Psalm 106:21-23

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²¹They forgot all about God, the one who saved them,
the one who did the miracles in Egypt.
²²He did amazing things there in Ham’s country^[a]!
He did awesome things at the Red Sea!

²³God wanted to destroy those people,
but Moses, the leader he chose, stood in the way.
God was very angry, but Moses begged him to stop,
so God did not destroy the people.^[b]

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Footnotes

Psalm 106:22 Ham’s country Or “Egypt.” The Egyptians were Ham’s descendants. See Gen. 10:6-20.
Psalm 106:23 Or “God said he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach and repelled his anger from destroying.” This compares Moses to a soldier standing at a break in a wall defending the city against enemy soldiers.