105  ^tOh give thanks to the Lord; ^ucall upon his name;

^vmake known his deeds among the peoples!

2  Sing to him, sing praises to him;

^wtell of all his wondrous works!

3  Glory in his holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

4  Seek the Lord and his ^xstrength;

^yseek his presence continually!

5  Remember the ^zwondrous works that he has done,

his miracles, and ^athe judgments he uttered,

6  O offspring of ^bAbraham, his servant,

children of Jacob, his ^cchosen ones!

7  He is the Lord our God;

his ^djudgments are in all the earth.

8  He ^eremembers his covenant forever,

the word that he commanded, for ^fa thousand generations,

9  ^gthe covenant that he made with Abraham,

his ^hsworn promise to Isaac,

10  which he confirmed to ⁱJacob as a statute,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

11  saying, ^j“To you I will give the land of Canaan

as ^kyour portion for an inheritance.”

12  When they were ^lfew in number,

of little account, and ^msojourners in it,

13  wandering from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another people,

14  he ⁿallowed no one to oppress them;

he ^orebuked kings on their account,

15  saying, ^p“Touch not my anointed ones,

do my prophets no harm!”

16  When he ^qsummoned a famine on the land

and ^rbroke all supply¹ of bread,

17  he had ^ssent a man ahead of them,

Joseph, who was ^tsold as a slave.

18  His ^ufeet were hurt with fetters;

his neck was put in a collar of iron;

19  until ^vwhat he had said came to pass,

the word of the Lord ^wtested him.

20  ^xThe king sent and ^yreleased him;

the ruler of the peoples set him free;

21  he ^zmade him lord of his house

and ruler of all his possessions,

22  to bind² his princes at his pleasure

and to teach his elders wisdom.

23  Then ^aIsrael came to Egypt;

Jacob ^bsojourned in ^cthe land of Ham.

24  And the Lord ^dmade his people very fruitful

and made them stronger than their foes.

25  He ^eturned their hearts to hate his people,

to ^fdeal craftily with his servants.

26  He ^gsent Moses, his servant,

and Aaron, ^hwhom he had chosen.

27  ⁱThey performed his signs among them

and miracles in ^cthe land of Ham.

28  He ^jsent darkness, and made the land dark;

they ^kdid not rebel³ against his words.

29  He turned their waters into blood

and ^lcaused their fish to die.

30  Their land swarmed with frogs,

even in ^mthe chambers of their kings.

31  He spoke, and there came ⁿswarms of flies,

^oand gnats throughout their country.

32  He gave them hail for rain,

and fiery ^plightning bolts through their land.

33  He struck down their vines and fig trees,

and ^qshattered the trees of their country.

34  He spoke, and the ^rlocusts came,

young locusts without number,

35  which devoured all the vegetation in their land

and ate up the fruit of their ground.

36  He ^sstruck down all the firstborn in their land,

^sthe firstfruits of all their strength.

37  Then he brought out Israel with ^tsilver and gold,

and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.

38  ^uEgypt was glad when they departed,

for ^vdread of them had fallen upon it.

39  He ^wspread a cloud for a covering,

and fire to give light by night.

40  ^xThey asked, and he ^ybrought quail,

and gave them ^zbread from heaven in abundance.

41  He opened the rock, and ^awater gushed out;

it flowed through ^bthe desert like a river.

42  For he ^cremembered his holy promise,

and ^dAbraham, his servant.

43  So he brought his people out with joy,

his ^dchosen ones with ^esinging.

44  And he ^fgave them the lands of the nations,

and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples’ toil,

45  that they might ^gkeep his statutes

and ^hobserve his laws.

ⁱPraise the Lord!

106  ⁱPraise the Lord!

^jOh give thanks to the Lord, ^kfor he is good,

^lfor his steadfast love endures forever!

2  Who can utter the mighty deeds of the Lord,

or declare all his praise?

3  Blessed are they who observe justice,

who ^mdo righteousness at all times!

4  ⁿRemember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people;

help me when you save them,¹

5  that I may look upon the prosperity of your ^ochosen ones,

that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation,

that I may glory with your inheritance.

6  ^pBoth we and ^qour fathers have sinned;

we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness.

7  Our fathers, when they were in Egypt,

did not consider your wondrous works;

they ^rdid not remember the abundance of your steadfast love,

but ^srebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.

8  Yet he saved them ^tfor his name’s sake,

^uthat he might make known his mighty power.

9  He ^vrebuked the Red Sea, and it ^wbecame dry,

and he ^xled them through the deep as through a desert.

10  So he ^ysaved them from the hand of the foe

and ^zredeemed them from the power of the enemy.

11  And ^athe waters covered their adversaries;

not one of them was left.

12  Then ^bthey believed his words;

they ^csang his praise.

13  But they soon ^dforgot his works;

they did not wait for ^ehis counsel.

14  But they had ^fa wanton craving in the wilderness,

and ^gput God to the test in the desert;

15  he ^hgave them what they asked,

but sent ⁱa wasting disease among them.

16  When men in the camp ^jwere jealous of Moses

and Aaron, ^kthe holy one of the Lord,

17  ^lthe earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,

and covered the company of Abiram.

18  ^mFire also broke out in their company;

the flame burned up the wicked.

19  They ⁿmade a calf in Horeb

and worshiped a metal image.

20  They ^oexchanged the glory of God²

for the image of an ox that eats grass.

21  They ^pforgot God, their Savior,

who had done great things in Egypt,

22  wondrous works in ^qthe land of Ham,

and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

23  Therefore ^rhe said he would destroy them—

had not Moses, his ^schosen one,

^tstood in the breach before him,

to turn away his wrath from destroying them.

24  Then they ^udespised ^vthe pleasant land,

having ^wno faith in his promise.

25  They ^xmurmured in their tents,

and did not obey the voice of the Lord.

26  Therefore he ^yraised his hand and swore to them

that he would make them fall in the wilderness,

27  and would make their offspring fall among the nations,

^zscattering them among the lands.

28  Then they ^ayoked themselves to the ^aBaal of Peor,

and ate sacrifices offered to ^bthe dead;

29  they provoked the Lord to anger with their deeds,

and a plague broke out among them.

30  Then ^cPhinehas stood up and intervened,

and the plague was stayed.

31  And that was ^dcounted to him as righteousness

from generation to generation forever.

32  They ^eangered him at the waters of Meribah,

and it went ill with Moses on their account,

33  for they ^fmade his spirit bitter,³

and he ^gspoke rashly with his lips.

34  They did not ^hdestroy the peoples,

ⁱas the Lord commanded them,

35  but they ^jmixed with the nations

and learned to do as they did.

36  They served their idols,

which became ^ka snare to them.

37  They ^lsacrificed their sons

and their daughters to ^mthe demons;

38  they poured out innocent blood,

the blood of their sons and daughters,

whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,

and the land was ⁿpolluted with blood.

39  Thus they ^obecame unclean by their acts,

and ^pplayed the whore in their deeds.

40  Then ^qthe anger of the Lord was kindled against ^rhis people,

and he abhorred his ^rheritage;

41  he ^sgave them into the hand of the nations,

so that those who hated them ruled over them.

42  Their enemies ^toppressed them,

and they were brought into subjection under their power.

43  ^uMany times he delivered them,

but they were rebellious in their ^vpurposes

and were ^wbrought low through their iniquity.

44  Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress,

when he ^xheard their cry.

45  For their sake he ^yremembered his covenant,

and ^zrelented according to ^athe abundance of his steadfast love.

46  He caused them to be ^bpitied

by all those who held them captive.

47  ^cSave us, O Lord our God,

and ^dgather us from among the nations,

that we may give thanks to your holy name

and glory in your praise.

48  ^eBlessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

from everlasting to everlasting!

^eAnd let all the people say, “Amen!”

^fPraise the Lord!

107  ^gOh give thanks to the Lord, ^hfor he is good,

for his steadfast love endures forever!

2  Let ⁱthe redeemed of the Lord say so,

whom he has ^jredeemed from trouble¹

3  and ^kgathered in from the lands,

from the east and from the west,

from the north and from the south.

4  Some ^lwandered in desert wastes,

finding no way ^mto a city to dwell in;

5  hungry and thirsty,

their soul ⁿfainted within them.

6  Then they ^ocried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

7  He led them by ^pa straight way

till they reached ^ma city to dwell in.

8  ^qLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

9  For he ^rsatisfies the longing soul,

^sand the hungry soul he fills with good things.

10  ^tSome sat in darkness and in ^uthe shadow of death,

prisoners in ^vaffliction and in irons,

11  for they ^whad rebelled against the words of God,

and ^xspurned the counsel of the Most High.

12  So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;

they fell down, ^ywith none to help.

13  ^zThen they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

14  He brought them out of ^adarkness and the shadow of death,

and ^bburst their bonds apart.

15  ^cLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

16  For he ^dshatters the doors of bronze

and cuts in two the bars of iron.

17  Some were ^efools through their sinful ways,

and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;

18  ^fthey loathed any kind of food,

and they ^gdrew near to ^hthe gates of death.

19  ⁱThen they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

20  He ^jsent out his word and ^khealed them,

and ^ldelivered them from their destruction.

21  ^mLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

22  And let them ⁿoffer sacrifices of thanksgiving,

and ^otell of his deeds in ^psongs of joy!

23  Some ^qwent down to the sea in ships,

doing business on the great waters;

24  they saw the deeds of the Lord,

his wondrous works in the deep.

25  For he ^rcommanded and ^sraised the stormy wind,

which lifted up the waves of the sea.

26  They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;

their courage ^tmelted away in their evil plight;

27  they reeled and ^ustaggered like drunken men

and ^vwere at their wits’ end.²

28  ^wThen they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and he delivered them from their distress.

29  He ^xmade the storm be still,

and the waves of the sea were hushed.

30  Then they were glad that the waters³ were quiet,

and he brought them to their desired haven.

31  ^yLet them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,

for his wondrous works to the children of man!

32  Let them ^zextol him in ^athe congregation of the people,

and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

33  He ^bturns rivers into a desert,

springs of water into thirsty ground,

34  ^ca fruitful land into a salty waste,

because of the evil of its inhabitants.

35  He ^dturns a desert into pools of water,

^ea parched land into springs of water.

36  And there he lets the hungry dwell,

and they establish ^fa city to live in;

37  they sow fields and plant vineyards

and get a fruitful yield.

38  ^gBy his blessing they multiply greatly,

and he does not let their livestock diminish.

39  When they are diminished and brought low

through oppression, evil, and sorrow,

40  ^hhe pours contempt on princes

and ⁱmakes them wander ^jin trackless wastes;

41  but ^khe raises up the needy out of affliction

and ^lmakes their families like flocks.

42  ^mThe upright see it and are glad,

and ⁿall wickedness shuts its mouth.

43  ^oWhoever is wise, let him attend to these things;

let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.

108  ^pMy heart is steadfast, O God!

I will sing and make melody with all my being!¹

2  Awake, O harp and lyre!

I will awake the dawn!

3  I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;

I will sing praises to you among the nations.

4  For your steadfast love is great ^qabove the heavens;

your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

5  Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!

Let your glory be over all the earth!

6  ^rThat your beloved ones may be delivered,

give salvation by your right hand and answer me!

7  God has promised in his holiness:²

“With exultation I will divide up Shechem

and portion out the Valley of Succoth.

8  Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;

Ephraim is my helmet,

Judah my scepter.

9  Moab is my washbasin;

upon Edom I cast my shoe;

^sover Philistia I shout in triumph.”

10  Who will bring me to the fortified city?

Who will lead me to Edom?

11  Have you not rejected us, O God?

You do not go out, O God, with our armies.

12  Oh grant us help against the foe,

for vain is the salvation of man!

13  With God we shall do valiantly;

it is he who will tread down our foes.

109  ^tBe not silent, O ^uGod of my praise!

2  For wicked and ^vdeceitful mouths are opened against me,

speaking against me with lying tongues.

3  They encircle me with words of hate,

and attack me ^wwithout cause.

4  In return for my love they ^xaccuse me,

but I ^ygive myself to prayer.¹

5  So they ^zreward me evil for good,

and hatred for my love.

6  ^aAppoint a wicked man ^bagainst him;

let an accuser stand ^cat his right hand.

7  When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;

let his ^dprayer be counted as sin!

8  May his ^edays be few;

may ^fanother take his ^goffice!

9  May his ^hchildren be fatherless

and his wife a widow!

10  May his children ⁱwander about and beg,

^jseeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!

11  May ^kthe creditor seize all that he has;

may ^kstrangers plunder the fruits of his toil!

12  Let there be none to ^lextend kindness to him,

nor any to ^mpity his fatherless children!

13  May his ⁿposterity be cut off;

may his ^oname be blotted out in the second generation!

14  May ^pthe iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,

and let not the sin of his mother be ^qblotted out!

15  ^rLet them be before the Lord continually,

that he may ^scut off the memory of them from the earth!

16  For he did not remember to show kindness,

but pursued ^tthe poor and needy

and ^uthe brokenhearted, to put them to death.

17  ^vHe loved to curse; let curses come² upon him!

He did not delight in blessing; may it be far³ from him!

18  He ^wclothed himself with cursing as his coat;

may it ^xsoak⁴ into his body like water,

like oil into his bones!

19  May it be like a garment that he wraps around him,

like a belt that he puts on every day!

20  May this be the reward of my ^yaccusers from the Lord,

of those who speak evil against my life!

21  But you, O God my Lord,

deal on my behalf ^zfor your name’s sake;

because your ^asteadfast love is good, deliver me!

22  For I am ^bpoor and needy,

and my heart is stricken within me.

23  I am gone like ^ca shadow at evening;

I am ^dshaken off like a locust.

24  My knees are weak ^ethrough fasting;

my ^fbody has become gaunt, with no fat.

25  I am ^gan object of scorn to my accusers;

when they see me, they ^hwag their heads.

26  ⁱHelp me, O Lord my God!

Save me according to your steadfast love!

27  Let them ^jknow that this is your hand;

you, O Lord, have done it!

28  ^kLet them curse, but you will bless!

They arise and are put to shame, but ^lyour servant will be glad!

29  May my accusers be ^mclothed with dishonor;

may they ⁿbe wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!

30  With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;

I will ^opraise him in the midst of the throng.

31  For he stands ^pat the right hand of the needy one,

to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.