Psalm 106:32

Translations

Modern

At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.

Traditional

They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

Literal

And they caused wrath at the waters of Meribah, and it was evil to Moses on account of them.

Latin

Et irritaverunt eum ad aquas contradictionis, et vexatus est Moyses propter eos:

Original

Hebrew

English

At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.

Notes

Psalms 106:30–33

Phinehas killed an Israelite man who openly turned away from the Lord (Numbers 25:3–8). Because his action stopped the plague, the psalm credits him with righteousness. In this psalm he is presented as a stronger example of zeal for the Lord than Moses, who failed at Meribah (Numbers 20:11–13).

Psalms 106:28–39

When the Israelites entered the land, they brought their idol worship with them. Their behavior stayed the same, and they angered the Lord with their actions.

Psalms 106:1–48

The Israelite community in exile confessed the Lord’s goodness and justice and their own past sins. From their humble state in exile, they asked for redemption and restoration. They hoped to be gathered back from all the places the Lord had scattered them in his anger.
The psalm ends with a memory of the Lord’s past mercy and hope for renewed mercy (Psalm 106:44–48). Israel failed, but the Lord remains constant.
Verses 1, 47–48 (along with Psalms 96; 105:1–15) are included in David’s song of praise recorded in 1 Chronicles 16:1–43.

Theme notes and profiles

David Moses God Works through Prayer God’s Anger

Related verses

Numbers 20:2–13
Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron.
Numbers 20:23–24
And at Mount Hor, near the border of the land of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
Psalm 81:7
You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
Deuteronomy 1:37
The LORD was also angry with me on your account, and He said, “Not even you shall enter the land.
Deuteronomy 4:21
The LORD, however, was angry with me on account of you, and He swore that I would not cross the Jordan to enter the good land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
Numbers 27:13–14
After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;
Deuteronomy 3:26
But the LORD was angry with me on account of you, and He would not listen to me. “That is enough,” the LORD said to me. “Do not speak to Me again about this matter.
Psalm 78:40
How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!

People

Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Places

Meribah: A place where Moses disobeyed God

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) David Exodus, the Meribah Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

Anger: Anger of God Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Marked by Constant Murmurings and Rebellions

Psalm 106:32

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