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170 lines
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Psalm 106Israel's Unfaithfulness to God
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1. Hallelujah!
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Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
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his faithful love endures forever.
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2. Who can declare the Lord's mighty acts
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or proclaim all the praise due him?
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3. How happy are those who uphold justice,
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who practice righteousness at all times.
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4. Remember me, Lord,
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when you show favor to your people.
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Come to me with your salvation
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5. so that I may enjoy the prosperity
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of your chosen ones,
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rejoice in the joy of your nation,
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and boast about your heritage.
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6. Both we and our ancestors have sinned;
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we have done wrong and have acted wickedly.
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7. Our ancestors in Egypt did not grasp
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the significance of your wondrous works
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or remember your many acts of faithful love;
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instead, they rebelled by the sea--the Red Sea.
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8. Yet he saved them for his name's sake,
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to make his power known.
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9. He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up;
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he led them through the depths as through a desert.
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10. He saved them from the power of the adversary;
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he redeemed them from the power of the enemy.
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11. Water covered their foes;
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not one of them remained.
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12. Then they believed his promises
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and sang his praise.
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13. They soon forgot his works
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and would not wait for his counsel.
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14. They were seized with craving in the wilderness
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and tested God in the desert.
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15. He gave them what they asked for,
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but sent a wasting disease among them.
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16. In the camp they were envious of Moses
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and of Aaron, the Lord's holy one.
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17. The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;
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it covered the assembly of Abiram.
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18. Fire blazed throughout their assembly;
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flames consumed the wicked.
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19. At Horeb they made a calf
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and worshiped the cast metal image.
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20. They exchanged their glory
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for the image of a grass-eating ox.
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21. They forgot God their Savior,
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who did great things in Egypt,
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22. wondrous works in the land of Ham,
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awe-inspiring acts at the Red Sea.
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23. So he said he would have destroyed them--
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if Moses his chosen one
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had not stood before him in the breach
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to turn his wrath away from destroying them.
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24. They despised the pleasant land
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and did not believe his promise.
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25. They grumbled in their tents
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and did not listen to the Lord.
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26. So he raised his hand against them with an oath
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that he would make them fall in the desert
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27. and would disperse their descendants
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among the nations,
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scattering them throughout the lands.
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28. They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor
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and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.
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29. They angered the Lord with their deeds,
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and a plague broke out against them.
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30. But Phinehas stood up and intervened,
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and the plague was stopped.
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31. It was credited to him as righteousness
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throughout all generations to come.
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32. They angered the Lord at the Waters of Meribah,
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and Moses suffered because of them,
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33. for they embittered his spirit,
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and he spoke rashly with his lips.
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34. They did not destroy the peoples
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as the Lord had commanded them
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35. but mingled with the nations
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and adopted their ways.
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36. They served their idols,
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which became a snare to them.
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37. They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.
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38. They shed innocent blood--
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the blood of their sons and daughters
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whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
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so the land became polluted with blood.
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39. They defiled themselves by their actions
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and prostituted themselves by their deeds.
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40. Therefore the Lord's anger burned against his people,
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and he abhorred his own inheritance.
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41. He handed them over to the nations;
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those who hated them ruled over them.
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42. Their enemies oppressed them,
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and they were subdued under their power.
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43. He rescued them many times,
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but they continued to rebel deliberately
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and were beaten down by their iniquity.
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44. When he heard their cry,
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he took note of their distress,
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45. remembered his covenant with them,
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and relented according to the abundance
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of his faithful love.
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46. He caused them to be pitied
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before all their captors.
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47. Save us, Lord our God,
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and gather us from the nations,
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so that we may give thanks to your holy name
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and rejoice in your praise.
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48. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
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from everlasting to everlasting.
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Let all the people say, "Amen!"
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Hallelujah!
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