Psalm 106:23-25

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²³God wanted to destroy those people,
but Moses, the leader he chose, stood in the way.
God was very angry, but Moses begged him to stop,
so God did not destroy the people.^[a]

²⁴But then they refused to go into the wonderful land of Canaan.
They did not believe that God would help them defeat the people there.
²⁵Our ancestors complained in their tents
and refused to obey the Lord.

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Footnotes

Psalm 106:23 Or “God said he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach and repelled his anger from destroying.” This compares Moses to a soldier standing at a break in a wall defending the city against enemy soldiers.