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Psalm 106:32-48
Contemporary English Version
Psalm 106:32-48
Contemporary English Version
32 (A) At Meribah Spring[a]
they turned against you
and made you furious.
33 Then Moses got into trouble
for speaking in anger.
34 (B) Our Lord, they disobeyed you
by refusing to destroy
the nations.
35 Instead they were friendly
with those foreigners
and followed their customs.
36 Then they fell into the trap
of worshiping idols.
37 (C) They sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to demons
38 (D) and to the gods of Canaan.
Then they poured out the blood
of these innocent children
and made the land filthy.
39 By doing such gruesome things,
they also became filthy.
40 (E) Finally, Lord, you were angry
and terribly disgusted
with your people.
41 So you put them in the power
of nations that hated them.
42 They were mistreated and abused
by their enemies,
43 but you saved them
time after time.
They were determined to rebel,
and their sins caused
their downfall.
44 You answered their prayers
when they were in trouble.
45 You kept your agreement
and were so merciful
46 that their enemies
had pity on them.
47 (F) Save us, Lord God!
Bring us back
from among the nations.
Let us celebrate and shout
in praise of your holy name.
48 Lord God of Israel,
you deserve to be praised
forever and ever.
Let everyone say, “Amen!
Shout praises to the Lord!”
Footnotes
- 106.32 Meribah Spring: See the note at 81.7.
Psalm 106:32-48
New International Version
Psalm 106:32-48
New International Version
32 By the waters of Meribah(A) they angered the Lord,
and trouble came to Moses because of them;
33 for they rebelled(B) against the Spirit(C) of God,
and rash words came from Moses’ lips.[a](D)
34 They did not destroy(E) the peoples
as the Lord had commanded(F) them,
35 but they mingled(G) with the nations
and adopted their customs.
36 They worshiped their idols,(H)
which became a snare(I) to them.
37 They sacrificed their sons(J)
and their daughters to false gods.(K)
38 They shed innocent blood,
the blood of their sons(L) and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
and the land was desecrated by their blood.
39 They defiled themselves(M) by what they did;
by their deeds they prostituted(N) themselves.
40 Therefore the Lord was angry(O) with his people
and abhorred his inheritance.(P)
41 He gave them into the hands(Q) of the nations,
and their foes ruled over them.
42 Their enemies oppressed(R) them
and subjected them to their power.
43 Many times he delivered them,(S)
but they were bent on rebellion(T)
and they wasted away in their sin.
44 Yet he took note of their distress
when he heard their cry;(U)
45 for their sake he remembered his covenant(V)
and out of his great love(W) he relented.(X)
46 He caused all who held them captive
to show them mercy.(Y)
47 Save us,(Z) Lord our God,
and gather us(AA) from the nations,
that we may give thanks(AB) to your holy name(AC)
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!”(AD)
Praise the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 106:33 Or against his spirit, / and rash words came from his lips
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