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Psalms 106 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, and his loyal love endures! | 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 adequately recount the LORD's mighty acts, or relate all his praiseworthy deeds? | 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 blessed are those who promote justice, and do what is right 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, O LORD, when you show favor to your people! Pay attention to me, when you deliver, | 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 | so I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice along with your nation, and boast along with the people who belong to you. | 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 like our ancestors; we have done wrong, we have done evil. | 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 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. | 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 | Yet he delivered them for the sake of his reputation, that he might reveal his power. | 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 Red Sea and it dried up; he led them through the deep water as if it were 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 the one who hated them, and rescued them from the power 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 | The water covered their enemies; not even 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 | They believed his promises; they sang praises to him. | Then they believed his words; they sang his praise. | Then they believed his promises and sang his praise. | |
| 13 | They quickly forgot what he had done; they did not wait for his instructions. | 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 | In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the 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 | He granted their request, then struck them with a disease. | 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 | In the camp they resented Moses, and Aaron, the LORD's holy priest. | 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 up and swallowed Dathan; it engulfed the group led by 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 | Fire burned their group; the flames scorched the wicked. | 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 made an image of a calf at Horeb, and worshiped a metal idol. | 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 traded their majestic God for the image of an ox that eats grass. | 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 rejected the God who delivered them, the one who performed great deeds 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 | amazing feats in the land of Ham, mighty acts by the Red 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 threatened to destroy them, but Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him and turned back his destructive anger. | 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 fruitful land; they did not believe 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 grumbled in their tents; they did not obey 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 made a solemn vow that he would make them die in the desert, | 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 | make their descendants die among the nations, and scatter them among foreign 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 | They worshiped Baal of 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 made the LORD angry by their actions, and a plague broke out among 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 | Phinehas took a stand and intervened, and the plague subsided. | Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stayed. | But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was checked. | |
| 31 | This brought him a reward, an eternal gift. | 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 made him angry by the waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered because 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 aroused his temper, and he spoke rashly. | 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 did not destroy the nations, as the LORD had commanded them to do. | They did not destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them, | They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them, | |
| 35 | They mixed in with 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 worshiped their idols, which became 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 | 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. The land was polluted by bloodshed. | 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 | They were defiled by their deeds, and unfaithful in their actions. | 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 | So the LORD was angry with his people and despised the people who belong to him. | 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 handed them over to the nations, and 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; they were subject to their authority. | Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their power. | Their enemies oppressed them and subjected them to their power. | |
| 43 | Many times he delivered them, but they had a rebellious attitude, and degraded themselves by their sin. | 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 he took notice of their distress, when he heard their cry 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 relented because of his great loyal 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 conquerors to have pity on 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, 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. | 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 | The LORD God of Israel deserves praise, in the future and forevermore. Let all the people say, |We agree! Praise the LORD!| | 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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