Psalm 105-106

New International Version

⁵ Remember the wonders^(I) he has done,
    his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,^(J)
6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,^(K)
    his chosen^(L) ones, the children of Jacob.
⁷ He is the Lord our God;
    his judgments are in all the earth.

⁸ He remembers his covenant^(M) forever,
    the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
⁹ the covenant he made with Abraham,^(N)
    the oath he swore to Isaac.
¹⁰ He confirmed it^(O) to Jacob as a decree,
    to Israel as an everlasting covenant:^(P)
11 “To you I will give the land of Canaan^(Q)
    as the portion you will inherit.”^(R)

¹² When they were but few in number,^(S)
    few indeed, and strangers in it,^(T)
13 they wandered from nation to nation,^(U)
    from one kingdom to another.
¹⁴ He allowed no one to oppress^(V) them;
    for their sake he rebuked kings:^(W)
15 “Do not touch^(X) my anointed ones;
    do my prophets^(Y) no harm.”

¹⁶ He called down famine^(Z) on the land
    and destroyed all their supplies of food;
¹⁷ and he sent a man before them—
    Joseph, sold as a slave.^(AA)
18 They bruised his feet with shackles,^(AB)
    his neck was put in irons,
¹⁹ till what he foretold^(AC) came to pass,
    till the word^(AD) of the Lord proved him true.
²⁰ The king sent and released him,
    the ruler of peoples set him free.^(AE)
21 He made him master of his household,
    ruler over all he possessed,
²² to instruct his princes^(AF) as he pleased
    and teach his elders wisdom.^(AG)

²³ Then Israel entered Egypt;^(AH)
    Jacob resided^(AI) as a foreigner in the land of Ham.^(AJ)
24 The Lord made his people very fruitful;
    he made them too numerous^(AK) for their foes,
²⁵ whose hearts he turned^(AL) to hate his people,
    to conspire^(AM) against his servants.
²⁶ He sent Moses^(AN) his servant,
    and Aaron,^(AO) whom he had chosen.^(AP)
27 They performed^(AQ) his signs^(AR) among them,
    his wonders^(AS) in the land of Ham.
²⁸ He sent darkness^(AT) and made the land dark—
    for had they not rebelled against^(AU) his words?
²⁹ He turned their waters into blood,^(AV)
    causing their fish to die.^(AW)
30 Their land teemed with frogs,^(AX)
    which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
³¹ He spoke,^(AY) and there came swarms of flies,^(AZ)
    and gnats^(BA) throughout their country.
³² He turned their rain into hail,^(BB)
    with lightning throughout their land;
³³ he struck down their vines^(BC) and fig trees^(BD)
    and shattered the trees of their country.
³⁴ He spoke,^(BE) and the locusts came,^(BF)
    grasshoppers^(BG) without number;^(BH)
35 they ate up every green thing in their land,
    ate up the produce of their soil.
³⁶ Then he struck down all the firstborn^(BI) in their land,
    the firstfruits of all their manhood.
³⁷ He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,^(BJ)
    and from among their tribes no one faltered.
³⁸ Egypt was glad when they left,
    because dread of Israel^(BK) had fallen on them.

³⁹ He spread out a cloud^(BL) as a covering,
    and a fire to give light at night.^(BM)
40 They asked,^(BN) and he brought them quail;^(BO)
    he fed them well with the bread of heaven.^(BP)
41 He opened the rock,^(BQ) and water gushed out;
    it flowed like a river in the desert.

⁴² For he remembered his holy promise^(BR)
    given to his servant Abraham.
⁴³ He brought out his people with rejoicing,^(BS)
    his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
⁴⁴ he gave them the lands of the nations,^(BT)
    and they fell heir to what others had toiled^(BU) for—
⁴⁵ that they might keep his precepts
    and observe his laws.^(BV)

Praise the Lord.^[a](BW)

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;^(BZ)
    his love endures forever.^(CA)

² Who can proclaim the mighty acts^(CB) of the Lord
    or fully declare his praise?
³ Blessed are those who act justly,^(CC)
    who always do what is right.^(CD)

⁴ Remember me,^(CE) Lord, when you show favor^(CF) to your people,
    come to my aid^(CG) when you save them,
⁵ that I may enjoy the prosperity^(CH) of your chosen ones,^(CI)
    that I may share in the joy^(CJ) of your nation
    and join your inheritance^(CK) in giving praise.

⁶ We have sinned,^(CL) even as our ancestors^(CM) did;
    we have done wrong and acted wickedly.^(CN)
7 When our ancestors were in Egypt,
    they gave no thought^(CO) to your miracles;
they did not remember^(CP) your many kindnesses,
    and they rebelled by the sea,^(CQ) the Red Sea.^[c]
8 Yet he saved them^(CR) for his name’s sake,^(CS)
    to make his mighty power^(CT) known.
⁹ He rebuked^(CU) the Red Sea, and it dried up;^(CV)
    he led them through^(CW) the depths as through a desert.
¹⁰ He saved them^(CX) from the hand of the foe;^(CY)
    from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.^(CZ)
11 The waters covered^(DA) their adversaries;
    not one of them survived.
¹² Then they believed his promises
    and sang his praise.^(DB)

¹³ But they soon forgot^(DC) what he had done
    and did not wait for his plan to unfold.^(DD)
14 In the desert^(DE) they gave in to their craving;
    in the wilderness^(DF) they put God to the test.^(DG)
15 So he gave them^(DH) what they asked for,
    but sent a wasting disease^(DI) among them.

¹⁶ In the camp they grew envious^(DJ) of Moses
    and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the Lord.
¹⁷ The earth opened^(DK) up and swallowed Dathan;^(DL)
    it buried the company of Abiram.^(DM)
18 Fire blazed^(DN) among their followers;
    a flame consumed the wicked.
¹⁹ At Horeb they made a calf^(DO)
    and worshiped an idol cast from metal.
²⁰ They exchanged their glorious God^(DP)
    for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
²¹ They forgot the God^(DQ) who saved them,
    who had done great things^(DR) in Egypt,
²² miracles in the land of Ham^(DS)
    and awesome deeds^(DT) by the Red Sea.
²³ So he said he would destroy^(DU) them—
    had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach^(DV) before him
    to keep his wrath from destroying them.

²⁴ Then they despised^(DW) the pleasant land;^(DX)
    they did not believe^(DY) his promise.
²⁵ They grumbled^(DZ) in their tents
    and did not obey the Lord.
²⁶ So he swore^(EA) to them with uplifted hand
    that he would make them fall in the wilderness,^(EB)
27 make their descendants fall among the nations
    and scatter^(EC) them throughout the lands.

²⁸ They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor^(ED)
    and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
²⁹ they aroused the Lord’s anger^(EE) by their wicked deeds,^(EF)
    and a plague^(EG) broke out among them.
³⁰ But Phinehas^(EH) stood up and intervened,
    and the plague was checked.^(EI)
31 This was credited to him^(EJ) as righteousness
    for endless generations^(EK) to come.
³² By the waters of Meribah^(EL) they angered the Lord,
    and trouble came to Moses because of them;
³³ for they rebelled^(EM) against the Spirit^(EN) of God,
    and rash words came from Moses’ lips.^[d](EO)

³⁴ They did not destroy^(EP) the peoples
    as the Lord had commanded^(EQ) them,
³⁵ but they mingled^(ER) with the nations
    and adopted their customs.
³⁶ They worshiped their idols,^(ES)
    which became a snare^(ET) to them.
³⁷ They sacrificed their sons^(EU)
    and their daughters to false gods.^(EV)
38 They shed innocent blood,
    the blood of their sons^(EW) and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
    and the land was desecrated by their blood.
³⁹ They defiled themselves^(EX) by what they did;
    by their deeds they prostituted^(EY) themselves.

⁴⁰ Therefore the Lord was angry^(EZ) with his people
    and abhorred his inheritance.^(FA)
41 He gave them into the hands^(FB) of the nations,
    and their foes ruled over them.
⁴² Their enemies oppressed^(FC) them
    and subjected them to their power.
⁴³ Many times he delivered them,^(FD)
    but they were bent on rebellion^(FE)
    and they wasted away in their sin.
⁴⁴ Yet he took note of their distress
    when he heard their cry;^(FF)
45 for their sake he remembered his covenant^(FG)
    and out of his great love^(FH) he relented.^(FI)
46 He caused all who held them captive
    to show them mercy.^(FJ)

⁴⁷ Save us,^(FK) Lord our God,
    and gather us^(FL) from the nations,
that we may give thanks^(FM) to your holy name^(FN)
    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!”^(FO)

Praise the Lord.