Verse 23
Psalms 106:23
Free Bible Version
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So he said he was going to destroy them. But Moses, his chosen leader, placed himself between the Lord and the people to persuade the Lord not to destroy them in his anger.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר לְֽ/הַשְׁמִ֫ידָ֥/ם לוּלֵ֡י מֹ֘שֶׁ֤ה בְחִיר֗/וֹ עָמַ֣ד בַּ/פֶּ֣רֶץ לְ/פָנָ֑י/ו לְ/הָשִׁ֥יב חֲ֝מָת֗/וֹ מֵֽ/הַשְׁחִֽית
English Translation
And he said, "If not for Moses, his chosen one, standing in the breach before me to turn back my wrath from destroying."
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Chapter 106 Context
1
Praise the Lord! Thank the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love lasts forever.
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Who can give an account of all the wonderful things the Lord has done? Who can give him all the prai...
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Happy are those who treat people fairly, who always do what is right.
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Please remember me when you are generous to your people; think of me when you come to save.
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Let me see your chosen people prosperous; let me be happy together with your nation; let me share in...
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6
We have sinned just like our forefathers. We have done wrong. We are guilty.
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7
They didn't pay attention to the wonderful things you did. They didn't keep in mind how much you lov...
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Even so he saved them because of the kind of person he is, and to show his power
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9
He gave his order to the Red Sea, and it dried up. He led his people across the seabed as if it were...
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10
He rescued them from those who hated them; he saved them from their enemies' power.
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11
The water drowned their enemies—none of them survived,
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12
Then his people trusted in what he promised, and sang his praises.
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13
But they quickly forgot what he had done for them, and they didn't listen to his advice.
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They were filled with desperate cravings in the wilderness; they provoked God (Elohim) in the desert...
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15
He gave them what they wanted, but sent them a plague as well.
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In the camp the people became jealous of Moses, and of Aaron, the Lord's holy priest.
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17
The earth split open and swallowed up Dathan; it buried Abiram and his followers.
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Fire broke out among them—a flame that burned them up.
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19
At Mount Sinai they made a calf, they bowed down before a metal idol.
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They replaced their God (Elohim) of glory with a bull that eats grass!
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They forgot God (Elohim), their Savior, who had done marvelous things in Egypt;
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performing miracles in the land of Ham, doing amazing things at the Red Sea.
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So he said he was going to destroy them. But Moses, his chosen leader, placed himself between the Lo...
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Later the people refused to enter the Promised Land; they didn't trust him to do as he'd promised.
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25
They complained in their tents about the Lord, and refused to obey what he told them.
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So he raised his hand to give them a serious warning that he would bring them down in the wilderness...
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that he would disperse their descendants among the heathen nations, scattering them among countries...
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28
They gave their allegiance to Baal Peor, and ate food sacrificed to the dead.
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29
They provoked the Lord by what they did, making him angry, so a plague broke out among them.
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30
But Phinehas took a stand for the Lord and intervened, and the plague was stopped in its tracks.
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They did not destroy the heathen peoples as the Lord had told them to do,
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They shed the blood of innocent children, their sons and daughters, sacrificing them to the idols of...
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They also defiled themselves by what they did: their actions were spiritual adultery.
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So the Lord was angry with his people—he loathed those who belonged to him.
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He handed them over to the heathen nations. These people who hated them now became their rulers.
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36
The Lord repeatedly rescued them, but they continued with their rebellious ideas, until they were fi...
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37
Despite all this, the Lord was moved by their suffering; he heard their sad cries.
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38
He remembered the agreement he had made with them, and he held back because of his great kindness an...
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39
Save us, Lord, our God (Elohim)! Bring us back together from among the nations, so we can thank you...
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40
How wonderful is the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, who lives forever and ever! Let all the peopl...
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