Verse 8
Psalms 106:8
Bible in Basic English
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But he was their saviour because of his name, so that men might see his great power.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַֽ֭/יּוֹשִׁיעֵ/ם לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמ֑/וֹ לְ֝/הוֹדִ֗יעַ אֶת גְּבוּרָתֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And He will save them for the sake of His name, to make known His might.
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Chapter 106 Context
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Let the Lord be praised. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for...
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Who is able to give an account of the great acts of the Lord, or to make clear all his praise?
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Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times.
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Keep me in mind, O Lord, when you are good to your people; O let your salvation come to me;
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So that I may see the well-being of the people of your selection, and have a part in the joy of your...
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We are sinners like our fathers, we have done wrong, our acts are evil.
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Our fathers did not give thought to your wonders in Egypt; they did not keep in memory the great num...
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But he was their saviour because of his name, so that men might see his great power.
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By his word the Red Sea was made dry: and he took them through the deep waters as through the waste...
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And he took them safely out of the hands of their haters, and kept them from the attacks of those wh...
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And the waters went over their haters; all of them came to an end.
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Then they had faith in his words; they gave him songs of praise.
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But their memory of his works was short; not waiting to be guided by him,
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They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God (Elohim) to the test in the dry p...
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And he gave them their request, but sent a wasting disease into their souls.
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They were full of envy against Moses among the tents, and against Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.
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The earth opening put an end to Dathan, covering up Abiram and his band.
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And a fire was lighted among their tents; the sinners were burned up by the flames.
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They made a young ox in Horeb, and gave worship to an image of gold.
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And their glory was changed into the image of an ox, whose food is grass.
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They had no memory of God (Elohim) their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt;
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Works of wonder in the land of Ham, and things of fear by the Red Sea.
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And he was purposing to put an end to them if Moses, his special servant, had not gone up before him...
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They were disgusted with the good land; they had no belief in his word;
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Talking against him secretly in their tents, they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord.
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So he made an oath against them, to put an end to them in the waste land:
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That their children might be mixed among the nations, and sent away into other lands.
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And they were joined to Baal-peor, and took part in the offerings to the dead.
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So they made him angry by their behaviour; and he sent disease on them.
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Then Phinehas got up, and made prayer for them; and the disease went no farther.
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And all the generations coming after him kept the memory of his righteousness for ever.
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They made God (Elohim) angry again at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled because of t...
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For they made his spirit bitter, and he said unwise things.
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They did not put an end to the peoples, as the Lord had said;
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But they were joined to the nations, learning their works.
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And they gave worship to images; which were a danger to them:
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They even made offerings of their sons and their daughters to evil spirits,
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And gave the blood of their sons and their daughters who had done no wrong, offering them to the ima...
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So they became unclean through their works, going after their evil desires.
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Then the wrath of the Lord was burning against his people, and he was angry with his heritage.
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And he gave them into the hands of the nations; and they were ruled by their haters.
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By them they were crushed, and made low under their hands.
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Again and again he made them free; but their hearts were turned against his purpose, and they were o...
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But when their cry came to his ears, he had pity on their trouble:
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And kept in mind his agreement with them, and in his great mercy gave them forgiveness.
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He put pity into the hearts of those who made them prisoners.
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Be our saviour, O Lord our God (Elohim), and let us come back together from among the nations, so th...
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Praise be to the Lord God (Elohim) of Israel for ever and for ever; and let all the people say, So b...
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