Sunday Sermonette: We Bad

Psalm 106 is another lengthy " history psalm. " The counterpoint to the previous recitation of God ' s goodness, it recounts (somewhat inaccurately) events in Exodus and Numbers in which the Israelites displeased Yahweh. Along the way, it praises the Big Guy in the Sky for the creative ways in which he murders people en masse -- drowning, plague, being swallowed by the earth, burning, etc. The main inaccuracy is that it defines Aaron as " the holy one of the Lord, " and attributes the golden calf to " they, " i.e. the people. But it was Aaron who made the golden calf and this is just about the only act attributed to him. In verse 30, though Phine ' has stayed the plague, it doesn ' t mention that 24,000 people had already died.  Anyway, I don ' t see a whole lot to praise God for in this sorry story.106 Praise theLord!O give thanks to theLord, for he is good;    for his steadfast love endures for ever!2 Who can utter the mighty doings of theLord,    or show forth all his praise?3 Blessed are they who observe justice,    who do righteousness at all times!4 Remember me, OLord, when thou showest favor to thy people;    help me when thou deliverest them;5 that I may see the prosperity of thy chosen ones,    that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation,    that I may glory with thy heritage.6 Both we and our fathers hav...
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