Psalm 106:5-7

Contemporary English Version

⁵Let me prosper with the rest
of your chosen ones,
as they celebrate with pride
because they belong to you.

⁶We and our ancestors
    have sinned terribly.
⁷^(A) When they were in Egypt,
    they paid no attention
to your marvelous deeds
    or your wonderful love.
And they turned against you
    at the Red Sea.^[a]

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Footnotes

106.7 Red Sea: Hebrew yam suph, “Sea of Reeds,” one of the marshes or fresh water lakes near the eastern part of the Nile Delta. This identification is based on Exodus 13.17—14.9, which lists the towns on the route of the Israelites before crossing the sea. In the Greek translation of the Scriptures made about 200 b.c., the “Sea of Reeds” was named “Red Sea.”