Psalms 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 

biblegateway Psa 106:23

So he said he would destroy them—had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them.

biblegateway Psa 106:23

Therefore He said that He would destroy them, Had not Moses His chosen one stood in the breach before Him, To turn away His wrath from destroying them.

biblegateway Psa 106:23

So he declared he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stepped between the LORD and the people. He begged him to turn from his anger and not destroy them.

biblegateway Psa 106:23

Fed up, God decided to get rid of them--and except for Moses, his chosen, he would have. But Moses stood in the gap and deflected God's anger, prevented it from destroying them utterly.

SABDAweb Psa 106:23

And he was purposing to put an end to them if Moses, his special servant, had not gone up before him, between him and his people, turning back his wrath, to keep them from destruction.

bibleoremus Psa 106:23

Therefore he said he would destroy them—had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them.

biblegateway Psa 106:23

Therefore He said that He would destroy them, Had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach, To turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them .

biblegateway Psa 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 

¹ tn Heb “and he said.”

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

³ tn Heb “stood in the gap before him.”

⁴ tn Heb “to turn back his anger from destroying.”

⁴ sn Verses 19-23 describe the events of Exod 32:1-35.