Psalms 106:19-21

Context

106:19 They made an image of a calf at Horeb,

and worshiped a metal idol.

106:20 They traded their majestic God¹

for the image of an ox that eats grass.

106:21 They rejected² the God who delivered them,

the one who performed great deeds in Egypt,

[106:20] ¹tn 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.

[106:21] ²tn Heb “forgot.”