1 Aleluia!
Rendei graças ao Senhor, porque ele é bom;
porque a sua misericórdia dura para sempre.
2 Quem saberá contar os poderosos feitos do Senhor
ou anunciar os seus louvores?
3 Bem-aventurados os que guardam a retidão
e o que pratica a justiça em todo tempo.
4 Lembra-te de mim, Senhor, segundo a tua bondade para com o teu povo;
visita-me com a tua salvação,
5 para que eu veja a prosperidade dos teus escolhidos,
e me alegre com a alegria do teu povo,
e me regozije com a tua herança.
6 Pecamos, como nossos pais;
cometemos iniquidade, procedemos mal.
7 Nossos pais, no Egito, não atentaram às tuas maravilhas;
não se lembraram da multidão das tuas misericórdias
e foram rebeldes junto ao mar, o mar Vermelho.
8 Mas ele os salvou por amor do seu nome,
para lhes fazer notório o seu poder.
9 Repreendeu o mar Vermelho, e ele secou;
e fê-los passar pelos abismos, como por um deserto.
10 Salvou-os das mãos de quem os odiava
e os remiu do poder do inimigo.
11 As águas cobriram os seus opressores;
nem um deles escapou.
12 Então, creram nas suas palavras
e lhe cantaram louvor.
13 Cedo, porém, se esqueceram das suas obras
e não lhe aguardaram os desígnios;
14 entregaram-se à cobiça, no deserto;
e tentaram a Deus na solidão.
15 Concedeu-lhes o que pediram,
mas fez definhar-lhes a alma.
16 Tiveram inveja de Moisés, no acampamento,
e de Arão, o santo do Senhor.
17 Abriu-se a terra, e tragou a Datã,
e cobriu o grupo de Abirão.
18 Ateou-se um fogo contra o seu grupo;
a chama abrasou os ímpios.
19 Em Horebe, fizeram um bezerro
e adoraram o ídolo fundido.
20 E, assim, trocaram a glória de Deus
pelo simulacro de um novilho que come erva.
21 Esqueceram-se de Deus, seu Salvador,
que, no Egito, fizera coisas portentosas,
22 maravilhas na terra de Cam,
tremendos feitos no mar Vermelho.
23 Tê-los-ia exterminado, como dissera,
se Moisés, seu escolhido,
não se houvesse interposto,
impedindo que sua cólera os destruísse.
24 Também desprezaram a terra aprazível
e não deram crédito à sua palavra;
25 antes, murmuraram em suas tendas
e não acudiram à voz do Senhor.
26 Então, lhes jurou, de mão erguida,
que os havia de arrasar no deserto;
27 e também derribaria entre as nações a sua descendência
e os dispersaria por outras terras.
28 Também se juntaram a Baal-Peor
e comeram os sacrifícios dos ídolos mortos.
29 Assim, com tais ações, o provocaram à ira;
e grassou peste entre eles.
30 Então, se levantou Fineias e executou o juízo;
e cessou a peste.
31 Isso lhe foi imputado por justiça,
de geração em geração, para sempre.
32 Depois, o indignaram nas águas de Meribá,
e, por causa deles, sucedeu mal a Moisés,
33 pois foram rebeldes ao Espírito de Deus,
e Moisés falou irrefletidamente.
34 Não exterminaram os povos,
como o Senhor lhes ordenara.
35 Antes, se mesclaram com as nações
e lhes aprenderam as obras;
36 deram culto a seus ídolos,
os quais se lhes converteram em laço;
37 pois imolaram seus filhos
e suas filhas aos demônios
38 e derramaram sangue inocente,
o sangue de seus filhos e filhas,
que sacrificaram aos ídolos de Canaã;
e a terra foi contaminada com sangue.
39 Assim se contaminaram com as suas obras
e se prostituíram nos seus feitos.
40 Acendeu-se, por isso, a ira do Senhor contra o seu povo,
e ele abominou a sua própria herança
41 e os entregou ao poder das nações;
sobre eles dominaram os que os odiavam.
42 Também os oprimiram os seus inimigos,
sob cujo poder foram subjugados.
43 Muitas vezes os libertou,
mas eles o provocaram com os seus conselhos
e, por sua iniquidade, foram abatidos.
44 Olhou-os, contudo, quando estavam angustiados
e lhes ouviu o clamor;
45 lembrou-se, a favor deles, de sua aliança
e se compadeceu, segundo a multidão de suas misericórdias.
46 Fez também que lograssem compaixão
de todos os que os levaram cativos.
47 Salva-nos, Senhor, nosso Deus,
e congrega-nos de entre as nações,
para que demos graças ao teu santo nome
e nos gloriemos no teu louvor.
48 Bendito seja o Senhor, Deus de Israel,
de eternidade a eternidade;
e todo o povo diga: Amém!
Aleluia!
1 Praise ye Jehovah.
Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness endureth forever.
2 Who can utter the mighty acts of Jehovah,
Or show forth all his praise?
3 Blessed are they that keep justice,
And he that doeth righteousness at all times.
4 Remember me, O Jehovah, with the favor that thou bearest unto thy people;
Oh visit me with thy salvation,
5 That I may see the prosperity of thy chosen,
That I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation,
That I may glory with thine inheritance.
6 We have sinned with our fathers,
We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt;
They remembered not the multitude of thy lovingkindnesses,
But were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake,
That he might make his mighty power to be known.
9 He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up:
So he led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.
10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them,
And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 And the waters covered their adversaries;
There was not one of them left.
12 Then believed they his words;
They sang his praise.
13 They soon forgat his works;
They waited not for his counsel,
14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness,
And tempted God in the desert.
15 And he gave them their request,
But sent leanness into their soul.
16 They envied Moses also in the camp,
And Aaron the saint of Jehovah.
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,
And covered the company of Abiram.
18 And a fire was kindled in their company;
The flame burned up the wicked.
19 They made a calf in Horeb,
And worshipped a molten image.
20 Thus they changed their glory
For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.
21 They forgat God their Saviour,
Who had done great things in Egypt,
22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham,
And terrible things by the Red Sea.
23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them,
Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach,
To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land,
They believed not his word,
25 But murmured in their tents,
And hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah.
26 Therefore he sware unto them,
That he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
27 And that he would overthrow their seed among the nations,
And scatter them in the lands.
28 They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor,
And ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their doings;
And the plague brake in upon them.
30 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment;
And so the plague was stayed.
31 And that was reckoned unto him for righteousness,
Unto all generations for evermore.
32 They angered him also at the waters of Meribah,
So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes;
33 Because they were rebellious against his spirit,
And he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
34 They did not destroy the peoples,
As Jehovah commanded them,
35 But mingled themselves with the nations,
And learned their works,
36 And served their idols,
Which became a snare unto them.
37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,
38 And shed innocent blood,
Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters,
Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan;
And the land was polluted with blood.
39 Thus were they defiled with their works,
And played the harlot in their doings.
40 Therefore was the wrath of Jehovah kindled against his people,
And he abhorred his inheritance.
41 And he gave them into the hand of the nations;
And they that hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies also oppressed them,
And they were brought into subjection under their hand.
43 Many times did he deliver them;
But they were rebellious in their counsel,
And were brought low in their iniquity.
44 Nevertheless he regarded their distress,
When he heard their cry:
45 And he remembered for them his covenant,
And repented according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
46 He made them also to be pitied
Of all those that carried them captive.
47 Save us, O Jehovah our God,
And gather us from among the nations,
To give thanks unto thy holy name,
And to triumph in thy praise.
48 Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel,
From everlasting even to everlasting.
And let all the people say, Amen.
Praise ye Jehovah.
1 Praise the LORD. "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. [^2]
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.
19 At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal.
20 They exchanged their glorious God for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
21 They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,
22 miracles in the land of Ham and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
23 So he said he would destroy them — had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them.
24 Then they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his promise.
25 They grumbled in their tents and did not obey the LORD.
26 So he swore to them with uplifted hand that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
27 make their descendants fall among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
28 They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
29 they aroused the LORD's anger by their wicked deeds, and a plague broke out among them.
30 But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was checked.
31 This was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.
32 By the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them;
33 for they rebelled against the Spirit of God, and rash words came from Moses' lips. [^3]
34 They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,
35 but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.
36 They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to false gods.
38 They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was desecrated by their blood.
39 They defiled themselves by what they did; by their deeds they prostituted themselves.
40 Therefore the LORD was angry with his people and abhorred his inheritance.
41 He gave them into the hands of the nations, and their foes ruled over them.
42 Their enemies oppressed them and subjected them to their power.
43 Many times he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away in their sin.
44 Yet he took note of their distress when he heard their cry;
45 for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.
46 He caused all who held them captive to show them mercy.
47 Save us, LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.
48 Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD.