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19 They made an image of a calf at Horeb,
and worshiped a metal idol.
20 They traded their majestic God[a]
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21 They rejected[b] the God who delivered them,
the one who performed great deeds in Egypt,
22 amazing feats in the land of Ham,
mighty acts[c] by the Red Sea.
23 He threatened[d] to destroy them,
but[e] Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him[f]
and turned back his destructive anger.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 106:20 tn Heb “their glory.” According to an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition, the text originally read “his glory” or “my glory.” In Jer 2:11 the Lord states that his people (Israel) exchanged “their glory” (a reference to the Lord) for worthless idols.
  2. Psalm 106:21 tn Heb “forgot.”
  3. Psalm 106:22 tn Or “awe-inspiring acts.”
  4. Psalm 106:23 tn Heb “and he said.”
  5. Psalm 106:23 tn Heb “if not,” that is, “[and would have] if [Moses] had not.”
  6. Psalm 106:23 tn Heb “stood in the gap before him.”
  7. Psalm 106:23 tn Heb “to turn back his anger from destroying.”sn Verses 19-23 describe the events of Exod 32:1-35.