Psalms 106:24-33

24They despised the pleasant land and did not believe his promise.

25They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the Lord.

26So he raised his hand against them with an oath that he would make them fall in the desert

27and would disperse their descendants among the nations, scattering them throughout the lands.

28They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.

29They angered the Lord with their deeds, and a plague broke out against them.

30But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stopped.

31It was credited to him as righteousness throughout all generations to come.

32They angered the Lord at the Waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered because of them,

33for they embittered his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips.