1 P raise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness 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 Yahweh, or fully 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. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

How blessed are those who keep justice, Who practice 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, in Your favor toward Your people; Visit me with Your salvation,

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 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 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 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 was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.

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 adversaries. 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 didn’t wait for his counsel,

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

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

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

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

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

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

When they became envious of Moses in the camp, And of Aaron, the holy one 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 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 a molten image.

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

20 T hus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull 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, and 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 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 one stood in the breach before Him, To turn away His wrath from destroying them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

27 t hat he would overthrow their offspring among the nations, and 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 Peor, and ate the sacrifices of 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. The plague broke in on them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.

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

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

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

35 b ut mixed themselves with the nations, 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 Y es, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

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

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

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

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

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

41 H e gave them into the hand of the nations. 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. 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 were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in 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 distress, when he heard their cry.

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

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

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

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

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

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 nations, To give thanks to Your holy name And glory in Your 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, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise the Lord!