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