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105:1 Yahweh’s faithfulness
105 Give thanks to Yahweh. Ask him when you need help.
Tell every people group about what he’s done.
2 Sing to him. Sing praises to him.
Tell about his wonderful miracles.
3 Boast about his sinless reputation.
Let the hearts of those who follow Yahweh be glad.
4 Get your help from Yahweh and his strength.
≈Always be requesting his attention.
5 Remember the incredible things that he’s done—
≈his miracles and the judgements that he’s made
6 you offspring of his servant Abraham,
≈you descendants of Yaakov (Jacob), his chosen one.
His judgements are felt throughout the entire world.
8 He never forgets his agreement with us—
Any promise he made will endure for a thousand generations.
9 like the one he made with Abraham,[ref]
and his oath to Yitsak (Isaac).[ref]
10 Later, he confirmed it again to Yaakov (Jacob),[ref]
and to Israel as an agreement with no expiry date,
11 saying, “I’ll give you all the Canaan region,
as your share of your inheritance.”
12 That was when they were few in number—
so few, and were strangers to the area.
13 They wandered from country to country
≈and from one kingdom to another.
14 He didn’t allow others to oppress them.
He even scolded kings on their account.[ref]
106:1 Yahweh’s goodness
106 Praise Yah. Give thanks to Yahweh because he’s good,
because his loyal commitment never ends.
2 Who can recount everything that Yahweh’s done?
Can anyone list all his praises?
3 Those who promote justice will be blessed,
as will those who always do what is right.
4 When you help your people, Yahweh, remember me.
Help me when you rescue them.
5 I want to see your chosen people prosper—
be happy that your nation is happy
and share the splendour of your inheritance.
6 We have disobeyed God like our ancestors did.
≈We have done things that were wrong, and have acted wickedly.
7 Our ancestors didn’t appreciate the miracles you did in Egypt (Heb. Mitsrayim).[ref]
They just forgot about your display of loyal commitment,
and instead they rebelled down there at the Red Sea.
8 However, he saved them for the sake of his reputation—
to make his incredible power known to the world.
9 He commanded the Red Sea and it dried up,
then he led them through its depths as if it was ordinary land[ref]
10 and saved them from the forces of those who hated them—
yes, he rescued them from their enemy’s power.
11 The water came back over their enemies—
there wasn’t a single one of them left.
12 Then they finally believed his words,[ref]
and they sang praises to him.
13 But they soon forgot what he’d done.
They didn’t bother waiting for his advice.
14 They had intense cravings for meat in the wilderness,[ref]
≈and they challenged God right there in the desert.
15 So he gave them what they asked for
but he sent them a horrible disease with it.
16 Then in the camp, they became jealous of Mosheh (Moses),[ref]
≈and Aharon (Aaron), Yahweh’s chosen priest.
17 The earth opened up and swallowed Datan,
≈and covered over Aviram’s followers.
18 Then fire blazed among them,
≈and the flames burnt up the wicked people.
19 They made a gold calf at Horev,[ref]
≈and worshipped the metal statue there.
20 They traded the splendour of their God,
with a statue image of a bull that eats grass. ☺
21 They forgot about their saviour God
who’d done incredible miracles in Egypt (Heb. Mitsrayim),
22 ≈had done amazing feats in the land of Ham (i.e., Egypt),
≈and had demonstrated powerful forces at the Red Sea.
23 So he said that he’d destroy them,
except that his chosen servant Mosheh stood as intermediary,
to turn him away from his severe anger and plan to destroy.
24 Then they despised that desirable region—[ref]
≈they didn’t believe his promise.
25 Instead they grumbled in their tents
and didn’t listen to what Yahweh said.
26 So he made his decision against them:
that they’d drop dead there in the wilderness,
27 and he’d disperse their descendants across many countries[ref]
≈and scatter them in distant lands.
28 They submitted to the Baal of Peor,[ref]
and ate sacrifices that had been offered to the dead.
29 They provoked him to anger with their actions,
and a plague broke out among them.
30 Then Pinehas took a stand and intervened
31 That godly action was credited to him,
for all the generations to come.
32 They also made Yahweh angry at the Merivah springs,[ref]
and that led to trouble for Mosheh (Moses),
33 because they’d rebelled against his spirit,
and then he ended up speaking rashly.
34 They didn’t destroy those people groups[ref]
as Yahweh had told them to do.
35 Instead they mingled with those other groups,
and imitated their ungodly activities
which then became the reason for their destruction.
37 They sacrificed their sons and daughters to the demons.[ref]
38 Yes, they shed innocent blood—[ref]
the blood of their sons and daughters
that they sacrificed to the idols and polluted the land with blood.
39 Their actions made them unacceptable to worship God,
having prostituted themselves to other Gods.
40 So Yahweh got angry with his own people,[ref]
≈and he despised his own inheritance.
41 He allowed other countries to control them,
≈and those who hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies oppressed them,
≈and subdued them under their control.
43 He rescued them many times,
but they kept rebelling in their minds,
and were brought down by their own sin.
44 Nevertheless, he paid attention to their distress
when he heard their cry for help.
45 He thought about his agreement with them,
and he relented because of the strength of his loyal commitment to them.
46 He caused their conquerors to have pity on them.
47 Save us Yahweh our God,[ref]
and gather us back from among other nations
so that we can give thanks for your sacred reputation,
and praise you with real gladness.
48 May Israel’s God Yahweh be praised throughout the ages,
and all the people said, “Yes, let it be so.”
Praise Yah.
Gen 12:7:
7 Then Yahweh came to Abram and told him, “I’ll give this land to your descendants.” So Abram built an altar there and made a burnt offering to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.[ref]
Gen 26:3:
3 Stay as a guest in this region, and I’ll be with you and bless you, because I’ll give all this land to you and to your descendants, and I’ll confirm the oath that I made to your father Abraham.[ref]
Gen 28:13:
13 And look, Yahweh was standing above it and he said, “I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your grandfather and the God of Yitshak. I will give the land that you are lying on to you and to your descendants[ref]
Gen 20:3-7:
3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream in the night and told him, “Listen, you’re as good as dead because of that woman you took because she is married to a husband.”
4 Now Abimelech hadn’t gone near to her, so he said, “My master, would you destroy a nation even though it’s innocent? 5 Didn’t Abraham himself tell me that she was his sister? And she herself also said that he was her brother. I did this with a clear conscience and with clean hands.”
6 Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience and indeed I kept you from sinning against me. I didn’t allow you to touch her for that reason. 7 So now, return that man’s wife because he’s a prophet, and he’ll pray for you and you’ll live. But if you don’t return her, be certain that you and all your people will surely die.”
2Ch 5:13:
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Ezr 3:11:
11 Then they sang in response—praising and thanking Yahweh: “Yes, he is good, because his loyal commitment to Israel will continue forever.”
Then all the people shouted a great shout in praise to Yahweh because the foundation of Yahweh’s temple had been laid.[ref]
Psa 100:5:
5 because Yahweh is good.
His loyal commitment to us continues forever,[ref]
≈and his truthfulness continues through the generations.
106:1:
106:1 Yahweh’s goodness
106 Praise Yah. Give thanks to Yahweh because he’s good,
because his loyal commitment never ends.
107:1:
Fifth collection
(Songs 107–150)
118:1:
136:1:
136:1 A song of thankfulness
136 Give thanks to Yahweh, because he’s good,[ref]
because his loyal affection continues forever.
Jer 33:11:
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Gen 26:3:
3 Stay as a guest in this region, and I’ll be with you and bless you, because I’ll give all this land to you and to your descendants, and I’ll confirm the oath that I made to your father Abraham.[ref]
Exo 14:10-12:
10 As the Egyptians approached, the Israelis looked back, and to their horror, saw the army coming after them. They were extremely afraid and cried out to Yahweh. 11 They complained to Mosheh, “Is it because there weren’t any graves in Egypt that you brought us here to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us? Why did you bring us out from Egypt? 12 Isn’t this exactly what we told you in Egypt when we said, ‘Just leave us alone and let us serve the Egyptians’? Because serving the Egyptians sounds a lot better to us than dying out here in the wilderness.”
