Tehillim 106:22-24

Orthodox Jewish Bible

²² Nifla’ot (wondrous works) in Eretz Cham, and nora’ot (awesome things) by the Yam Suf.

²³ Therefore He said that He would destroy them, had not Moshe His bechir (chosen one) stood before Him in the peretz (breach), to turn away His wrath, lest He should destroy them.

²⁴ Then they despised the eretz chemdah (desirable land); they believed not His Devar;