^{1 Ref} Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, For his loving kindness endures forever.

^{2 Ref} Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh, Or fully declare all his praise?

^{3 Ref} Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

^{4 Ref} Remember me, Yahweh, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,

^{5 Ref} 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 Ref} We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.

^{7 Ref} 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 Ref} Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, That he might make his mighty power known.

^{9 Ref} He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; So he led them through the depths, as through a desert.

^{10 Ref} He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

^{11 Ref} The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.

^{12 Ref} Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.

^{13 Ref} They soon forgot his works. They didn't wait for his counsel,

^{14 Ref} But gave in to craving in the desert, And tested God in the wasteland.

^{15 Ref} He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.

^{16 Ref} They envied Moses also in the camp, And Aaron, Yahweh's saint.

^{17 Ref} The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, And covered the company of Abiram.

^{18 Ref} A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.

^{19 Ref} They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped a molten image.

^{20 Ref} Thus they exchanged their glory For an image of a bull that eats grass.

^{21 Ref} They forgot God, their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt,

^{22 Ref} Wondrous works in the land of Ham, And awesome things by the Red Sea.

^{23 Ref} 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 Ref} Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn't believe his word,

^{25 Ref} But murmured in their tents, And didn't listen to Yahweh's voice.

^{26 Ref} Therefore he swore to them That he would overthrow them in the wilderness,

^{27 Ref} That he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.

^{28 Ref} They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead.

^{29 Ref} Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.

^{30 Ref} Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, So the plague was stopped.

^{31 Ref} That was credited to him for righteousness, For all generations to come.

^{32 Ref} They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, So that Moses was troubled for their sakes;

^{33 Ref} Because they were rebellious against his spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips.

^{34 Ref} They didn't destroy the peoples, As Yahweh commanded them,

^{35 Ref} But mixed themselves with the nations, And learned their works.

^{36 Ref} They served their idols, Which became a snare to them.

^{37 Ref} Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.

^{38 Ref} 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 Ref} Thus were they defiled with their works, And prostituted themselves in their deeds.

^{40 Ref} Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.

^{41 Ref} He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.

^{42 Ref} Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.

^{43 Ref} Many times he delivered them, But they were rebellious in their counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity.

^{44 Ref} Nevertheless he regarded their distress, When he heard their cry.

^{45 Ref} He remembered for them his covenant, And repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

^{46 Ref} He made them also to be pitied By all those who carried them captive.

^{47 Ref} Save us, Yahweh, our God, Gather us from among the nations, To give thanks to your holy name, To triumph in your praise!

^{48 Ref} Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, "Amen." Praise Yah!