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Psalm 106 Free Bible Version

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1 Praise the Lord! Thank the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love lasts forever.
1 Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2 Who can give an account of all the wonderful things the Lord has done? Who can give him all the praise he is due?
2 Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh, or fully declare all his praise?
3 Happy are those who treat people fairly, who always do what is right.
3 Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.
4 Please remember me when you are generous to your people; think of me when you come to save.
4 Remember me, Yahweh, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,
5 Let me see your chosen people prosperous; let me be happy together with your nation; let me share in being proud of you with those who belong to you.
5 that I may see the prosperity of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance.
6 We have sinned just like our forefathers. We have done wrong. We are guilty.
6 We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.
7 They didn't pay attention to the wonderful things you did. They didn't keep in mind how much you loved them, but chose to rebel at the sea, the Red Sea.
7 Our fathers didn’t understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn’t remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
8 Even so he saved them because of the kind of person he is, and to show his power
8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power known.
9 He gave his order to the Red Sea, and it dried up. He led his people across the seabed as if it were a desert.
9 He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.
10 He rescued them from those who hated them; he saved them from their enemies' power.
10 He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 The water drowned their enemies—none of them survived,
11 The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.
12 Then his people trusted in what he promised, and sang his praises.
12 Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.
13 But they quickly forgot what he had done for them, and they didn't listen to his advice.
13 They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,
14 They were filled with desperate cravings in the wilderness; they provoked God in the desert.
14 but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.
15 He gave them what they wanted, but sent them a plague as well.
15 He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.
16 In the camp the people became jealous of Moses, and of Aaron, the Lord's holy priest.
16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, Yahweh’s saint.
17 The earth split open and swallowed up Dathan; it buried Abiram and his followers.
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
18 Fire broke out among them—a flame that burned them up.
18 A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.
19 At Mount Sinai they made a calf, they bowed down before a metal idol.
19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image.
20 They replaced their God of glory with a bull that eats grass!
20 Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.
21 They forgot God, their Savior, who had done marvelous things in Egypt;
21 They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,
22 performing miracles in the land of Ham, doing amazing things at the Red Sea.
22 wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea.
23 So he said he was going to destroy them. But Moses, his chosen leader, placed himself between the Lord and the people to persuade the Lord not to destroy them in his anger.
23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.
24 Later the people refused to enter the Promised Land; they didn't trust him to do as he'd promised.
24 Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,
25 They complained in their tents about the Lord, and refused to obey what he told them.
25 but murmured in their tents, and didn’t listen to Yahweh’s voice.
26 So he raised his hand to give them a serious warning that he would bring them down in the wilderness,
26 Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
27 that he would disperse their descendants among the heathen nations, scattering them among countries far away.
27 that he would overthrow their offspring among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.
28 They gave their allegiance to Baal Peor, and ate food sacrificed to the dead.
28 They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29 They provoked the Lord by what they did, making him angry, so a plague broke out among them.
29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.
30 But Phinehas took a stand for the Lord and intervened, and the plague was stopped in its tracks.
30 Then Phinehas stood up and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.
31 He has been considered as a man who lived right from that time on and for all generations.
31 That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.
32 They also angered him at the waters of Meribah where things went badly for Moses because of them.
32 They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;
33 They upset him so much that he spoke without thinking in the heat of the moment.
33 because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.
34 They did not destroy the heathen peoples as the Lord had told them to do,
34 They didn’t destroy the peoples, as Yahweh commanded them,
35 but instead they joined in with them and adopted their way of life.
35 but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.
36 They worshiped their pagan idols which became a trap for them.
36 They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
37 The even sacrificed their sons and daughters to these demons.
37 Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
38 They shed the blood of innocent children, their sons and daughters, sacrificing them to the idols of Canaan. By doing so they defiled the land with blood.
38 They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood.
39 They also defiled themselves by what they did: their actions were spiritual adultery.
39 Thus they were defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.
40 So the Lord was angry with his people—he loathed those who belonged to him.
40 Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.
41 He handed them over to the heathen nations. These people who hated them now became their rulers.
41 He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies dominated and subdued them with their power.
42 Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.
43 The Lord repeatedly rescued them, but they continued with their rebellious ideas, until they were finally destroyed by their own sins.
43 He rescued them many times, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.
44 Despite all this, the Lord was moved by their suffering; he heard their sad cries.
44 Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.
45 He remembered the agreement he had made with them, and he held back because of his great kindness and love.
45 He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.
46 He made the people who captured them treat them with mercy.
46 He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.
47 Save us, Lord, our God! Bring us back together from among the nations, so we can thank you and declare how magnificent and holy you are.
47 Save us, Yahweh, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!
48 How wonderful is the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives forever and ever! Let all the people say “Amen”! Praise the Lord!
48 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise Yah!
Cross references (48)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 1 Thessalonians 5:18; 1 Chronicles 16:34; Psalm 105:1; Psalm 136:1; Jeremiah 33:11
  2. 2 Ephesians 1:19; Romans 11:33; Psalm 145:3–12; Psalm 139:17–18; Job 26:14
  3. 3 Psalm 15:2; James 1:25; Galatians 6:9; John 15:14; John 13:17
  4. 4 Psalm 119:132; Luke 23:42; Nehemiah 13:14; Psalm 25:7; Nehemiah 13:31
  5. 5 John 15:16; Psalm 105:43; Zechariah 9:9; Isaiah 66:10; Psalm 105:6
  6. 6 Nehemiah 9:16; Psalm 78:8; Ezra 9:6–7; 1 Kings 8:47; Nehemiah 9:32–34
  7. 7 Exodus 14:11–12; Psalm 78:42; Proverbs 1:22; 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12; Psalm 78:11
  8. 8 Exodus 9:16; Ezekiel 20:9; Ezekiel 20:14; Ezekiel 20:44; Ezekiel 20:22
  9. 9 Psalm 18:15; Psalm 78:13; Isaiah 63:11–14; Isaiah 51:10; Nahum 1:4
  10. 10 Exodus 14:30; Psalm 107:2; Micah 6:4; Psalm 136:24; Job 6:22–23
  11. 11 Exodus 15:5; Exodus 14:13; Psalm 78:53; Exodus 14:27–28; Exodus 15:19
  12. 12 Exodus 14:31–15:21; Luke 8:13; John 8:30–31
  13. 13 Psalm 78:11; Exodus 15:24; Isaiah 48:17–18; Exodus 16:2; Psalm 107:11
  14. 14 1 Corinthians 10:9; 1 Corinthians 10:6; Numbers 11:4; Exodus 17:2; Hebrews 3:8–10
  15. 15 Numbers 11:31–34; Isaiah 10:16; Psalm 78:29–31; Isaiah 24:16
  16. 16 Numbers 16:1–50; Leviticus 21:10–12; Exodus 28:36; Leviticus 21:6–8
  17. 17 Deuteronomy 11:6; Numbers 26:10; Numbers 16:29–33
  18. 18 Numbers 16:35–40; Hebrews 12:29; Numbers 16:46
  19. 19 Exodus 32:35; Exodus 32:4–8; Deuteronomy 9:12–16; Deuteronomy 9:8; 1 Corinthians 10:7
  20. 20 Jeremiah 2:11; Romans 1:22–23; Exodus 20:4–5; Psalm 89:17; Isaiah 40:18–25
  21. 21 Psalm 78:42–51; Jeremiah 2:32; Psalm 106:13; Deuteronomy 32:17–18; Psalm 78:11–12
  22. 22 Psalm 105:23; Psalm 78:51; Exodus 14:25–28; Psalm 105:27–36; Exodus 15:10
  23. 23 Deuteronomy 9:25; Deuteronomy 9:13–14; James 5:16; Ezekiel 22:30; Numbers 16:5
  24. 24 Deuteronomy 1:32; Ezekiel 20:6; Hebrews 3:18–19; Numbers 14:31; Hebrews 4:6
  25. 25 Numbers 14:22; Hebrews 3:15; Deuteronomy 1:26–27; Psalm 95:7–9; Hebrews 3:7–8
  26. 26 Ezekiel 20:15; Numbers 14:28–35; Psalm 95:11; Hebrews 3:11; Deuteronomy 1:34–35
  27. 27 Leviticus 26:33; Psalm 44:11; Ezekiel 20:23; Deuteronomy 28:64–65; Deuteronomy 28:37
  28. 28 Hosea 9:10; Numbers 25:5; Numbers 25:1–3; 1 Corinthians 10:19–20; Deuteronomy 4:3
  29. 29 1 Corinthians 10:8; Deuteronomy 32:16–21; Ecclesiastes 7:29; Psalm 106:39; Psalm 99:8
  30. 30 Numbers 25:6–8; Joshua 7:12; Numbers 25:14–15; 1 Kings 18:40–41; Jonah 1:12–15
  31. 31 Numbers 25:11–13; Mark 14:3–9; Genesis 15:6; Deuteronomy 24:13
  32. 32 Numbers 20:2–13; Deuteronomy 4:21; Numbers 20:23–24; Psalm 81:7; Deuteronomy 1:37
  33. 33 Numbers 20:10–11; Psalm 78:40; Psalm 107:11; James 3:2; Psalm 39:1
  34. 34 Deuteronomy 7:2; Deuteronomy 7:16; Judges 1:21; Joshua 23:12–13; Numbers 33:55–56
  35. 35 Judges 3:5–6; 1 Corinthians 15:33; 1 Corinthians 5:6; Judges 2:2–3; Judges 1:27–36
  36. 36 Deuteronomy 7:16; Judges 2:3; Exodus 23:33; Judges 2:12–15; Psalm 78:58
  37. 37 2 Kings 17:17; 2 Kings 16:3; Jeremiah 7:31; Deuteronomy 32:17; Ezekiel 23:37
  38. 38 Numbers 35:33; 2 Kings 21:16; Isaiah 26:21; Deuteronomy 21:9; Jeremiah 2:34
  39. 39 Ezekiel 20:18; Numbers 15:39; Leviticus 17:7; Hosea 9:1; Isaiah 24:5–6
  40. 40 Judges 2:14; Deuteronomy 9:29; Judges 3:8; Deuteronomy 32:19; Judges 2:20
  41. 41 Nehemiah 9:27–38; Judges 2:14; Judges 3:8; Judges 4:1–2; Judges 3:12
  42. 42 Judges 10:12; Judges 4:3
  43. 43 Psalm 81:12; Judges 2:16–18; Psalm 1:1; 1 Samuel 12:9–11; Psalm 106:29
  44. 44 Judges 3:9; Judges 4:3; Nehemiah 9:27–38; Judges 6:6–10; Judges 2:18
  45. 45 Psalm 105:8; 2 Kings 13:23; Judges 2:18; Lamentations 3:32; Exodus 32:14
  46. 46 Ezra 9:9; Jeremiah 42:12; 1 Kings 8:50; Jeremiah 15:11; Nehemiah 1:11
  47. 47 1 Chronicles 16:35–36; 2 Corinthians 2:14; Revelation 7:10–12; Ezekiel 36:24–28; Psalm 107:1–3
  48. 48 Psalm 41:13; Psalm 89:52; 1 Chronicles 29:10; Psalm 72:18–19; Psalms 105:45–106:1

