New English Translation
Psalms 106:25
25They grumbled in their tents; they did not obey the Lord.
Psalms 106:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)They grumbled in their tents and did not obey the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They murmured in their tents, and did not obey the voice of the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But complained in their tents, And did not heed the voice of the Lord.
Context of Psalms 106:25
23He threatened to destroy them, but Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him and turned back his destructive anger. 24They rejected the fruitful land; they did not believe his promise. They grumbled in their tents; they did not obey the Lord. 26So he made a solemn vow that he would make them die in the desert, 27make their descendants die among the nations, and scatter them among foreign lands.
Read all of Psalms 106Psalms 106:25 word by word
וַיֵּרָגְנ֥וּ בְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֑ם לֹ֥א שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 106:25
- Numbers 14:1Then all the community raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night.
- Deuteronomy 1:26You were not willing to go up, however, but instead rebelled against the Lord your God.
- Psalms 95:7For he is our God; we are the people of his pasture, the sheep he owns. Today, if only you would obey him!
- Numbers 14:22For all the people have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have tempted me now these ten times, and have not obeyed me,
- Hebrews 3:7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, “Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks!
Commentaries on Psalms 106:25
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25But murmured in their tents - Numbers 14:2, Numbers 14:27. They complained of Moses; they complained of their food; they complained of the hardships of their journey; they complained of God. They did this when “in their tents;” when they had a comfortable home; when safe; when provided for; when under the direct divine protection and care. So people often complain: perhaps oftener when they have “many” comforts than when they have “few.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-33Verses 13-33 Those that will not wait for God's counsel, shall justly be given up to their own hearts' lusts, to walk in their own counsels. An undue desire, even for lawful things, becomes sinful. God showed his displeasure for this. He filled them with uneasiness of mind, terror of conscience, and self-reproach. Many that fare deliciously every day, and whose bodies are healthful, have leanness in their souls: no love to God, no thankfulness, no…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25The people disobeyed God’s command when they refused to enter the pleasant land (the promised land (see Jeremiah 3:19). they did not believe His promise: See Numbers 13:25–14:12.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2724-27. The sin of refusing to invade Canaan, "the pleasant land" (Jr 3:19; Eze 20:6; Da 8:9), "the land of beauty," was punished by the destruction of that generation (Nu 14:28), and the threat of dispersion (De 4:25; 28:32) afterwards made to their posterity, and fulfilled in the great calamities now bewailed, may have also been then added. despised--(Nu 14:31). believed not his word--by which He promised He would give them the land; but rather the word…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 106
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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