Mazmur 106:23

106:23 He threatened ¹  to destroy them,

but ²  Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him ³ 

and turned back his destructive anger. ⁴ 

Mazmur 142:4

142:4 Look to the right and see!

No one cares about me. ⁵ 

I have nowhere to run; ⁶ 

no one is concerned about my life. ⁷ 

[106:23]  ¹ tn Heb “and he said.”

[106:23]  ² tn Heb “if not,” that is, “[and would have] if [Moses] had not.”

[106:23]  ³ tn Heb “stood in the gap before him.”

[106:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “to turn back his anger from destroying.”

[106:23]  sn Verses 19-23 describe the events of Exod 32:1-35.

[142:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “there is no one who recognizes me.”

[142:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “ a place of refuge perishes from me.”

[142:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “there is no one who seeks for the sake of my life.”