Psalm 106:16-31

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁶ In the camp they were envious of Moses
and of Aaron, the Lord’s holy one.^(A)
17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;
it covered the assembly of Abiram.^(B)
18 Fire blazed throughout their assembly;
flames consumed the wicked.^(C)

¹⁹ At Horeb they made a calf
and worshiped the cast metal image.^(D)
20 They exchanged their glory^[a][b]
for the image of a grass-eating ox.^(E)
21 They forgot God their Savior,
who did great things in Egypt,^(F)
22 wondrous works in the land of Ham,^[c]
awe-inspiring acts at the Red Sea.^(G)
23 So he said he would have destroyed them—
if Moses his chosen one
had not stood before him in the breach
to turn his wrath away from destroying them.^(H)

²⁴ They despised the pleasant land
and did not believe his promise.^(I)
25 They grumbled in their tents
and did not listen to the Lord.^(J)
26 So he raised his hand against them with an oath
that he would make them fall in the desert^(K)
27 and would disperse their descendants^[d]
among the nations,
scattering them throughout the lands.^(L)

²⁸ They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor
and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.^[e](M)
29 They angered the Lord with their deeds,
and a plague broke out against them.^(N)
30 But Phinehas stood up and intervened,
and the plague was stopped.^(O)
31 It was credited to him as righteousness
throughout all generations to come.^(P)