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Psalm 106:24-48
New King James Version
Psalm 106:24-48
New King James Version
24 Then they despised (A)the pleasant land;
They (B)did not believe His word,
25 (C)But complained in their tents,
And did not heed the voice of the Lord.
26 (D)Therefore He raised His hand in an oath against them,
(E)To [a]overthrow them in the wilderness,
27 (F)To [b]overthrow their descendants among the [c]nations,
And to scatter them in the lands.
28 (G)They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor,
And ate sacrifices [d]made to the dead.
29 Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds,
And the plague broke out among them.
30 (H)Then Phinehas stood up and intervened,
And the plague was stopped.
31 And that was accounted to him (I)for righteousness
To all generations forevermore.
32 (J)They angered Him also at the waters of [e]strife,
(K)So that it went ill with Moses on account of them;
33 (L)Because they rebelled against His Spirit,
So that he spoke rashly with his lips.
34 (M)They did not destroy the peoples,
(N)Concerning whom the Lord had commanded them,
35 (O)But they mingled with the Gentiles
And learned their works;
36 (P)They served their idols,
(Q)Which became a snare to them.
37 (R)They even sacrificed their sons
And their daughters to (S)demons,
38 And shed innocent blood,
The blood of their sons and daughters,
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
And (T)the land was polluted with blood.
39 Thus they [f]were (U)defiled by their own works,
And (V)played[g] the harlot by their own deeds.
40 Therefore (W)the wrath of the Lord was kindled against His people,
So that He abhorred (X)His own inheritance.
41 And (Y)He gave them into the hand of the Gentiles,
And those who hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies also oppressed them,
And they were brought into subjection under their hand.
43 (Z)Many times He delivered them;
But they rebelled in their counsel,
And were brought low for their iniquity.
44 Nevertheless He regarded their affliction,
When (AA)He heard their cry;
45 (AB)And for their sake He remembered His covenant,
And (AC)relented (AD)according to the multitude of His mercies.
46 (AE)He also made them to be pitied
By all those who carried them away captive.
47 (AF)Save us, O Lord our God,
And gather us from among the Gentiles,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
To triumph in Your praise.
48 (AG)Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
From everlasting to everlasting!
And let all the people say, “Amen!”
[h]Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 106:26 make them fall
- Psalm 106:27 make their descendants fall also
- Psalm 106:27 Gentiles
- Psalm 106:28 offered
- Psalm 106:32 Or Meribah
- Psalm 106:39 became unclean
- Psalm 106:39 Were unfaithful
- Psalm 106:48 Heb. Hallelujah
Psalm 106:24-48
New International Version
Psalm 106:24-48
New International Version
24 Then they despised(A) the pleasant land;(B)
they did not believe(C) his promise.
25 They grumbled(D) in their tents
and did not obey the Lord.
26 So he swore(E) to them with uplifted hand
that he would make them fall in the wilderness,(F)
27 make their descendants fall among the nations
and scatter(G) them throughout the lands.
28 They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor(H)
and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
29 they aroused the Lord’s anger(I) by their wicked deeds,(J)
and a plague(K) broke out among them.
30 But Phinehas(L) stood up and intervened,
and the plague was checked.(M)
31 This was credited to him(N) as righteousness
for endless generations(O) to come.
32 By the waters of Meribah(P) they angered the Lord,
and trouble came to Moses because of them;
33 for they rebelled(Q) against the Spirit(R) of God,
and rash words came from Moses’ lips.[a](S)
34 They did not destroy(T) the peoples
as the Lord had commanded(U) them,
35 but they mingled(V) with the nations
and adopted their customs.
36 They worshiped their idols,(W)
which became a snare(X) to them.
37 They sacrificed their sons(Y)
and their daughters to false gods.(Z)
38 They shed innocent blood,
the blood of their sons(AA) and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
and the land was desecrated by their blood.
39 They defiled themselves(AB) by what they did;
by their deeds they prostituted(AC) themselves.
40 Therefore the Lord was angry(AD) with his people
and abhorred his inheritance.(AE)
41 He gave them into the hands(AF) of the nations,
and their foes ruled over them.
42 Their enemies oppressed(AG) them
and subjected them to their power.
43 Many times he delivered them,(AH)
but they were bent on rebellion(AI)
and they wasted away in their sin.
44 Yet he took note of their distress
when he heard their cry;(AJ)
45 for their sake he remembered his covenant(AK)
and out of his great love(AL) he relented.(AM)
46 He caused all who held them captive
to show them mercy.(AN)
47 Save us,(AO) Lord our God,
and gather us(AP) from the nations,
that we may give thanks(AQ) to your holy name(AR)
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!”(AS)
Praise the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 106:33 Or against his spirit, / and rash words came from his lips
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