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256 lines
4.7 KiB
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Psalm 106
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1. Praise the LORD!
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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 list the glorious miracles of the LORD?
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Who can ever praise him enough?
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3. There is joy for those who deal justly with others
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and always do what is right.
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4. Remember me, LORD, when you show favor to your people;
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come near and rescue me.
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5. Let me share in the prosperity of your chosen ones.
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Let me rejoice in the joy of your people;
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let me praise you with those who are your heritage.
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6. Like our ancestors, we have sinned.
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We have done wrong! We have acted wickedly!
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7. Our ancestors in Egypt
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were not impressed by the LORD's miraculous deeds.
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They soon forgot his many acts of kindness to them.
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Instead, they rebelled against him at the Red Sea.
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8. Even so, he saved them--
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to defend the honor of his name
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and to demonstrate his mighty power.
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9. He commanded the Red Sea to dry up.
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He led Israel across the sea as if it were a desert.
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10. So he rescued them from their enemies
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and redeemed them from their foes.
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11. Then the water returned and covered their enemies;
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not one of them survived.
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12. Then his people believed his promises.
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Then they sang his praise.
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13. Yet how quickly they forgot what he had done!
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They wouldn't wait for his counsel!
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14. In the wilderness their desires ran wild,
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testing God's patience in that dry wasteland.
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15. So he gave them what they asked for,
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but he sent a plague along with it.
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16. The people in the camp were jealous of Moses
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and envious of Aaron, the LORD's holy priest.
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17. Because of this, the earth opened up;
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it swallowed Dathan
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and buried Abiram and the other rebels.
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18. Fire fell upon their followers;
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a flame consumed the wicked.
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19. The people made a calf at Mount Sinai;
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they bowed before an image made of gold.
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20. They traded their glorious God
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for a statue of a grass-eating bull.
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21. They forgot God, their savior,
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who had done such great things in Egypt--
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22. such wonderful things in the land of Ham,
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such awesome deeds at the Red Sea.
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23. So he declared he would destroy them.
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But Moses, his chosen one, stepped between the LORD and the people.
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He begged him to turn from his anger and not destroy them.
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24. The people refused to enter the pleasant land,
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for they wouldn't believe his promise to care for them.
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25. Instead, they grumbled in their tents
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and refused to obey the LORD.
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26. Therefore, he solemnly swore
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that he would kill them in the wilderness,
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27. that he would scatter their descendants among the nations,
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exiling them to distant lands.
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28. Then our ancestors joined in the worship of Baal at Peor;
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they even ate sacrifices offered to the dead!
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29. They angered the LORD with all these things,
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so a plague broke out among them.
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30. But Phinehas had the courage to intervene,
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and the plague was stopped.
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31. So he has been regarded as a righteous man
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ever since that time.
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32. At Meribah, too, they angered the LORD,
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causing Moses serious trouble.
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33. They made Moses angry,
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and he spoke foolishly.
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34. Israel failed to destroy the nations in the land,
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as the LORD had commanded them.
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35. Instead, they mingled among the pagans
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and adopted their evil customs.
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36. They worshiped their idols,
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which led to their downfall.
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37. They even sacrificed their sons
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and their daughters to the 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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By sacrificing them to the idols of Canaan,
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they polluted the land with murder.
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39. They defiled themselves by their evil deeds,
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and their love of idols was adultery in the LORD's sight.
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40. That is why the LORD's anger burned against his people,
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and he abhorred his own special possession.
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41. He handed them over to pagan nations,
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and they were ruled by those who hated them.
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42. Their enemies crushed them
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and brought them under their cruel power.
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43. Again and again he rescued them,
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but they chose to rebel against him,
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and they were finally destroyed by their sin.
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44. Even so, he pitied them in their distress
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and listened to their cries.
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45. He remembered his covenant with them
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and relented because of his unfailing love.
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46. He even caused their captors
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to treat them with kindness.
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47. Save us, O LORD our God!
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Gather us back from among the nations,
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so we can thank your holy name
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and rejoice and praise you.
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48. Praise the LORD, the God of Israel,
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who lives from everlasting to everlasting!
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Let all the people say, "Amen!"
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Praise the LORD!
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