Discovery BoxPsalms 106:21-25 
Context106:21 They rejected 1 the God who delivered them,
the one who performed great deeds in Egypt,
106:22 amazing feats in the land of Ham,
mighty 2 acts by the Red Sea.
106:23 He threatened 3 to destroy them,
but 4 Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him 5
and turned back his destructive anger. 6
106:24 They rejected the fruitful land; 7
they did not believe his promise. 8
106:25 They grumbled in their tents; 9
they did not obey 10 the Lord.
1 tn Heb “forgot.”
2 tn Or “awe-inspiring.”
3 tn Heb “and he said.”
4 tn Heb “if not,” that is, “[and would have] if [Moses] had not.”
5 tn Heb “stood in the gap before him.”
6 tn Heb “to turn back his anger from destroying.”
sn Verses 19-23 describe the events of Exod 32:1-35.
7 tn Heb “a land of delight” (see also Jer 3:19; Zech 7:14).
8 tn Heb “his word.”
9 sn They grumbled in their tents. See Deut 1:27.
10 tn Heb “did not listen to the voice of.”
