Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 106:23 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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}.”
Psalms 106:23
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
Wondrous works in the land of Ham, {and} terrible things by the Red sea.
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}.
Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: {the pleasant...: Heb. a land of desire}
But murmured in their tents, {and} hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.
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