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Psalm 106:23

American Standard Version

Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.

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Psalm 106:23 in other translations

Therefore he said that he would destroy them,
had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach,
to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.

Psalm 106:23 · World English Bible

Psalm 106:23 in context

  1. 21They forgat God their Saviour, Who had done great things in Egypt,
  2. 22Wondrous works in the land of Ham, And terrible things by the Red Sea.
  3. 23Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
  4. 24Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word,
  5. 25But murmured in their tents, And hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah.