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Psalm 106:24-48
New Living Translation
Psalm 106:24-48
New Living Translation
24 The people refused to enter the pleasant land,
for they wouldn’t believe his promise to care for them.
25 Instead, they grumbled in their tents
and refused to obey the Lord.
26 Therefore, he solemnly swore
that he would kill them in the wilderness,
27 that he would scatter their descendants[a] among the nations,
exiling them to distant lands.
28 Then our ancestors joined in the worship of Baal at Peor;
they even ate sacrifices offered to the dead!
29 They angered the Lord with all these things,
so a plague broke out among them.
30 But Phinehas had the courage to intervene,
and the plague was stopped.
31 So he has been regarded as a righteous man
ever since that time.
32 At Meribah, too, they angered the Lord,
causing Moses serious trouble.
33 They made Moses angry,[b]
and he spoke foolishly.
34 Israel failed to destroy the nations in the land,
as the Lord had commanded them.
35 Instead, they mingled among the pagans
and adopted their evil customs.
36 They worshiped their idols,
which led to their downfall.
37 They even sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to the demons.
38 They shed innocent blood,
the blood of their sons and daughters.
By sacrificing them to the idols of Canaan,
they polluted the land with murder.
39 They defiled themselves by their evil deeds,
and their love of idols was adultery in the Lord’s sight.
40 That is why the Lord’s anger burned against his people,
and he abhorred his own special possession.
41 He handed them over to pagan nations,
and they were ruled by those who hated them.
42 Their enemies crushed them
and brought them under their cruel power.
43 Again and again he rescued them,
but they chose to rebel against him,
and they were finally destroyed by their sin.
44 Even so, he pitied them in their distress
and listened to their cries.
45 He remembered his covenant with them
and relented because of his unfailing love.
46 He even caused their captors
to treat them with kindness.
47 Save us, O Lord our God!
Gather us back from among the nations,
so we can thank your holy name
and rejoice and praise you.
48 Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
who lives from everlasting to everlasting!
Let all the people say, “Amen!”
Praise the Lord!
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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