‏ Psalms 106:19-23

19They made an image of a calf at Horeb
and worshiped a metal idol.
20They traded their majestic God ▼
▼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.

for the image of an ox that eats grass.
21They rejected ▼
▼tn Heb “forgot.”
the God who delivered them,
the one who performed great deeds in Egypt,
22amazing feats in the land of Ham,
mighty acts ▼
▼tn Or “awe-inspiring acts.”
by the Red Sea.
23He threatened ▼
▼tn Heb “and he said.”
to destroy them,
but ▼
▼tn Heb “if not,” that is, “[and would have] if [Moses] had not.”
Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him ▼
▼tn Heb “stood in the gap before him.”

and turned back his destructive anger. ▼
▼tn Heb “to turn back his anger from destroying.”
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▼sn Verses 19-23 describe the events of Exod 32:1-35.

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