New King James Version | King James Bible |
1Praise the LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. | 1Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. |
2Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? Who can declare all His praise? | 2Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise? |
3Blessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times! | 3Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times. |
4Remember me, O LORD, with the favor You have toward Your people. Oh, visit me with Your salvation, | 4Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy 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. | 5That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance. |
6We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, We have done wickedly. | 6We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done 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 understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea. |
8Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake, That He might make His mighty power known. | 8Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be 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 also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. |
10He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. | 10And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. |
11The waters covered their enemies; There was not one of them left. | 11And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left. |
12Then they believed His words; They sang His praise. | 12Then believed they his words; they sang his praise. |
13They soon forgot His works; They did not wait for His counsel, | 13They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel: |
14But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tested God in the desert. | 14But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. |
15And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul. | 15And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul. |
16When they envied Moses in the camp, And Aaron the saint of the LORD, | 16They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD. |
17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, And covered the faction of Abiram. | 17The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. |
18A fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked. | 18And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. |
19They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped the molded image. | 19They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. |
20Thus they changed their glory Into the image of an ox that eats grass. | 20Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. |
21They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt, | 21They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt; |
22Wondrous works in the land of Ham, Awesome things by the Red Sea. | 22Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by 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. | 23Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. |
24Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe His word, | 24Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: |
25But complained in their tents, And did not heed the voice of the LORD. | 25But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD. |
26Therefore He raised His hand in an oath against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness, | 26Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness: |
27To overthrow their descendants among the nations, And to scatter them in the lands. | 27To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands. |
28They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor, And ate sacrifices made to the dead. | 28They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. |
29Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds, And the plague broke out among them. | 29Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them. |
30Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And the plague was stopped. | 30Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed. |
31And that was accounted to him for righteousness To all generations forevermore. | 31And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore. |
32They angered Him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses on account of them; | 32They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: |
33Because they rebelled against His Spirit, So that he spoke rashly with his lips. | 33Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips. |
34They did not destroy the peoples, Concerning whom the LORD had commanded them, | 34They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them: |
35But they mingled with the Gentiles And learned their works; | 35But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. |
36They served their idols, Which became a snare to them. | 36And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them. |
37They even sacrificed their sons And their daughters to demons, | 37Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, |
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. | 38And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood. |
39Thus they were defiled by their own works, And played the harlot by their own deeds. | 39Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions. |
40Therefore the wrath of the LORD was kindled against His people, So that He abhorred His own inheritance. | 40Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance. |
41And He gave them into the hand of the Gentiles, And those who hated them ruled over them. | 41And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them. |
42Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand. | 42Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand. |
43Many times He delivered them; But they rebelled in their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity. | 43Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. |
44Nevertheless He regarded their affliction, When He heard their cry; | 44Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: |
45And for their sake He remembered His covenant, And relented according to the multitude of His mercies. | 45And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies. |
46He also made them to be pitied By all those who carried them away captive. | 46He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives. |
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, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise. |
48Blessed be the LORD God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the LORD! | 48Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD. |
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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