Psalm 106:23 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter)

²³ Then said he, He would them destroy, had not, his wrath to stay, His chosen Moses stood in breach, that them he should not slay.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ Therefore He said He would destroy them. [And He would have done so] had not Moses, His chosen one, stepped into the breach before Him to turn away His threatening wrath. [Exod. 32:10, 11, 32.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

²³ So God determined that he would destroy them— except for the fact that Moses, his chosen one, stood in the way, right in front of him, and turned God’s destructive anger away.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ Those who descend to the sea in ships, making their livelihood in the great waters:

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ They that go down to the sea in ships, doing business in the great waters:

Psalm 106:23 Cross References

Psalm 105:26

His servant Moses he did send, Aaron his chosen one.

Psalm 105:6

O ye that are of Abr'ham's race, his servant well approv'n; And ye that Jacob's children are, whom he chose for his own.