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23 He threatened[a] to destroy them,
but[b] Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him[c]
and turned back his destructive anger.[d]
24 They rejected the fruitful land;[e]
they did not believe his promise.[f]
25 They grumbled in their tents;[g]
they did not obey[h] the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 106:23 tn Heb “and he said.”
  2. Psalm 106:23 tn Heb “if not,” that is, “[and would have] if [Moses] had not.”
  3. Psalm 106:23 tn Heb “stood in the gap before him.”
  4. Psalm 106:23 tn Heb “to turn back his anger from destroying.”sn Verses 19-23 describe the events of Exod 32:1-35.
  5. Psalm 106:24 tn Heb “a land of delight” (see also Jer 3:19; Zech 7:14).
  6. Psalm 106:24 tn Heb “his word.”
  7. Psalm 106:25 sn They grumbled in their tents. See Deut 1:27.
  8. Psalm 106:25 tn Heb “did not listen to the voice of.”