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Psalm 106:19–23

19 At Horeb they made a calfe

and worshiped an idol cast from metal.

20 They exchanged their glorious Godf

for an image of a bull, which eats grass.

21 They forgot the Godg who saved them,

who had done great thingsh in Egypt,

22 miracles in the land of Hami

and awesome deedsj by the Red Sea.

23 So he said he would destroyk them—

had not Moses, his chosen one,

stood in the breachl before him

to keep his wrath from destroying them.

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Psalm 106:19–23 — English Standard Version (ESV)

19 They made a calf in Horeb

and worshiped a metal image.

20 They exchanged the glory of God

for the image of an ox that eats grass.

21 They forgot God, their Savior,

who had done great things in Egypt,

22 wondrous works in the land of Ham,

and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

23 Therefore he said he would destroy them—

had not Moses, his chosen one,

stood in the breach before him,

to turn away his wrath from destroying them.

Psalm 106:19–23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

19 They made a calf in Horeb,

And worshipped the molten image.

20 Thus they changed their glory

Into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

21 They forgat God their saviour,

Which had done great things in Egypt;

22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham,

And terrible things by the Red sea.

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.

Psalm 106:19–23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

19 The people made a calf at Mount Sinai;

they bowed before an image made of gold.

20 They traded their glorious God

for a statue of a grass-eating bull.

21 They forgot God, their savior,

who had done such great things in Egypt—

22 such wonderful things in the land of Ham,

such awesome deeds at the Red Sea.

23 So he declared he would destroy them.

But Moses, his chosen one, stepped between the Lord and the people.

He begged him to turn from his anger and not destroy them.

Psalm 106:19–23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

19 They made a calf in Horeb,

And worshiped the molded image.

20 Thus they changed their glory

Into the image of an ox that eats grass.

21 They forgot God their Savior,

Who had done great things in Egypt,

22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham,

Awesome things by the Red Sea.

23 Therefore He said that He would destroy them,

Had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach,

To turn away His wrath, lest He destroy them.

Psalm 106:19–23 — New Century Version (NCV)

19 The people made a gold calf at Mount Sinai

and worshiped a metal statue.

20 They exchanged their glorious God

for a statue of a bull that eats grass.

21 They forgot the God who saved them,

who had done great things in Egypt,

22 who had done miracles in Egypt

and amazing things by the Red Sea.

23 So God said he would destroy them.

But Moses, his chosen one, stood before him

and stopped God’s anger from destroying them.

Psalm 106:19–23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

19 They made a calf in Horeb,

And worshipped a molten image.

20 Thus they changed their glory

For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.

21 They forgat God their Saviour,

Who had done great things in Egypt,

22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham,

And terrible things by the Red Sea.

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.

Psalm 106:19–23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

19 They made a calf in Horeb, and did homage to a molten image; 20 And they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. 21 They forgot •God their Saviour, who had done great things in Egypt, 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, terrible things by the Red Sea. 23 And he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses, his chosen, stood before him in the breach, to turn away his fury, lest he should destroy them.

Psalm 106:19–23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

19 At Mount Horeb they made ⸤a statue of⸥ a calf. 

They worshiped an idol made of metal. 

20 They traded their glorious God

for the statue of a bull that eats grass. 

21 They forgot God, their savior, 

the one who did spectacular things in Egypt, 

22 miracles in the land of Ham, 

and terrifying things at the Red Sea. 

23 God said he was going to destroy them, 

but Moses, his chosen one, stood in his way 

to prevent him from exterminating them. 

Psalm 106:19–23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

19 At Horeb they made a calf

and worshiped the cast metal image.

20 They exchanged their glory

for the image of a grass-eating ox.

21 They forgot God their Savior,

who did great things in Egypt,

22 wonderful works in the land of Ham,

awe-inspiring acts at the Red Sea.

23 So He said He would have destroyed them—

if Moses His chosen one

had not stood before Him in the breach

to turn His wrath away from destroying them.

Psalm 106:19–23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

19 They made a calf at Horeb

and worshiped a cast image.

20 They exchanged the glory of God

for the image of an ox that eats grass.

21 They forgot God, their Savior,

who had done great things in Egypt,

22 wondrous works in the land of Ham,

and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

23 Therefore he said he would destroy them—

had not Moses, his chosen one,

stood in the breach before him,

to turn away his wrath from destroying them.

Psalm 106:19–23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

19 They made a calf at Horeb

and bowed down to a cast image.

20 And so they exchanged their glory

for an image of an ox that eats grass.

21 They forgot God their Savior,

who had done great things in Egypt,

22 wonders in the land of Ham,

awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

23 So he said he would exterminate them,

had not Moses, his chosen one,

stood in the breach before him,

to reverse his wrath from destroying them.

Psalm 106:19–23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

19 At Mount Horeb they made a metal statue of a bull calf.

They worshiped that statue of a god.

20 They traded their glorious God

for a statue of a bull that eats grass.

21 They forgot the God who saved them.

They forgot the One who had done great things in Egypt.

22 They forgot the miracles he did in the land of Ham.

They forgot the wonderful things he did by the Red Sea.

23 So he said he would destroy them.

But Moses, his chosen one,

stood up for them.

He kept God’s anger from destroying them.

Psalm 106:19–23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

19 They made a calf in Horeb

And worshiped a molten image.

20 Thus they exchanged their glory

For the image of an ox that eats grass.

21 They forgot God their Savior,

Who had done great things in Egypt,

22 Wonders in the land of Ham

And awesome things by the Red Sea.

23 Therefore He said that He would destroy them,

Had not Moses His chosen one stood in the breach before Him,

To turn away His wrath from destroying them.


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