1Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! (代上16:34; 代上16:41; 诗100:5; 诗105:1; 诗105:45)2Who can utter the mighty deeds of the Lord, or declare all his praise?3Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times! (诗15:2)4Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people; help me when you save them,[1] (诗119:132)5that I may look upon the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance. (诗105:6; 诗105:43)6Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness. (利26:40; 王上8:47; 拉9:6; 尼1:6; 尼9:16; 诗79:8; 耶3:25; 耶14:20; 但9:5)7Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wondrous works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea. (出14:11; 诗106:13; 诗106:21)8Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make known his mighty power. (出9:16; 结20:9; 结20:14)9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry, and he led them through the deep as through a desert. (出14:21; 诗18:15; 诗104:7; 赛50:2; 赛51:10; 赛63:13)10So he saved them from the hand of the foe and redeemed them from the power of the enemy. (出14:30; 诗107:2)11And the waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left. (出14:28; 出15:5)12Then they believed his words; they sang his praise. (出14:31; 出15:1)13But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel. (出15:24; 出16:2; 出17:2; 诗78:11; 诗107:11)14But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert; (出17:2; 民11:4; 诗78:18; 林前10:6; 林前10:9)15he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them. (诗78:29; 赛10:16)16When men in the camp were jealous of Moses and Aaron, the holy one of the Lord, (民16:1; 申33:2; 亚14:5; 犹1:14)17the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. (民16:31; 申11:6)18Fire also broke out in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. (民16:35)19They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a metal image. (出32:4; 申9:8; 徒7:41)20They exchanged the glory of God[2] for the image of an ox that eats grass. (耶2:11; 羅1:23)21They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt, (申32:18; 诗78:11; 诗106:7; 诗106:13)22wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea. (诗78:51; 诗105:23; 诗105:27)23Therefore he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them. (出32:10; 申9:14; 诗105:6; 结20:8; 结22:30)24Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise. (民14:31; 申1:32; 申9:23; 亚7:14)25They murmured in their tents, and did not obey the voice of the Lord. (民14:2; 申1:27)26Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them that he would make them fall in the wilderness, (出6:8; 民14:30; 申32:40; 诗95:11; 结20:6; 结20:15; 结20:23)27and would make their offspring fall among the nations, scattering them among the lands. (诗44:11)28Then they yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead; (民25:3; 赛8:19; 何9:10)29they provoked the Lord to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.30Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stayed. (民25:7)31And that was counted to him as righteousness from generation to generation forever. (创15:6; 民25:10)32They angered him at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account, (民20:2; 申1:37)33for they made his spirit bitter,[3] and he spoke rashly with his lips. (民20:10; 诗78:40; 诗107:11; 赛63:10)34They did not destroy the peoples, as the Lord commanded them, (申7:2; 申7:16; 士1:21; 士1:27; 士2:2)35but they mixed with the nations and learned to do as they did. (士3:5; 拉9:2)36They served their idols, which became a snare to them. (出23:33; 申7:16; 士2:3)37They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons; (申32:17; 王下16:3; 赛57:5; 结16:20; 结20:26; 林前10:20)38they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood. (赛24:5)39Thus they became unclean by their acts, and played the whore in their deeds. (诗73:27; 结20:18; 结20:30)40Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage; (士2:14; 诗28:9; 诗78:59; 诗78:62)41he gave them into the hand of the nations, so that those who hated them ruled over them. (尼9:27)42Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their power. (士4:3; 士10:12)43Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes and were brought low through their iniquity. (利26:39; 士2:16; 诗81:12)44Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress, when he heard their cry. (士3:9; 士4:3; 士6:7; 士10:10)45For their sake he remembered his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love. (利26:42; 诗51:1; 诗69:16; 诗90:13; 诗105:8; 诗106:7; 赛63:7; 哀3:32)46He caused them to be pitied by all those who held them captive. (王上8:50; 代下30:9; 拉9:9; 尼1:11; 耶42:12)47Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise. (代上16:35; 诗107:3)48Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the Lord! (诗41:13; 诗104:35)