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Psalm 106:19-23
New English Translation
Psalm 106:19-23
New English Translation
19 They made an image of a calf at Horeb,
and worshiped a metal idol.
20 They traded their majestic God[a]
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21 They rejected[b] the God who delivered them,
the one who performed great deeds in Egypt,
22 amazing feats in the land of Ham,
mighty acts[c] by the Red Sea.
23 He threatened[d] to destroy them,
but[e] Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him[f]
and turned back his destructive anger.[g]
Footnotes
- Psalm 106:20 tn Heb “their glory.” According to an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition, the text originally read “his glory” or “my glory.” In Jer 2:11 the Lord states that his people (Israel) exchanged “their glory” (a reference to the Lord) for worthless idols.
- Psalm 106:21 tn Heb “forgot.”
- Psalm 106:22 tn Or “awe-inspiring acts.”
- Psalm 106:23 tn Heb “and he said.”
- Psalm 106:23 tn Heb “if not,” that is, “[and would have] if [Moses] had not.”
- Psalm 106:23 tn Heb “stood in the gap before him.”
- Psalm 106:23 tn Heb “to turn back his anger from destroying.”sn Verses 19-23 describe the events of Exod 32:1-35.
Psalm 106:19-23
New International Version
Psalm 106:19-23
New International Version
19 At Horeb they made a calf(A)
and worshiped an idol cast from metal.
20 They exchanged their glorious God(B)
for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
21 They forgot the God(C) who saved them,
who had done great things(D) in Egypt,
22 miracles in the land of Ham(E)
and awesome deeds(F) by the Red Sea.
23 So he said he would destroy(G) them—
had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach(H) before him
to keep his wrath from destroying them.
Psalm 106:19-23
King James Version
Psalm 106:19-23
King James Version
19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.
20 Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
21 They forgat God their saviour, which 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.
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