Chapter 106
The
psalmist continues the theme of the previous psalm, praising G-d for performing
other miracles not mentioned previously, for "who can recount the mighty
acts of G-d?" Were we to try, we could not mention them all!
1. Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord for He is good, for His kindness is everlasting. 2. Who can
recount the mighty acts of the Lord, or proclaim all His praises? 3. Fortunate
are those who preserve justice, who perform deeds of righteousness all the
time. 4. Remember me, Lord, when You find favor with Your people; be mindful of
me with Your deliverance; 5. to behold the prosperity of Your chosen, to
rejoice in the joy of Your nation, to glory with Your inheritance. 6. We have
sinned as did our fathers, we have acted perversely and wickedly. 7. Our
fathers in Egypt did not contemplate Your wonders, they did not remember Your
abundant kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, at the Sea of Reeds. 8. Yet
He delivered them for the sake of His Name, to make His strength known. 9. He
roared at the Sea of Reeds and it dried up; He led them through the depths, as
through a desert. 10. He saved them from the hand of the enemy, and redeemed
them from the hand of the foe. 11. The waters engulfed their adversaries; not
one of them remained. 12. Then they believed in His words, they sang His praise.
13. They quickly forgot His deeds, they did not wait for His counsel; 14. and
they lusted a craving in the desert, they tested G-d in the wilderness. 15. And
He gave them their request, but sent emaciation into their souls. 16. They
angered Moses in the camp, and Aaron, the Lord's holy one. 17. The earth opened
and swallowed Dathan, and engulfed the company of Abiram; 18. and a fire burned
in their assembly, a flame set the wicked ablaze. 19. They made a calf in
Horeb, and bowed down to a molten image. 20. They exchanged their Glory for the
likeness of a grass-eating ox. 21. They forgot G-d, their savior, Who had
performed great deeds in Egypt, 22. wonders in the land of Ham, awesome things
at the Sea of Reeds. 23. He said that He would destroy them-had not Moses His
chosen one stood in the breach before Him, to turn away His wrath from
destroying. 24. They despised the desirable land, they did not believe His
word. 25. And they murmured in their tents, they did not heed the voice of the
Lord. 26. So He raised His hand [in oath] against them, to cast them down in
the wilderness, 27. to throw down their progeny among the nations, and to
scatter them among the lands. 28. They joined themselves to [the idol] Baal
Peor, and ate of the sacrifices to the dead; 29. they provoked Him with their
doings, and a plague broke out in their midst. 30. Then Phineas arose and
executed judgment, and the plague was stayed; 31. it was accounted for him as a
righteous deed, through all generations, forever. 32. They angered Him at the
waters of Merivah, and Moses suffered on their account; 33. for they defied His
spirit, and He pronounced [an oath] with His lips. 34. They did not destroy the
nations as the Lord had instructed them; 35. rather, they mingled with the
nations and learned their deeds. 36. They worshipped their idols, and they
became a snare for them. 37. They sacrificed their sons and daughters to
demons. 38. They spilled innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land became guilty with
blood. 39. They were defiled by their deeds, and went astray by their actions.
40. And the Lord's wrath blazed against His people, and He abhorred His
inheritance; 41. so He delivered them into the hands of nations, and their
enemies ruled them. 42. Their enemies oppressed them, and they were subdued
under their hand. 43. Many times did He save them, yet they were rebellious in
their counsel and were impoverished by their sins. 44. But He saw their
distress, when He heard their prayer; 45. and He remembered for them His
covenant and He relented, in keeping with His abounding kindness, 46. and He
caused them to be treated mercifully by all their captors. 47. Deliver us, Lord
our G-d; gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to Your Holy
Name and glory in Your praise. 48. Blessed is the Lord, the G-d of Israel,
forever and ever. And let all the people say, "Amen! Praise the
Lord!"
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107
This
psalm speaks of those who are saved from four specific perilous
situations(imprisonment, sickness, desert travel, and sea travel) and must
thank G-d, for their sins caused their troubles, and only by the kindness of G-d
were they saved. It is therefore appropriate that they praise G-d and tell of
their salvation to all.
1. Give thanks to the
Lord for He is good, for His kindness is everlasting. 2. So shall say those
redeemed by the Lord, those whom He redeemed from the hand of the oppressor. 3.
He gathered them from the lands-from east and from west, from north and from
the sea. 4. They lost their way in the wilderness, in the wasteland; they found
no inhabited city. 5. Both hungry and thirsty, their soul languished within
them. 6. They cried out to the Lord in their distress; He delivered them from
their afflictions. 7. He guided them in the right path to reach an inhabited
city. 8. Let them give thanks to the Lord, and [proclaim] His wonders to the
children of man, 9. for He has satiated a thirsting soul, and filled a hungry
soul with goodness. 10. Those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
bound in misery and chains of iron, 11. for they defied the words of G-d and
spurned the counsel of the Most High- 12. He humbled their heart through
suffering; they stumbled and there was none to help. 13. They cried out to the
Lord in their distress; He saved them from their afflictions. 14. He brought
them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and sundered their bonds. 15. Let
them give thanks to the Lord for His kindness, and [proclaim] His wonders to
the children of man, 16. for He broke the brass gates and smashed the iron
bars. 17. Foolish sinners are afflicted because of their sinful ways and their
wrongdoings. 18. Their soul loathes all food, and they reach the gates of
death. 19. They cried out to the Lord in their distress; He saved them from
their afflictions. 20. He sent forth His command and healed them; He delivered
them from their graves. 21. Let them give thanks to the Lord for His kindness,
and [proclaim] His wonders to the children of man. 22. Let them offer
sacrifices of thanksgiving, and joyfully recount His deeds. 23. Those who go
down to the sea in ships, who perform tasks in mighty waters; 24. they saw the
works of the Lord and His wonders in the deep. 25. He spoke and caused the
stormy wind to rise, and it lifted up the waves. 26. They rise to the sky,
plunge to the depths; their soul melts in distress. 27. They reel and stagger
like a drunkard, all their skill is to no avail. 28. They cried out to the Lord
in their distress, and He brought them out from their calamity. 29. He
transformed the storm into stillness, and the waves were quieted. 30. They
rejoiced when they were silenced, and He led them to their destination. 31. Let
them give thanks to the Lord for His kindness, and [proclaim] His wonders to
the children of man. 32. Let them exalt Him in the congregation of the people,
and praise Him in the assembly of the elders. 33. He turns rivers into desert,
springs of water into parched land, 34. a fruitful land into a salt-marsh,
because of the wickedness of those who inhabit it. 35. He turns a desert into a
lake, and parched land into springs of water. 36. He settles the hungry there,
and they establish a city of habitation. 37. They sow fields and plant
vineyards which yield fruit and wheat. 38. He blesses them and they multiply
greatly, and He does not decrease their cattle. 39. [If they sin,] they are
diminished and cast down through oppression, misery, and sorrow. 40. He pours
contempt upon distinguished men, and causes them to stray in a pathless
wilderness. 41. He raises the needy from distress, and makes their families [as
numerous] as flocks. 42. The upright observe this and rejoice, and all the
wicked close their mouth. 43. Let him who is wise bear these in mind, and then
the benevolent acts of the Lord will be understood.
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1.
A song, a psalm by David. 2. My heart is steadfast, O G-d; I will sing and
chant praises even with my soul. 3. Awake, O lyre and harp; I shall awaken the
dawn. 4. I will thank You among the nations, Lord; I will sing praises to You
among the peoples. 5. Indeed, Your kindness reaches above the heavens; Your
truth reaches to the skies. 6. Be exalted upon the heavens, O G-d, [show] Your
glory upon all the earth. 7. That Your beloved ones may be delivered, help with
Your right hand and answer me. 8. G-d spoke in His holiness that I would exult,
I would divide portions [of the enemies' land], I would measure the Valley of
Succot. 9. Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh, and Ephraim is the stronghold of
my head, Judah is my prince. 10. Moab is my washbasin, I will cast my shoe upon
Edom, I will shout over Philistia. 11. Who brings me to the fortified city? Who
led me unto Edom? 12. Is it not G-d, Who has [until now] forsaken us, and did
not go forth, O G-d, with our armies? 13. Give us help against the adversary;
futile is the help of man. 14. Through G-d we will do valiantly, and He will
trample our oppressors.
TIKKUN HAKLALI
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9. the covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac.
10. He established it for Jacob as a statute, for Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11. stating, "To you I shall give the land of Canaan"-the portion of your inheritance,
PSALM 89
37. His seed will endure forever and his throne will be [resplendent] as the sun before Me.
