| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Praise the LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. | 1Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever. |
| 2Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? Who can declare all His praise? | 2Who can declare the LORD's mighty acts or proclaim all the praise due Him? |
| 3Blessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times! | 3How happy are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times. |
| 4Remember me, O LORD, with the favor You have toward Your people. Oh, visit me with Your salvation, | 4Remember me, LORD, when You show favor to Your people. Come to me with Your salvation |
| 5That I may see the benefit of Your chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, That I may glory with Your inheritance. | 5so that I may enjoy the prosperity of Your chosen ones, rejoice in the joy of Your nation, and boast about Your heritage. |
| 6We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, We have done wickedly. | 6Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have done wrong and have acted wickedly. |
| 7Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders; They did not remember the multitude of Your mercies, But rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea. | 7Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp the significance of Your wonderful works or remember Your many acts of faithful love; instead, they rebelled by the sea--the Red Sea. |
| 8Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake, That He might make His mighty power known. | 8Yet He saved them because of His name, to make His power known. |
| 9He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up; So He led them through the depths, As through the wilderness. | 9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert. |
| 10He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. | 10He saved them from the hand of the adversary; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. |
| 11The waters covered their enemies; There was not one of them left. | 11Water covered their foes; not one of them remained. |
| 12Then they believed His words; They sang His praise. | 12Then they believed His promises and sang His praise. |
| 13They soon forgot His works; They did not wait for His counsel, | 13They soon forgot His works and would not wait for His counsel. |
| 14But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tested God in the desert. | 14They were seized with craving in the wilderness and tested God in the desert. |
| 15And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul. | 15He gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease among them. |
| 16When they envied Moses in the camp, And Aaron the saint of the LORD, | 16In the camp they were envious of Moses and of Aaron, the LORD's holy one. |
| 17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, And covered the faction of Abiram. | 17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram. |
| 18A fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked. | 18Fire blazed throughout their assembly; flames consumed the wicked. |
| 19They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped the molded image. | 19At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped the cast metal image. |
| 20Thus they changed their glory Into the image of an ox that eats grass. | 20They exchanged their glory for the image of a grass-eating ox. |
| 21They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt, | 21They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt, |
| 22Wondrous works in the land of Ham, Awesome things by the Red Sea. | 22wonderful works in the land of Ham, awe-inspiring acts at the Red Sea. |
| 23Therefore He said that He would destroy them, Had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach, To turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them. | 23So He said He would have destroyed them-- if Moses His chosen one had not stood before Him in the breach to turn His wrath away from destroying them. |
| 24Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe His word, | 24They despised the pleasant land and did not believe His promise. |
| 25But complained in their tents, And did not heed the voice of the LORD. | 25They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the LORD's voice. |
| 26Therefore He raised His hand in an oath against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness, | 26So He raised His hand against them with an oath that He would make them fall in the desert |
| 27To overthrow their descendants among the nations, And to scatter them in the lands. | 27and would disperse their descendants among the nations, scattering them throughout the lands. |
| 28They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor, And ate sacrifices made to the dead. | 28They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods. |
| 29Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds, And the plague broke out among them. | 29They provoked the LORD with their deeds, and a plague broke out against them. |
| 30Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And the plague was stopped. | 30But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stopped. |
| 31And that was accounted to him for righteousness To all generations forevermore. | 31It was credited to him as righteousness throughout all generations to come. |
| 32They angered Him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses on account of them; | 32They angered the LORD at the waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered because of them; |
| 33Because they rebelled against His Spirit, So that he spoke rashly with his lips. | 33for they embittered his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips. |
| 34They did not destroy the peoples, Concerning whom the LORD had commanded them, | 34They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them |
| 35But they mingled with the Gentiles And learned their works; | 35but mingled with the nations and adopted their ways. |
| 36They served their idols, Which became a snare to them. | 36They served their idols, which became a snare to them. |
| 37They even sacrificed their sons And their daughters to demons, | 37They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons. |
| 38And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with blood. | 38They shed innocent blood-- the blood of their sons and daughters whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; so the land became polluted with blood. |
| 39Thus they were defiled by their own works, And played the harlot by their own deeds. | 39They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds. |
| 40Therefore the wrath of the LORD was kindled against His people, So that He abhorred His own inheritance. | 40Therefore the LORD's anger burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance. |
| 41And He gave them into the hand of the Gentiles, And those who hated them ruled over them. | 41He handed them over to the nations; those who hated them ruled them. |
| 42Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand. | 42Their enemies oppressed them, and they were subdued under their power. |
| 43Many times He delivered them; But they rebelled in their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity. | 43He rescued them many times, but they continued to rebel deliberately and were beaten down by their sin. |
| 44Nevertheless He regarded their affliction, When He heard their cry; | 44When He heard their cry, He took note of their distress, |
| 45And for their sake He remembered His covenant, And relented according to the multitude of His mercies. | 45remembered His covenant with them, and relented according to the riches of His faithful love. |
| 46He also made them to be pitied By all those who carried them away captive. | 46He caused them to be pitied before all their captors. |
| 47Save us, O LORD our God, And gather us from among the Gentiles, To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise. | 47Save us, Yahweh our God, and gather us from the nations, so that we may give thanks to Your holy name and rejoice in Your praise. |
| 48Blessed be the LORD God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the LORD! | 48May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, "Amen!" Hallelujah! |
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