Psalms 106 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Praise YAH, give thanks to YHWH, for [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time! 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 utters the mighty acts of YHWH? Sounds all His praise? 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 O the blessedness of those keeping judgment, || Doing righteousness at all times. 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, O YHWH, || With the favor of Your people, || Look after me in Your salvation. 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 look on the good of Your chosen ones, || To rejoice in the joy of Your nation, || To boast myself with 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 with our fathers, || We have done perversely, we have done wickedly. 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 Our fathers in Egypt, || Have not considered wisely Your wonders, || They have not remembered || The abundance of Your kind acts, || And provoke by the sea, at the Sea of Suph. 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 And He saves them for His Name’s sake, || To make His might 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 And rebukes the Sea of Suph, and it is dried up, || And causes them to go || Through depths as a wilderness. 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 And He saves them from the hand || Of him who is hating, || And redeems them from the hand of the 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 And waters cover their adversaries, || One of them has not been left. And the waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left. The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived.
12 And they believe in His words, they sing His praise, Then they believed his words; they sang his praise. Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.
13 They have hurried—forgotten His works, || They have not waited 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 And they lust greatly in a wilderness, || And try God in a desert. 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 And He gives to them their request, || And sends leanness into their soul. 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 And they are envious of Moses in the camp, || Of Aaron, YHWH’s holy one. 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 Earth opens, and swallows up Dathan, || And covers over the company of Abiram. 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 And fire burns among their company, || A flame sets the wicked on fire. 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 make a calf in Horeb, || And bow themselves to a molten 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 And change their glory || Into the form of an ox eating herbs. 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 have forgotten God their Savior, || The doer of 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 Of wonderful things in the land of Ham, || Of fearful things by the Sea of Suph. 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 And He commands to destroy them, || Unless Moses, His chosen one, || Had stood in the breach before Him, || To turn back His wrath from destroying. 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 And they kick against the desirable land, || They have not given credence to His word. 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 And they murmur in their tents, || They have not listened to the voice of YHWH. 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 And He lifts up His hand to them, || To cause them to fall in a 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 And to cause their seed to fall among nations, || And to scatter them through 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 And they are coupled to Ba‘al-Peor, || And eat the sacrifices of 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 And they provoke to anger by their actions, || And a plague breaks forth on 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 And Phinehas stands, and executes judgment, || And the plague is 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 is reckoned to him for righteousness, || From generation to generation—for all time. 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 And they cause wrath by the waters of Meribah, || And it is evil to Moses for their sakes, 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 have provoked his spirit, || And he speaks wrongfully 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 have not destroyed the peoples, || As YHWH had commanded to 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 And mix themselves among nations, and learn their works, but they mixed with the nations and learned to do as they did. but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.
36 And serve their idols, || And they are for a snare to them. They served their idols, which became a snare to them. They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
37 And they sacrifice their sons and their daughters to the demons, They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons; They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to false gods.
38 And they shed innocent blood—Blood of their sons and of their daughters, || Whom they have sacrificed to idols of Canaan, || And the land is profaned 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 And they are defiled with their works, || And commit whoredom in their habitual doings. 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 And the anger of YHWH || Is kindled against His people, || And He detests His 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 And gives them into the hand of nations, || And those hating them rule 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 And their enemies oppress them, || And they are humbled under their hand. 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 delivers them many times, || And they rebel in their counsel, || And they are brought low in their iniquity. 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 And He looks on their distress || When He hears their cry, Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress, when he heard their cry. Yet he took note of their distress when he heard their cry;
45 And remembers His covenant for them, || And is comforted, || According to the abundance of His kindness. 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 And He appoints them for mercies || Before all their captors. 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 Save us, O our God YHWH, and gather us from the nations, || To give thanks to Your Holy Name, || To glory in Your praise. 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 [is] YHWH, God of Israel, || From age until age. And all the people said, “Amen, praise YAH!” 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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