1 P raise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

¶ Halelu-JAH. O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good, for his mercy endures for ever.

2 W ho can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh, or fully declare all his praise?

Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? Who can show forth all his praise?

3 B lessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

Happy are those that keep judgment and he that does righteousness at all times.

4 R emember me, Yahweh, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,

Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou dost bear unto thy people; O visit me with thy saving health,

5 t hat 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.

that I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.

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

¶ We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedly.

7 O ur 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.

Our fathers did not understand thy wonders in Egypt; they did not remember the multitude of thy mercies but rebelled by the sea, even 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 his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

9 H e rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.

He reprehended the Red sea also, and it was dried up, so he led them through the depths, 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.

And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

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

And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them 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 didn’t wait for his counsel,

¶ They became rash. They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel:

14 b ut gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.

They gave themselves over to lust in the wilderness and tempted God in the desert.

15 H e gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.

And he gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.

16 T hey envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, Yahweh’s saint.

Then they envied Moses in the camp and Aaron the saint of the LORD.

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

The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan and covered the company of Abiram.

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

And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.

19 T hey made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image.

They made a calf in Horeb and worshipped the molten image.

20 T hus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.

Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eats grass.

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

They forgot the God of their saving health, who had done great things in Egypt,

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

wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things upon the Red sea.

23 T herefore 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.

Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath lest he should destroy them.

24 Y es, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,

And they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his word:

25 b ut murmured in their tents, and didn’t listen to Yahweh’s voice.

But murmured in their tents and did not hearken unto the voice of the LORD.

26 T herefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,

Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness,

27 t hat he would overthrow their offspring among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.

to overthrow their seed also among the Gentiles, and to scatter them in the lands.

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

They also joined themselves unto Baalpeor and ate the sacrifices for the dead.

29 T hus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.

Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions; and the plague broke in upon them.

30 T hen Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.

Then Phinehas stood up and executed judgment, and so the plague was stayed.

31 T hat was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.

And that was counted unto him for righteousness from generation to generation for evermore.

32 T hey angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;

They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

33 b ecause they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.

Because they provoked his spirit to rebel, and he spoke it with his lips.

34 T hey didn’t destroy the peoples, as Yahweh commanded them,

¶ They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:

35 b ut mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.

But were mingled among the Gentiles and learned their works.

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

And they served their idols, which were a snare unto them.

37 Y es, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils

38 T hey 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.

and shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood.

39 T hus were they defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.

Thus they were defiled with their own works and went a whoring with their own inventions.

40 T herefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.

Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

41 H e gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.

And he gave them into the hand of the Gentiles, and those that hated them ruled over them.

42 T heir enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.

Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.

43 M any times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.

He delivered them many times, but they rebelled at his counsel and were brought low for their iniquity.

44 N evertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.

Nevertheless he would look upon their affliction and hear their cry

45 H e remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

and remember his covenant with them and repent according to the multitude of his mercies.

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

He also caused those that carried them captives to have mercy upon them.

47 S ave us, Yahweh, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!

Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the Gentiles, that we might lift up thy holy name, that we might glory in thy praise.

48 B lessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise Yah!

Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting; and let all the people say, Amen. Halelu-JAH.