Exo 14:21-31:
21 Then Mosheh stretched his arm out over the sea and Yahweh sent a strong east wind. It blew all night and divided the sea on each side and dried the strip of land in the middle. 22 So then the Israelis entered through the middle of the sea on dry ground with a wall of water on each side of them.[ref] 23 However, the Egyptians pursued after them. Every one of Far’oh’s horses and chariots and his horsemen also entered into the middle of the sea. 24 By now morning was coming and Yahweh looked down through the pillar of fire and cloud, and he caused confusion for the Egyptian army. 25 He caused the wheels of their chariots to turn unevenly so they became difficult to drive, and the Egyptians complained, “Let’s retreat from following the Israelis, because Yahweh is fighting against Egypt and for them.”
26 On the other side, Yahweh told Mosheh, “Stretch your arm out over the sea and the waters will flow back onto the Egyptians and onto Far’oh’s chariots and his horsemen.” 27 So Mosheh stretched his arm out over the sea, and as the day broke, the sea began to return to its normal place. The Egyptians turned and fled before its impact but Yahweh shook the Egyptians off their horses and chariots in the middle of the sea. 28 So the sea returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen—even Far’oh’s entire army that had entered into the sea after the Israelis. Not even one of the pursuers remained. 29 But the Israelis had walked through the middle of the sea on dry land with a wall of water on each side of them.
30 So Yahweh saved Israel from Egypt’s power that day, and the Israelis saw the Egyptians’ bodies washed up on the shore. 31 All of Israel saw the incredible power that Yahweh had used against the Egyptians, and the people revered Yahweh, and put their trust in him and his servant Mosheh.
Exo 15:1-21:
15:1 Mosheh’s song
15 Then Mosheh and the Israelis sang this song to Yahweh:[ref]
“I will sing to Yahweh because he’s been so successful—
he’s thrown both the horses and their riders into the sea.
2 I will sing about Yahweh, my source of strength,[ref]
and the one who saves me.
I will praise him because he’s my God—
≈he’s my father’s God and I will honour him.
3 Yahweh is a warrior.
Yahweh is his name.
4 He threw Far’oh’s chariots and his army into the sea.
≈His hand-picked officers have been sunk in the sea.
≈They descended into the depths like a stone.
6 Yahweh’s right arm is so powerful.
≈Yahweh’s right arm shattered our enemy.
7 You toss away your adversaries with your great power.
Your burning anger consumes them like straw in a fire.
8 It was your breath that made the waters pile up.
They stood up like a heap.
The deep water seemed like it was solid.
9 Our enemies thought that they could chase after us and overtake us.
They had planned to satisfy themselves by sharing out the plunder.
They were ready to use their swords and swing their arms to destroy us.
10 But you blew with your breath.
They sank like lead in that terrible surge.
11 Which other God is like you, Yahweh?
Who else is so powerful and yet sinless,
receiving praises for doing miracles?
12 You stretched out your powerful arm.
13 You are leading the people you bought back,
because you committed yourself to love them.
You used your strength to lead them to your sinless home.
14 Other countries have heard, and they tremble.
≈Anguish has struck the inhabitants of Filistia.
15 The chiefs of Edom have panicked.
≈Trembling has seized the leaders of Moab.
≈The inhabitants of Kanaan have melted away.
16 Terror and dread have fallen on them.
After seeing your great power, they’ve stayed as still as stone
until your people have all marched past, Yahweh.
Until the people you bought have all gone past them.
and establish them on the mountain of your inheritance.
The place you’ve chosen to become your home, Yahweh—
a sanctuary built by your hands, master.
18 Yahweh will reign as king forever and ever.
19 Far’oh’s horse went into the sea, along with his chariots and horsemen,[fn]
and Yahweh brought the water back over them,
after the Israelis had walked through on dry ground in the middle of the sea.”
15:19 Miryam’s song
20 Then Aharon’s sister Miryam who was a prophetess, picked up a tambourine and went outside. All the other women did likewise and followed her out to dance together 21 so Miryam sang this response:
“Sing to Yahweh and tell of his amazing victory—
15:19 Some interpreters include v19 as part of Mosheh’s song (as we do, although it does seem less poetic in structure), while others don’t. (There’s no speech marks in the ancient Hebrew texts.)
Num 11:4-34:
Num 16:1-35:
Exo 32:1-14:
32:1 The gold bull idol
32 Meanwhile, the people had noticed that Mosheh had been up on the mountain for a long time, so they people gathered themselves around Aharon and told him, “Come on. Make some gods for us that can go ahead of us, because we don’t know what’s happened to that Mosheh—the man[fn] who brought us out of Egypt.”[ref]
2 Aharon replied, “Go and get the gold earrings off your wives and your sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” 3 So the people took off all their gold earrings and brought them to Aharon, 4 and he took them and smelted and crafted the gold into the form of a young bull. Then the people said, “These are your gods,[fn] Israel, who brought you out of Egypt.”[ref]
5 When Aharon saw that, he built an altar in front of the bull and announced, “Tomorrow will be a festival to honour Yahweh.” 6 So they got up early the next day and offered burnt offerings and brought peace offerings. Then the people sat down to eat and drink, then stood up to make merry.[ref]
7 Then Yahweh told Mosheh, “Go on down because your people that you brought out of Egypt have gone bad—8 they’ve quickly deviated from what I instructed them. They’ve made a metal bull for themselves and have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and they’ve said, ‘Israel, these are your gods that brought you out of Egypt.’ ” 9 Then Yahweh said to Mosheh, “I’ve seen this people, and look, they’re so stubborn. 10 So leave me alone now and let my anger rage against them. I will destroy them and make you into a great nation.” 11 But Mosheh pleaded with his God Yahweh and asked, “Yahweh, why are you angry at your people that you have brought out of Egypt with your incredible power and actions?[ref] 12 If you did that, the Egyptians would say, ‘Ha, he brought them out with evil plans to kill them in the mountains and to destroy them from off the earth’? Turn from your anger and repent from any idea of doing evil to your people. 13 Remember Abraham and Yitshak and Yisra’el—your servants that you swore to them yourself and told them, ‘I will cause your descendants to increase like the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land which I told you about, and they will inherit it forever.’ ”[ref] 14 So Yahweh repented from the evil that he’d said he’d do to his people.
32:1 The way that the people speak of Mosheh here suggests that maybe they never really ever regarded him as being one of them—remember, he did grow up in an Egyptian palace.
32:4 After crafting the gold into the form of a young bull (which wasn’t necessarily solid but may have had an internal wooden frame or a clay centre), it’s not clear here why the text refers to plural ‘gods’.
Num 14:1-35:
Lev 26:33:
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Jdg 2:1-3:
2 Then Yahweh’s messenger went from Gilgal to Bokim and told the Israelis, “I brought you all out of Egypt and led you here to this land that I promised to your ancestors. I had said that I wouldn’t ever break my agreement with you all, 2 but that you mustn’t form treaties with the peoples who lived here, rather you must tear down their altars. But you all haven’t obeyed what I said. What have you gone and done?[ref] 3 So I’m telling you that I won’t drive your enemies out ahead of you, but they’ll be like thorns in your sides and you’ll all end up being enslaved to their idols.”
3:5-6:
5 and so the Israelis lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Yebusites. 6 They took their daughters as wives, and gave their own daughters to be married to their sons, and they worshipped their gods.
2Ki 17:17:
17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters, and used fortune-tellers and witchcraft—making themselves slaves to evil by doing what Yahweh had forbidden, and so making him angry.[ref]
Num 35:33:
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Jdg 2:14-18:
14 So Yahweh got angry with Yisrael so he caused raiders to come and take their property and he allowed their enemies to become more powerful so they could no longer stand against them. 15 Whenever the Israelis went into battle, Yahweh worked against them just like he’d said he would and they became very distressed.
16 Then Yahweh gave them leaders[fn] to save them from the raiders. 17 However they wouldn’t listen to those leaders either—continuing to prostitute themselves to other gods and bowing down to idols. They rapidly turned away from their ancestors’ ways and showed no interest in obeying Yahweh’s instructions. 18 Whenever Yahweh gave them a leader, he would support that leader and would save them from their enemies during that leader’s life, because he pitied the people when they groaned from being tormented and oppressed.
2:16 Traditionally called ‘judges’ in most English translations, but that modern term doesn’t fit their various functions in this account at all well. (‘Leaders’ isn’t perfect either but it’s generic enough to cover most of their roles.)
1Ch 16:35-36:
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