Psalms 106 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, since he is good, for his gracious love exists forever. Praise the LORD! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
2 Who can fully describe the mighty acts of the LORD or proclaim all his praises? Who can utter the mighty deeds of the LORD, or declare all his praise? Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the LORD or fully declare his praise?
3 How happy are those who enforce justice, who live righteously all the time. Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times! Blessed are those who act justly, who always do what is right.
4 Remember me, LORD, when you show favor to your people. Visit us with your deliverance, Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people; help me when you save them, Remember me, LORD, when you show favor to your people, come to my aid when you save them,
5 to witness the prosperity of your chosen ones, to rejoice in your nation's joy, to glory in your inheritance. that I may look upon the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance. that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may share in the joy of your nation and join your inheritance in giving praise.
6 We have sinned, along with our ancestors; we have committed iniquity and wickedness. Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness. We have sinned, even as our ancestors did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
7 In Egypt, our ancestors neither comprehended your awesome deeds nor remembered your abundant gracious love. Instead, they rebelled beside the sea, the Reed Sea. Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wondrous works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea. When our ancestors were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea.
8 He delivered for the sake of his name, to make his power known. Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make known his mighty power. Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, to make his mighty power known.
9 He shouted at the Reed Sea and it dried up; and led them through the sea as though through a desert. He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry, and he led them through the deep as through a desert. He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert.
10 He delivered them from the power of their foe; redeeming them from the power of their enemy. So he saved them from the hand of the foe and redeemed them from the power of the enemy. He saved them from the hand of the foe; from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them.
11 The water overwhelmed their enemies, so that not one of them survived. And the waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left. The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived.
12 Then they believed his word and sung his praise. Then they believed his words; they sang his praise. Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.
13 But they quickly forgot his deeds and did not wait for his counsel. But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel. But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his plan to unfold.
14 They were overwhelmed with craving in the wilderness, so God tested them in the wasteland. But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert; In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wilderness they put God to the test.
15 God granted them their request, but sent leanness into their lives. he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them. So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease among them.
16 They were envious of Moses in the camp, and of Aaron, the holy one of the LORD. When men in the camp were jealous of Moses and Aaron, the holy one of the LORD, In the camp they grew envious of Moses and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the LORD.
17 The earth opened and swallowed Dathan, closing over Abiram's clan. the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it buried the company of Abiram.
18 Then a fire burned among their company, a flame that set the wicked ablaze. Fire also broke out in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. Fire blazed among their followers; a flame consumed the wicked.
19 They fashioned a calf at Horeb and worshipped a carved image. They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a metal image. At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal.
20 They exchanged their glory with the image of a grass-eating bull. They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass. They exchanged their glorious God for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
21 They forgot God their Savior, who performed great things in Egypt— They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt, They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,
22 awesome deeds in the land of Ham, astonishing deeds at the Reed Sea. wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea. miracles in the land of Ham and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
23 He would have destroyed them but for Moses, his chosen one, who stood in the breach before him to avert his destructive wrath. Therefore he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them. So he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them.
24 They rejected the desirable land, and they didn't trust his promise. Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise. Then they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his promise.
25 They murmured in their tents, and didn't listen to the voice of the LORD. They murmured in their tents, and did not obey the voice of the LORD. They grumbled in their tents and did not obey the LORD.
26 So he swore an oath concerning them— that he would cause them to die in the wilderness, Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them that he would make them fall in the wilderness, So he swore to them with uplifted hand that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
27 to cause their children to perish among the nations and be scattered among many lands. and would make their offspring fall among the nations, scattering them among the lands. make their descendants fall among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
28 For they adopted the worship of Baal Peor and ate sacrifices offered to the dead. Then they yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead; They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
29 They had provoked anger by their deeds, so that a plague broke out against them. they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them. they aroused the LORD’s anger by their wicked deeds, and a plague broke out among them.
30 But Phinehas intervened and prayed so that the plague was restrained. Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stayed. But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was checked.
31 And it was credited to him as a righteous act, from generation to generation—to eternity. And that was counted to him as righteousness from generation to generation forever. This was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.
32 They provoked wrath at the waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered on account of them. They angered him at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account, By the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them;
33 For they rebelled against him, so that he spoke thoughtlessly with his lips. for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke rashly with his lips. for they rebelled against the Spirit of God, and rash words came from Moses’ lips.
34 They never destroyed the people, as the LORD had commanded them. They did not destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them, They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,
35 Instead, they mingled among the nations and learned their ways. but they mixed with the nations and learned to do as they did. but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.
36 They worshipped their idols, and this became a trap for them. They served their idols, which became a snare to them. They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
37 They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons. They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons; They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to false gods.
38 They shed innocent blood— the blood of their sons and daughters— whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, thereby polluting the land with blood. they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood. They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was desecrated by their blood.
39 Therefore, they became unclean because of what they did; they have acted like whores by their evil deeds. Thus they became unclean by their acts, and played the whore in their deeds. They defiled themselves by what they did; by their deeds they prostituted themselves.
40 The LORD's anger burned against his people, so that he despised his own inheritance. Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage; Therefore the LORD was angry with his people and abhorred his inheritance.
41 He turned them over to domination by nations where those who hated them ruled over them. he gave them into the hand of the nations, so that those who hated them ruled over them. He gave them into the hands of the nations, and their foes ruled over them.
42 Their enemies oppressed them, so that they were humiliated by their power. Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their power. Their enemies oppressed them and subjected them to their power.
43 He delivered them many times, but they demonstrated rebellion by their evil plans; therefore they sunk deep in their sins. Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes and were brought low through their iniquity. Many times he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away in their sin.
44 Yet when he saw their distress and heard their cries for help, Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress, when he heard their cry. Yet he took note of their distress when he heard their cry;
45 he remembered his covenant with them, and so relented according to the greatness of his gracious love. For their sake he remembered his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love. for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.
46 He caused all their captors to show compassion toward them. He caused them to be pitied by all those who held them captive. He caused all who held them captive to show them mercy.
47 Deliver us, LORD our God, gather us from among the nations so we may praise your holy name and rejoice in praising you. Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise. Save us, LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.
48 Blessed are you, LORD God of Israel, from eternity to eternity; Let all the people say, |Amen!| Hallelujah! Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the LORD! Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the LORD.
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