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1. Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. | |
2. Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can declare all His praise? | |
3. Blessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times! | |
4. Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people; Oh, visit me with Your salvation, | |
5. That 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. | |
6. We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, We have done wickedly. | |
7. Our 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. | |
8. Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake, That He might make His mighty power known. | |
9. He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up; So He led them through the depths, As through the wilderness. | |
10. He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. | |
11. The waters covered their enemies; There was not one of them left. | |
12. Then they believed His words; They sang His praise. | |
13. They soon forgot His works; They did not wait for His counsel, | |
14. But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tested God in the desert. | |
15. And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul. | |
16. When they envied Moses in the camp, And Aaron the saint of the Lord, | |
17. The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, And covered the faction of Abiram. | |
18. A fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked. | |
19. They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped the molded image. | |
20. Thus they changed their glory Into the image of an ox that eats grass. | |
21. They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt, | |
22. Wondrous works in the land of Ham, Awesome things by the Red Sea. | |
23. Therefore 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. | |
24. Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe His word, | |
25. But complained in their tents, And did not heed the voice of the Lord. | |
26. Therefore He raised up His hand in an oath against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness, | |
27. To overthrow their descendants among the nations, And to scatter them in the lands. | |
28. They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor, And ate sacrifices made to the dead. | |
29. Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds, And the plague broke out among them. | |
30. Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And the plague was stopped. | |
31. And that was accounted to him for righteousness To all generations forevermore. | |
32. They angered Him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses on account of them; | |
33. Because they rebelled against His Spirit, So that he spoke rashly with his lips. | |
34. They did not destroy the peoples, Concerning whom the Lord had commanded them, | |
35. But they mingled with the Gentiles And learned their works; | |
36. They served their idols, Which became a snare to them. | |
37. They even sacrificed their sons And their daughters to demons, | |
38. And 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. | |
39. Thus they were defiled by their own works, And played the harlot by their own deeds. | |
40. Therefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against His people, So that He abhorred His own inheritance. | |
41. And He gave them into the hand of the Gentiles, And those who hated them ruled over them. | |
42. Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand. | |
43. Many times He delivered them; But they rebelled in their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity. | |
44. Nevertheless He regarded their affliction, When He heard their cry; | |
45. And for their sake He remembered His covenant, And relented according to the multitude of His mercies. | |
46. He also made them to be pitied By all those who carried them away captive. | |
47. Save us, O Lord our God, And gather us from among the Gentiles, To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise. | |
48. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the Lord! |
Verse | |
1. Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. | |
2. Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can declare all His praise? | |
3. Blessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times! | |
4. Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people; Oh, visit me with Your salvation, | |
5. That 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. | |
6. We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, We have done wickedly. | |
7. Our 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. | |
8. Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake, That He might make His mighty power known. | |
9. He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up; So He led them through the depths, As through the wilderness. | |
10. He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. | |
11. The waters covered their enemies; There was not one of them left. | |
12. Then they believed His words; They sang His praise. | |
13. They soon forgot His works; They did not wait for His counsel, | |
14. But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tested God in the desert. | |
15. And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul. | |
16. When they envied Moses in the camp, And Aaron the saint of the Lord, | |
17. The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, And covered the faction of Abiram. | |
18. A fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked. | |
19. They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped the molded image. | |
20. Thus they changed their glory Into the image of an ox that eats grass. | |
21. They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt, | |
22. Wondrous works in the land of Ham, Awesome things by the Red Sea. | |
23. Therefore 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. | |
24. Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe His word, | |
25. But complained in their tents, And did not heed the voice of the Lord. | |
26. Therefore He raised up His hand in an oath against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness, | |
27. To overthrow their descendants among the nations, And to scatter them in the lands. | |
28. They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor, And ate sacrifices made to the dead. | |
29. Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds, And the plague broke out among them. | |
30. Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And the plague was stopped. | |
31. And that was accounted to him for righteousness To all generations forevermore. | |
32. They angered Him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses on account of them; | |
33. Because they rebelled against His Spirit, So that he spoke rashly with his lips. | |
34. They did not destroy the peoples, Concerning whom the Lord had commanded them, | |
35. But they mingled with the Gentiles And learned their works; | |
36. They served their idols, Which became a snare to them. | |
37. They even sacrificed their sons And their daughters to demons, | |
38. And 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. | |
39. Thus they were defiled by their own works, And played the harlot by their own deeds. | |
40. Therefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against His people, So that He abhorred His own inheritance. | |
41. And He gave them into the hand of the Gentiles, And those who hated them ruled over them. | |
42. Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand. | |
43. Many times He delivered them; But they rebelled in their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity. | |
44. Nevertheless He regarded their affliction, When He heard their cry; | |
45. And for their sake He remembered His covenant, And relented according to the multitude of His mercies. | |
46. He also made them to be pitied By all those who carried them away captive. | |
47. Save us, O Lord our God, And gather us from among the Gentiles, To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise. | |
48. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the Lord! |