| 1 | Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. |
| 2 | Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh, or fully declare all his praise? |
| 3 | Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times. |
| 4 | Remember me, Yahweh, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation, |
| 5 | that 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. |
| 6 | We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly. |
| 7 | Our 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 . |
| 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 was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert. |
| 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 adversaries. There was not one of them left. |
| 12 | Then they believed his words. They sang his praise. |
| 13 | They soon forgot his works. They didn't wait for his counsel, |
| 14 | but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland. |
| 15 | He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul. |
| 16 | They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, Yahweh's saint. |
| 17 | The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company 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 a molten image. |
| 20 | Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass. |
| 21 | They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt, |
| 22 | Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea . |
| 23 | Therefore 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. |
| 24 | Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn't believe his word, |
| 25 | but murmured in their tents, and didn't listen to Yahweh's voice. |
| 26 | Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness, |
| 27 | that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, and scatter them in the lands. |
| 28 | They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. |
| 29 | Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them. |
| 30 | Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped. |
| 31 | That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come. |
| 32 | They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes; |
| 33 | because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips. |
| 34 | They didn't destroy the peoples, as Yahweh commanded them, |
| 35 | but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works. |
| 36 | They served their idols, which became a snare to them. |
| 37 | Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. |
| 38 | They 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. |
| 39 | Thus were they defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds. |
| 40 | Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance. |
| 41 | He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them. |
| 42 | Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand. |
| 43 | Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity. |
| 44 | Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry. |
| 45 | He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses. |
| 46 | He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive. |
| 47 | Save us, Yahweh, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise! |
| 48 | Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, "Amen." Praise Yah! BOOK V 7 |
