Psalm 106

A Confession of Israel’s Sins

¹Praise the Lord!
   O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
   for his steadfast love endures for ever.
²Who can utter the mighty doings of the Lord,
   or declare all his praise?
³Happy are those who observe justice,
   who do righteousness at all times.

⁴Remember me, O Lord, when you show favour to your people;
   help me when you deliver them;
⁵that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones,
   that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation,
   that I may glory in your heritage.

⁶Both we and our ancestors have sinned;
   we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly.
¹⁹They made a calf at Horeb
   and worshipped a cast image.
²⁰They exchanged the glory of God^*
   for the image of an ox that eats grass.
²¹They forgot God, their Saviour,
   who had done great things in Egypt,
²²wondrous works in the land of Ham,
   and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.^*
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.