Psalms 106:23-25

106:23 He threatened ¹  to destroy them,

but ²  Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him ³ 

and turned back his destructive anger. ⁴ 

106:24 They rejected the fruitful land; ⁵ 

they did not believe his promise. ⁶ 

106:25 They grumbled in their tents; ⁷ 

they did not obey ⁸  the Lord.

[106:23]  ¹ tn Heb “and he said.”

[106:23]  ² tn Heb “if not,” that is, “[and would have] if [Moses] had not.”

[106:23]  ³ tn Heb “stood in the gap before him.”

[106:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “to turn back his anger from destroying.”

[106:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “a land of delight” (see also Jer 3:19; Zech 7:14).

[106:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “his word.”

[106:25]  ⁷ sn They grumbled in their tents. See Deut 1:27.

[106:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “did not listen to the voice of.”