness,^(N)
27 make their descendants fall among the nations
    and scatter^(O) them throughout the lands.

²⁸ They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor^(P)
    and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
²⁹ they aroused the Lord’s anger^(Q) by their wicked deeds,^(R)
    and a plague^(S) broke out among them.
³⁰ But Phinehas^(T) stood up and intervened,
    and the plague was checked.^(U)
31 This was credited to him^(V) as righteousness
    for endless generations^(W) to come.
³² By the waters of Meribah^(X) they angered the Lord,
    and trouble came to Moses because of them;
³³ for they rebelled^(Y) against the Spirit^(Z) of God,
    and rash words came from Moses’ lips.^[a](AA)

³⁴ They did not destroy^(AB) the peoples
    as the Lord had commanded^(AC) them,
³⁵ but they mingled^(AD) with the nations
    and adopted their customs.
³⁶ They worshiped their idols,^(AE)
    which became a snare^(AF) to them.
³⁷ They sacrificed their sons^(AG)
    and their daughters to false gods.^(AH)
38 They shed innocent blood,
    the blood of their sons^(AI) and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
    and the land was desecrated by their blood.
³⁹ They defiled themselves^(AJ) by what they did;
    by their deeds they prostituted^(AK) themselves.

⁴⁰ Therefore the Lord was angry^(AL) with his people
    and abhorred his inheritance.^(AM)
41 He gave them into the hands^(AN) of the nations,
    and their foes ruled over them.
⁴² Their enemies oppressed^(AO) them
    and subjected them to their power.
⁴³ Many times he delivered them,^(AP)
    but they were bent on rebellion^(AQ)
    and they wasted away in their sin.
⁴⁴ Yet he took note of their distress
    when he heard their cry;^(AR)
45 for their sake he remembered his covenant^(AS)
    and out of his great love^(AT) he relented.^(AU)
46 He caused all who held them captive
    to show them mercy.^(AV)

⁴⁷ Save us,^(AW) Lord our God,
    and gather us^(AX) from the nations,
that we may give thanks^(AY) to your holy name^(AZ)
    and glory in your praise.

⁴⁸ Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting.

Let all the people say, “Amen!”^(BA)

Praise the Lord.