1 P raise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

2 W ho can utter the mighty acts of the Lord ? Who can declare all His praise?

Who can speak of the mighty deeds of the Lord, Or can show forth all His praise?

3 B lessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times!

How blessed are those who keep justice, Who practice righteousness at all times!

4 R emember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people. Oh, visit me with Your salvation,

Remember me, O Lord, in Your favor toward Your people; Visit me with Your salvation,

5 T hat 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.

That I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, That I may glory with Your inheritance.

6 W e have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, We have done wickedly.

We have sinned like our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.

7 O ur 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.

Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders; They did not remember Your abundant kindnesses, But rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.

8 N evertheless He saved them for His name’s sake, That He might make His mighty power known.

Nevertheless He saved them for the sake of His name, That He might make His power known.

9 H e rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up; So He led them through the depths, As through the wilderness.

Thus He rebuked the Red Sea and it dried up, And He led them through the deeps, as through the wilderness.

10 H e saved them from the hand of him who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

So He saved them from the hand of the one who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

11 T he waters covered their enemies; There was not one of them left.

The waters covered their adversaries; Not one of them was left.

12 T hen they believed His words; They sang His praise.

Then they believed His words; They sang His praise.

13 T hey soon forgot His works; They did not wait for His counsel,

They quickly forgot His works; They did not wait for His counsel,

14 B ut lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tested God in the desert.

But craved intensely in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.

15 A nd He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.

So He gave them their request, But sent a wasting disease among them.

16 W hen they envied Moses in the camp, And Aaron the saint of the Lord,

When they became envious of Moses in the camp, And of Aaron, the holy one of the Lord,

17 T he earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, And covered the faction of Abiram.

The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, And engulfed the company of Abiram.

18 A fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked.

And a fire blazed up in their company; The flame consumed the wicked.

19 T hey made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped the molded image.

They made a calf in Horeb And worshiped a molten image.

20 T hus they changed their glory Into the image of an ox that eats grass.

Thus they exchanged their glory For the image of an ox that eats grass.

21 T hey forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt,

They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt,

22 W ondrous works in the land of Ham, Awesome things by the Red Sea.

Wonders in the land of Ham And awesome things by the Red Sea.

23 T herefore 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.

Therefore He said that He would destroy them, Had not Moses His chosen one stood in the breach before Him, To turn away His wrath from destroying them.

24 T hen they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe His word,

Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe in His word,

25 B ut complained in their tents, And did not heed the voice of the Lord.

But grumbled in their tents; They did not listen to the voice of the Lord.

26 T herefore He raised His hand in an oath against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness,

Therefore He swore to them That He would cast them down in the wilderness,

27 T o overthrow their descendants among the nations, And to scatter them in the lands.

And that He would cast their seed among the nations And scatter them in the lands.

28 T hey joined themselves also to Baal of Peor, And ate sacrifices made to the dead.

They joined themselves also to Baal-peor, And ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

29 T hus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds, And the plague broke out among them.

Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds, And the plague broke out among them.

30 T hen Phinehas stood up and intervened, And the plague was stopped.

Then Phinehas stood up and interposed, And so the plague was stayed.

31 A nd that was accounted to him for righteousness To all generations forevermore.

And it was reckoned to him for righteousness, To all generations forever.

32 T hey angered Him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses on account of them;

They also provoked Him to wrath at the waters of Meribah, So that it went hard with Moses on their account;

33 B ecause they rebelled against His Spirit, So that he spoke rashly with his lips.

Because they were rebellious against His Spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips.

34 T hey did not destroy the peoples, Concerning whom the Lord had commanded them,

They did not destroy the peoples, As the Lord commanded them,

35 B ut they mingled with the Gentiles And learned their works;

But they mingled with the nations And learned their practices,

36 T hey served their idols, Which became a snare to them.

And served their idols, Which became a snare to them.

37 T hey even sacrificed their sons And their daughters to demons,

They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons,

38 A nd 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.

And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and their daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with the blood.

39 T hus they were defiled by their own works, And played the harlot by their own deeds.

Thus they became unclean in their practices, And played the harlot in their deeds.

40 T herefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against His people, So that He abhorred His own inheritance.

Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against His people And He abhorred His inheritance.

41 A nd He gave them into the hand of the Gentiles, And those who hated them ruled over them.

Then He gave them into the hand of the nations, And those who hated them ruled over them.

42 T heir enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand.

Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were subdued under their power.

43 M any times He delivered them; But they rebelled in their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity.

Many times He would deliver them; They, however, were rebellious in their counsel, And so sank down in their iniquity.

44 N evertheless He regarded their affliction, When He heard their cry;

Nevertheless He looked upon their distress When He heard their cry;

45 A nd for their sake He remembered His covenant, And relented according to the multitude of His mercies.

And He remembered His covenant for their sake, And relented according to the greatness of His lovingkindness.

46 H e also made them to be pitied By all those who carried them away captive.

He also made them objects of compassion In the presence of all their captors.

47 S ave us, O Lord our God, And gather us from among the Gentiles, To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise.

Save us, O Lord our God, And gather us from among the nations, To give thanks to Your holy name And glory in Your praise.

48 B lessed be the Lord God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the Lord!

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise the Lord!