| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1Praise the LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. | 1Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, and his loyal love endures! |
| 2Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? Who can declare all His praise? | 2Who can adequately recount the LORD's mighty acts, or relate all his praiseworthy deeds? |
| 3Blessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times! | 3How blessed are those who promote justice, and do what is right all the time! |
| 4Remember me, O LORD, with the favor You have toward Your people. Oh, visit me with Your salvation, | 4Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people! Pay attention to me, when you deliver, |
| 5That I may see the benefit of Your chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, That I may glory with Your inheritance. | 5so I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice along with your nation, and boast along with the people who belong to you. |
| 6We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, We have done wickedly. | 6We have sinned like our ancestors; we have done wrong, we have done evil. |
| 7Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders; They did not remember the multitude of Your mercies, But rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea. | 7Our ancestors in Egypt failed to appreciate your miraculous deeds, they failed to remember your many acts of loyal love, and they rebelled at the sea, by the Red Sea. |
| 8Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake, That He might make His mighty power known. | 8Yet he delivered them for the sake of his reputation, that he might reveal his power. |
| 9He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up; So He led them through the depths, As through the wilderness. | 9He shouted at the Red Sea and it dried up; he led them through the deep water as if it were a desert. |
| 10He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. | 10He delivered them from the power of the one who hated them, and rescued them from the power of the enemy. |
| 11The waters covered their enemies; There was not one of them left. | 11The water covered their enemies; not even one of them survived. |
| 12Then they believed His words; They sang His praise. | 12They believed his promises; they sang praises to him. |
| 13They soon forgot His works; They did not wait for His counsel, | 13They quickly forgot what he had done; they did not wait for his instructions. |
| 14But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tested God in the desert. | 14In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the desert. |
| 15And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul. | 15He granted their request, then struck them with a disease. |
| 16When they envied Moses in the camp, And Aaron the saint of the LORD, | 16In the camp they resented Moses, and Aaron, the LORD's holy priest. |
| 17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, And covered the faction of Abiram. | 17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it engulfed the group led by Abiram. |
| 18A fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked. | 18Fire burned their group; the flames scorched the wicked. |
| 19They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped the molded image. | 19They made an image of a calf at Horeb, and worshiped a metal idol. |
| 20Thus they changed their glory Into the image of an ox that eats grass. | 20They traded their majestic God for the image of an ox that eats grass. |
| 21They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt, | 21They rejected the God who delivered them, the one who performed great deeds in Egypt, |
| 22Wondrous works in the land of Ham, Awesome things by the Red Sea. | 22amazing feats in the land of Ham, mighty acts by the Red Sea. |
| 23Therefore He said that He would destroy them, Had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach, To turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them. | 23He threatened to destroy them, but Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him and turned back his destructive anger. |
| 24Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe His word, | 24They rejected the fruitful land; they did not believe his promise. |
| 25But complained in their tents, And did not heed the voice of the LORD. | 25They grumbled in their tents; they did not obey the LORD. |
| 26Therefore He raised His hand in an oath against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness, | 26So he made a solemn vow that he would make them die in the desert, |
| 27To overthrow their descendants among the nations, And to scatter them in the lands. | 27make their descendants die among the nations, and scatter them among foreign lands. |
| 28They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor, And ate sacrifices made to the dead. | 28They worshiped Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead. |
| 29Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds, And the plague broke out among them. | 29They made the LORD angry by their actions, and a plague broke out among them. |
| 30Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And the plague was stopped. | 30Phinehas took a stand and intervened, and the plague subsided. |
| 31And that was accounted to him for righteousness To all generations forevermore. | 31This brought him a reward, an eternal gift. |
| 32They angered Him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses on account of them; | 32They made him angry by the waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered because of them, |
| 33Because they rebelled against His Spirit, So that he spoke rashly with his lips. | 33for they aroused his temper, and he spoke rashly. |
| 34They did not destroy the peoples, Concerning whom the LORD had commanded them, | 34They did not destroy the nations, as the LORD had commanded them to do. |
| 35But they mingled with the Gentiles And learned their works; | 35They mixed in with the nations and learned their ways. |
| 36They served their idols, Which became a snare to them. | 36They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them. |
| 37They even sacrificed their sons And their daughters to demons, | 37They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons. |
| 38And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with blood. | 38They shed innocent blood--the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted by bloodshed. |
| 39Thus they were defiled by their own works, And played the harlot by their own deeds. | 39They were defiled by their deeds, and unfaithful in their actions. |
| 40Therefore the wrath of the LORD was kindled against His people, So that He abhorred His own inheritance. | 40So the LORD was angry with his people and despised the people who belong to him. |
| 41And He gave them into the hand of the Gentiles, And those who hated them ruled over them. | 41He handed them over to the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them. |
| 42Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand. | 42Their enemies oppressed them; they were subject to their authority. |
| 43Many times He delivered them; But they rebelled in their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity. | 43Many times he delivered them, but they had a rebellious attitude, and degraded themselves by their sin. |
| 44Nevertheless He regarded their affliction, When He heard their cry; | 44Yet he took notice of their distress, when he heard their cry for help. |
| 45And for their sake He remembered His covenant, And relented according to the multitude of His mercies. | 45He remembered his covenant with them, and relented because of his great loyal love. |
| 46He also made them to be pitied By all those who carried them away captive. | 46He caused all their conquerors to have pity on them. |
| 47Save us, O LORD our God, And gather us from among the Gentiles, To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise. | 47Deliver us, O LORD, our God! Gather us from among the nations! Then we will give thanks to your holy name, and boast about your praiseworthy deeds. |
| 48Blessed be the LORD God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the LORD! | 48The LORD God of Israel deserves praise, in the future and forevermore. Let all the people say, "We agree! Praise the LORD!" |
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