| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Praise the LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. | 1Praise the LORD! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting. |
| 2Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? Who can declare all His praise? | 2Who can speak of the mighty deeds of the LORD, Or can show forth all His praise? |
| 3Blessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times! | 3How blessed are those who keep 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, O LORD, in Your favor toward Your people; Visit 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. | 5That I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, That I may glory with Your inheritance. |
| 6We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, We have done wickedly. | 6We have sinned like our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have behaved 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 understand Your wonders; They did not remember Your abundant kindnesses, But rebelled by the sea, 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 the sake of His name, That He might 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. | 9Thus He rebuked the Red Sea and it dried up, And He led them through the deeps, as through the wilderness. |
| 10He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. | 10So He saved them from the hand of the one who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. |
| 11The waters covered their enemies; There was not one of them left. | 11The waters covered their adversaries; Not one of them was left. |
| 12Then they believed His words; They sang His praise. | 12Then they believed His words; They sang His praise. |
| 13They soon forgot His works; They did not wait for His counsel, | 13They quickly forgot His works; They did not wait for His counsel, |
| 14But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tested God in the desert. | 14But craved intensely in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert. |
| 15And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul. | 15So He gave them their request, But sent a wasting disease among them. |
| 16When they envied Moses in the camp, And Aaron the saint of the LORD, | 16When they became envious of Moses in the camp, And of Aaron, the holy one of the LORD, |
| 17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, And covered the faction of Abiram. | 17The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, And engulfed the company of Abiram. |
| 18A fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked. | 18And a fire blazed up in their company; The flame consumed the wicked. |
| 19They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped the molded image. | 19They made a calf in Horeb And worshiped a molten image. |
| 20Thus they changed their glory Into the image of an ox that eats grass. | 20Thus they exchanged their glory For the image of an ox that eats grass. |
| 21They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt, | 21They forgot God their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt, |
| 22Wondrous works in the land of Ham, Awesome things by the Red Sea. | 22Wonders in the land of Ham And awesome 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 one stood in the breach before Him, To turn away His wrath from destroying them. |
| 24Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe His word, | 24Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe in His word, |
| 25But complained in their tents, And did not heed the voice of the LORD. | 25But grumbled in their tents; They did not listen to the voice of the LORD. |
| 26Therefore He raised His hand in an oath against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness, | 26Therefore He swore to them That He would cast them down in the wilderness, |
| 27To overthrow their descendants among the nations, And to scatter them in the lands. | 27And that He would cast their seed among the nations And scatter them in the lands. |
| 28They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor, And ate sacrifices made to the dead. | 28They joined themselves also to Baal-peor, And ate sacrifices offered to 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 deeds, And the plague broke out among them. |
| 30Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And the plague was stopped. | 30Then Phinehas stood up and interposed, And so the plague was stayed. |
| 31And that was accounted to him for righteousness To all generations forevermore. | 31And it was reckoned to him for righteousness, To all generations forever. |
| 32They angered Him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses on account of them; | 32They also provoked Him to wrath at the waters of Meribah, So that it went hard with Moses on their account; |
| 33Because they rebelled against His Spirit, So that he spoke rashly with his lips. | 33Because they were rebellious against His Spirit, 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 commanded them, |
| 35But they mingled with the Gentiles And learned their works; | 35But they mingled with the nations And learned their practices, |
| 36They served their idols, Which became a snare to them. | 36And served their idols, Which became a snare to them. |
| 37They even sacrificed their sons And their daughters to demons, | 37They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the 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. | 38And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and their daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with the blood. |
| 39Thus they were defiled by their own works, And played the harlot by their own deeds. | 39Thus they became unclean in their practices, And played the harlot in their deeds. |
| 40Therefore the wrath of the LORD was kindled against His people, So that He abhorred His own inheritance. | 40Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against His people And He abhorred His inheritance. |
| 41And He gave them into the hand of the Gentiles, And those who hated them ruled over them. | 41Then He gave them into the hand of the nations, And those who 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 subdued under their power. |
| 43Many times He delivered them; But they rebelled in their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity. | 43Many times He would deliver them; They, however, were rebellious in their counsel, And so sank down in their iniquity. |
| 44Nevertheless He regarded their affliction, When He heard their cry; | 44Nevertheless He looked upon their distress 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 His covenant for their sake, And relented according to the greatness of His lovingkindness. |
| 46He also made them to be pitied By all those who carried them away captive. | 46He also made them objects of compassion In the presence of 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, O LORD our God, And gather us from among the nations, To give thanks to Your holy name And glory in Your 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, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, "Amen." Praise the LORD! |
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