1 ALELUYA. Alabad á Jehová, porque es bueno; Porque para siempre es su misericordia.
2 ¿Quién expresará las valentías de Jehová? ¿Quién contará sus alabanzas?
3 Dichosos los que guardan juicio, Los que hacen justicia en todo tiempo.
4 Acuérdate de mí, oh Jehová, según tu benevolencia para con tu pueblo: Visítame con tu salud;
5 Para que yo vea el bien de tus escogidos, Para que me goce en la alegría de tu gente, Y me gloríe con tu heredad.
6 Pecamos con nuestros padres, Hicimos iniquidad, hicimos impiedad.
7 Nuestros padres en Egipto no entendieron tus maravillas; No se acordaron de la muchedumbre de tus misericordias; Sino que se rebelaron junto á la mar, en el mar Bermejo.
8 Salvólos empero por amor de su nombre, Para hacer notoria su fortaleza.
9 Y reprendió al mar Bermejo, y secólo; E hízoles ir por el abismo, como por un desierto.
10 Y salvólos de mano del enemigo, Y rescatólos de mano del adversario.
11 Y cubrieron las aguas á sus enemigos: No quedó uno de ellos.
12 Entonces creyeron á sus palabras, Y cantaron su alabanza.
13 Apresuráronse, olvidáronse de sus obras; No esperaron en su consejo.
14 Y desearon con ansia en el desierto; Y tentaron á Dios en la soledad.
15 Y él les dió lo que pidieron; Mas envió flaqueza en sus almas.
16 Tomaron después celo contra Moisés en el campo, Y contra Aarón el santo de Jehová.
17 Abrióse la tierra, y tragó á Dathán, Y cubrió la compañía de Abiram.
18 Y encendióse el fuego en su junta; La llama quemó los impíos.
19 Hicieron becerro en Horeb, Y encorváronse á un vaciadizo.
20 Así trocaron su gloria Por la imagen de un buey que come hierba.
21 Olvidaron al Dios de su salud, Que había hecho grandezas en Egipto;
22 Maravillas en la tierra de Châm, Cosas formidables sobre el mar Bermejo.
23 Y trató de destruirlos, A no haberse puesto Moisés su escogido al portillo delante de él, A fin de apartar su ira, para que no los destruyese.
24 Empero aborrecieron la tierra deseable: No creyeron á su palabra;
25 Antes murmuraron en sus tiendas, Y no oyeron la voz de Jehová.
26 Por lo que alzó su mano á ellos, En orden á postrarlos en el desierto,
27 Y humillar su simiente entre las gentes, Y esparcirlos por las tierras.
28 Allegáronse asimismo á Baalpeor, Y comieron los sacrificios de los muertos.
29 Y ensañaron á Dios con sus obras, Y desarrollóse la mortandad en ellos.
30 Entonces se levantó Phinees, é hizo juicio; Y se detuvo la plaga.
31 Y fuéle contado á justicia De generación en generación para siempre.
32 También le irritaron en las aguas de Meriba: E hizo mal á Moisés por causa de ellos;
33 Porque hicieron se rebelase su espíritu, Como lo expresó con sus labios.
34 No destruyeron los pueblos Que Jehová les dijo;
35 Antes se mezclaron con las gentes, Y aprendieron sus obras.
36 Y sirvieron á sus ídolos; Los cuales les fueron por ruina.
37 Y sacrificaron sus hijos y sus hijas á los demonios;
38 Y derramaron la sangre inocente, la sangre de sus hijos y de sus hijas, Que sacrificaron á los ídolos de Canaán: Y la tierra fué contaminada con sangre.
39 Contamináronse así con sus obras, Y fornicaron con sus hechos.
40 Encendióse por tanto el furor de Jehová sobre su pueblo, Y abominó su heredad:
41 Y entrególos en poder de las gentes, Y enseñoreáronse de ellos los que los aborrecían.
42 Y sus enemigos los oprimieron, Y fueron quebrantados debajo de su mano.
43 Muchas veces los libró; Mas ellos se rebelaron á su consejo, Y fueron humillados por su maldad.
44 El con todo, miraba cuando estaban en angustia, Y oía su clamor:
45 Y acordábase de su pacto con ellos, Y arrepentíase conforme á la muchedumbre de sus miseraciones.
46 Hizo asimismo tuviesen de ellos misericordia todos los que los tenían cautivos.
47 Sálvanos, Jehová Dios nuestro, Y júntanos de entre las gentes, Para que loemos tu santo nombre, Para que nos gloriemos en tus alabanzas.
48 Bendito Jehová Dios de Israel, Desde el siglo y hasta el siglo: Y diga todo el pueblo, Amén. Aleluya.
1 Praise Yahweh!
Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good,
for his loving kindness endures forever.
2 Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh,
or fully declare all his praise?
3 Blessed are those who keep justice.
Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.
4 Remember me, Yahweh, with the favor that you show to your people.
Visit me with your salvation,
5 that I may see the prosperity of your chosen,
that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation,
that I may glory with your inheritance.
6 We have sinned with our fathers.
We have committed iniquity.
We have done wickedly.
7 Our fathers didn’t understand your wonders in Egypt.
They didn’t remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses,
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 known.
9 He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up;
so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.
10 He saved them from the hand of him who hated them,
and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11 The waters covered their adversaries.
There was not one of them left.
12 Then they believed his words.
They sang his praise.
13 They soon forgot his works.
They didn’t wait for his counsel,
14 but gave in to craving in the desert,
and tested God in the wasteland.
15 He gave them their request,
but sent leanness into their soul.
16 They envied Moses also in the camp,
and Aaron, Yahweh’s saint.
17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,
and covered the company of Abiram.
18 A fire was kindled in their company.
The flame burned up the wicked.
19 They made a calf in Horeb,
and worshiped a molten image.
20 Thus they exchanged their glory
for an image of a bull that eats grass.
21 They forgot God, their Savior,
who had done great things in Egypt,
22 wondrous works in the land of Ham,
and awesome things by the Red Sea.
23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them,
had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach,
to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.
24 Yes, they despised the pleasant land.
They didn’t believe his word,
25 but murmured in their tents,
and didn’t listen to Yahweh’s voice.
26 Therefore he swore to them
that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
27 that he would overthrow their offspring among the nations,
and scatter them in the lands.
28 They joined themselves also to Baal Peor,
and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds.
The plague broke in on them.
30 Then Phinehas stood up and executed judgment,
so the plague was stopped.
31 That was credited to him for righteousness,
for all generations to come.
32 They angered him also at the waters of Meribah,
so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;
33 because they were rebellious against his spirit,
he spoke rashly with his lips.
34 They didn’t destroy the peoples,
as Yahweh commanded them,
35 but mixed themselves with the nations,
and learned their works.
36 They served their idols,
which became a snare to them.
37 Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
38 They shed innocent blood,
even the blood of their sons and of their daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan.
The land was polluted with blood.
39 Thus they were defiled with their works,
and prostituted themselves in their deeds.
40 Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people.
He abhorred his inheritance.
41 He gave them into the hand of the nations.
Those who hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies also oppressed them.
They were brought into subjection under their hand.
43 He rescued them many times,
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 He remembered for them his covenant,
and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.
46 He made them also to be pitied
by all those who carried them captive.
47 Save us, Yahweh, our God,
gather us from among the nations,
to give thanks to your holy name,
to triumph in your praise!
48 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel,
from everlasting even to everlasting!
Let all the people say, "Amen."
Praise Yah!