Psalms 106:23 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 106:23

So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Therefore he said that he would destroy them,.... He said in his word, the Targum adds; he thought within himself he would; he seemed determined in his own mind to destroy them, being provoked at their wretched forgetfulness of him, and their idolatry; he said to Moses, let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them, Exo 32:10. The decree indeed was not gone forth, but there was such an appearance of displeasure as if ruin was determined; and a great number was destroyed, and the whole body was threatened.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 5 (1878)

Therefore he said that he would destroy them. The threatening of destruction came at last. For the first wilderness sin he chastened them, sending leanness into their soul; for the second he weeded out the offenders, the flame burned up the wicked; for the third he threatened to destroy them; for the fourth he lifted up his hand and almost came to blows (Ps 106:26); for the fifth he actually smote them, "and the plague brake in among them"; and so the punishment increased with their perseverance in sin.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The idolatry was more sinful in view of their recent experience of God's power in Egypt and His wonders at Sinai (Ex 32:1-6). Though intending to worship Jehovah under the symbol of the calf, yet as this was incompatible with His nature (De 4:15-17), they in reality gave up Him, and so were given up by Him.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לְֽהַשְׁמִ֫ידָ֥ם	le.hash.Mi.Dam	to destroy them	H8045 →
לוּלֵ֡י	lu.Lei	if not	H3884 →
מֹ֘שֶׁ֤ה	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
בְחִיר֗וֹ	ve.chi.Ro	chosen one his	H972 →
עָמַ֣ד	'a.Mad	he had stood	H5975 →
בַּפֶּ֣רֶץ	ba.Pe.retz	in the breach	H6556 →
לְפָנָ֑יו	le.fa.Nav	<to> before him	H6440 →
לְהָשִׁ֥יב	le.ha.Shiv	to turn back	H7725 →
חֲ֝מָת֗וֹ	cha.ma.To	anger his	H2534 →
מֵֽהַשְׁחִֽית׃	Me.hash.Chit	from destroying	H7843 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
leads to
- Jeremiah 29:12–13
  Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
- Proverbs 15:29
  The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
- Matthew 21:22
  If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
- Psalms 34:15
  The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- John 9:31
  We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
Through
Ezekiel 22:30
I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no…
leads to
- Isaiah 59:16
  He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.
- Jeremiah 5:1
  “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I…
- Genesis 18:23–32
  Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

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