Psalms 106:21-25

106:21 They rejected ¹  the God who delivered them,

the one who performed great deeds in Egypt,

106:22 amazing feats in the land of Ham,

mighty ²  acts by the Red Sea.

106:23 He threatened ³  to destroy them,

but ⁴  Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him ⁵ 

and turned back his destructive anger. ⁶ 

106:24 They rejected the fruitful land; ⁷ 

they did not believe his promise. ⁸ 

106:25 They grumbled in their tents; ⁹ 

they did not obey ¹⁰  the Lord.

[106:21]  ¹ tn Heb “forgot.”

[106:22]  ² tn Or “awe-inspiring.”

[106:23]  ³ tn Heb “and he said.”

[106:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “if not,” that is, “[and would have] if [Moses] had not.”

[106:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “stood in the gap before him.”

[106:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “to turn back his anger from destroying.”

[106:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “a land of delight” (see also Jer 3:19; Zech 7:14).

[106:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “his word.”

[106:25]  ⁵ sn They grumbled in their tents. See Deut 1:27.

[106:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “did not listen to the voice of.”