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Psalms 106:32
32By the waters of Meribah they angered the Lord, and trouble came to Moses because of them;
Psalms 106:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
- English Standard Version (ESV)They angered him at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account,
- New King James Version (NKJV)They angered Him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses on account of them;
- New Living Translation (NLT)At Meribah, too, they angered the Lord, causing Moses serious trouble.
Context of Psalms 106:32
30But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was checked. 31This was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come. By the waters of Meribah they angered the Lord, and trouble came to Moses because of them; 33for they rebelled against the Spirit of God, and rash words came from Moses’ lips. 34They did not destroy the peoples as the Lord had commanded them,
Read all of Psalms 106Psalms 106:32 word by word
וַ֭יַּקְצִיפוּ עַל־מֵ֥י מְרִיבָ֑ה וַיֵּ֥רַע לְ֝מֹשֶׁ֗ה בַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 106:32
- Psalms 78:40How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the wasteland!
- Psalms 81:7In your distress you called and I rescued you, I answered you out of a thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah.
- Numbers 20:2Now there was no water for the community, and the people gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron.
- Numbers 20:12But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.”
- Numbers 27:13After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was,
- Deuteronomy 1:37Because of you the Lord became angry with me also and said, “You shall not enter it, either.
- Deuteronomy 3:26But because of you the Lord was angry with me and would not listen to me. “That is enough,” the Lord said. “Do not speak to me anymore about this matter.
- Deuteronomy 4:21The Lord was angry with me because of you, and he solemnly swore that I would not cross the Jordan and enter the good land the Lord your God is giving you as your inheritance.
Commentaries on Psalms 106:32
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32They angered him also at the waters of strife - Numbers 20:3-13. They complained of the lack of water. They wished that they had died as others had done. They murmured against God as if he could not supply their needs. They showed an unbelieving and rebellious spirit - provoking God, and tempting Moses to in act of great impatience by their conduct. In Numbers 20:13, this is, “the waters of Meribah;” - margin, “strife.” This is the meaning of the Hebrew…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. 30-33Phinehas 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).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 32-3332-33. (Compare Nu 20:3-12; De 1:37; 3:26). went ill with--literally, "was bad for" Moses--His conduct, though under great provocation, was punished by exclusion from Canaan.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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