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm CV)

    This Psalm is the first of those to which is prefixed the word Allelujah; the meaning of which word, or rather two words, is, Praise the Lord. For this reason he beginneth with praises: "O confess unto the Lord, and call upon His Name" (ver.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 106:20 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book VII, Chapters VII–IX)

    … into that Egyptian food for which Esau lost his birthright; for that Thy first-born people worshipped the head of a four-footed beast instead of Thee, turning back in heart towards Egypt, and prostrating Thy image--their own soul--before the image "of an ox that eateth grass." These things found I there; but I fed not on them.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  3. Quotes verse 106:31 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XVII)

    … is a work of him whom I just now mentioned, hear what Christ saith; "Ye will do the works of your Father; he was a manslayer from the beginning." But Phinehas became a manslayer, and "it was counted unto him" (so He speaks) "for righteousness:" and Abraham again on becoming not a man-slayer only, but (which was far worse) the …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  4. Quotes verse 106:37 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XII)

    … are all gone out of the way, they are together became unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one: and again, Cursing and stealing, and adultery, and murder are poured out upon the land. Their sons and their daughters they sacrificed unto devils.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  5. Quotes verse 106:47 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon XXVII)

    Now it was to call and gather together the Gentiles, that that might be fulfilled which we have just now chanted, "Gather us from among the Gentiles, that we may confess to Thy Name, and glory in Thy praise," that the Apostle Paul was sent.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)