Therefore he said that he would destroy them,
had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach,
to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.
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Psalms 106:23 in context
Psalms 106:20–26
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Thus they exchanged their glory
for an image of a bull that eats grass.
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They forgot God, their Savior,
who had done great things in Egypt,
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wondrous works in the land of Ham,
and awesome things by the Red Sea.
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Therefore he said that he would destroy them,
had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach,
to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.
24
Yes, they despised the pleasant land.
They didn’t believe his word,
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but murmured in their tents,
and didn’t listen to the LORD’s voice.
26
Therefore he swore to them
that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
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