Psalms 106:23
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.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 106 connects to 10 cross-references. A penitential historical psalm confessing the sins of Israel throughout the wilderness period and beyond — from rebellion at the sea to the incident of Baal of Peor. The psalm acknowledges divine discipline while appealing to God's steadfast love. It …
Other Translations
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 destroythem.
And He saith to destroy them, Unless Moses, His chosen one, Had stood in the breach before Him, To turn back His wrath from destroying.
And he was purposing to put an end to them if Moses, his special servant, had not gone up before him, between him and his people, turning back his wrath, to keep them from destruction.
Cross References
Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book …
And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and …
And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are …
And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the Lord hearkened …
Thus I fell down before the Lord forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because …
For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the Lord was wroth against you to destroy you. …
Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make …
Furthermore the Lord spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad …