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Psalms 106:19-20 - Compare All Versions

Psalms 106:19-22 MSG (The Message)

They cast in metal a bull calf at Horeb and worshiped the statue they’d made. They traded the Glory for a cheap piece of sculpture—a grass-chewing bull! They forgot God, their very own Savior, who turned things around in Egypt, Who created a world of wonders in the Land of Ham, who gave that stunning performance at the Red Sea.

Psalms 106:19-20 KJV (King James Version)

They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped the molten image. Thus they changed their glory Into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

Psalms 106:19-20 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

They made a calf in Horeb And worshiped a molten image. Thus they exchanged their glory For the image of an ox that eats grass.

Psalms 106:19-20 NCV (New Century Version)

The people made a gold calf at Mount Sinai and worshiped a metal statue. They exchanged their glorious God for a statue of a bull that eats grass.

Psalms 106:19-20 ASV (American Standard Version)

They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped a molten image. Thus they changed their glory For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.

Psalms 106:19-20 NIV (New International Version)

At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal. They exchanged their glorious God for an image of a bull, which eats grass.

Psalms 106:19-20 NKJV (New King James Version)

They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped the molded image. Thus they changed their glory Into the image of an ox that eats grass.

Psalms 106:19-20 AMP (Amplified Bible)

¶They made a calf in Horeb (Sinai) And worshiped a cast image. [Ex 32:4] Thus they exchanged [the true God who was] their glory For the image of an ox that eats grass.

Psalms 106:19-20 NLT (New Living Translation)

The people made a calf at Mount Sinai; they bowed before an image made of gold. They traded their glorious God for a statue of a grass-eating bull.

Psalms 106:19-20 TPT (The Passion Translation)

They made an idol of a calf at Sinai and bowed to worship their man-made statue. They preferred the image of a grass-eating ox to the presence of the glory-filled God.

Psalms 106:19-20 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a metal image. They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass.