Discovery BoxPsalms 106:19-23 
Context106:19 They made an image of a calf at Horeb,
and worshiped a metal idol.
106:20 They traded their majestic God 1
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
106:21 They rejected 2 the God who delivered them,
the one who performed great deeds in Egypt,
106:22 amazing feats in the land of Ham,
mighty 3 acts by the Red Sea.
106:23 He threatened 4 to destroy them,
but 5 Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him 6
and turned back his destructive anger. 7
1 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
2 tn Heb “forgot.”
3 tn Or “awe-inspiring.”
4 tn Heb “and he said.”
5 tn Heb “if not,” that is, “[and would have] if [Moses] had not.”
6 tn Heb “stood in the gap before him.”
7 tn Heb “to turn back his anger from destroying.”
sn Verses 19-23 describe the events of Exod 32:1-35.
