Sep 16, 2017
1 Praise the Lord.[a]
Give thanks to the
Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
2 Who can proclaim
the mighty acts of the Lord
or fully declare his praise?
3 Blessed are those who act
justly,
who always do what is right.
4 Remember me,
Lord, when you show favor to your
people,
come to my aid when you save
them,
5 that I may enjoy the prosperity of your
chosen ones,
that I may share in the joy of your
nation
and join your inheritance in giving
praise.
6 We have sinned,
even as our ancestors did;
we have done wrong and acted
wickedly.
7 When our ancestors were in
Egypt,
they gave no thought to your
miracles;
they did not remember your many
kindnesses,
and they rebelled by the sea, the Red
Sea.[b]
8 Yet he saved them for his name’s
sake,
to make his mighty power known.
9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried
up;
he led them through the depths as through a
desert.
10 He saved them from the hand of the
foe;
from the hand of the enemy he redeemed
them.
11 The waters covered their
adversaries;
not one of them survived.
12 Then they believed his promises
and sang his praise.
13 But they soon
forgot what he had done
and did not wait for his plan to
unfold.
14 In the desert they gave in to their
craving;
in the wilderness they put God to the
test.
15 So he gave them what they asked
for,
but sent a wasting disease among
them.
16 In the camp
they grew envious of Moses
and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the
Lord.
17 The earth opened up and swallowed
Dathan;
it buried the company of Abiram.
18 Fire blazed among their
followers;
a flame consumed the wicked.