New King James Version
Psalms 106:32
32They angered Him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses on account 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:
- New International Version (NIV)By the waters of Meribah they angered the Lord, and trouble came to Moses because of them;
- English Standard Version (ESV)They angered him at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account,
- New Living Translation (NLT)At Meribah, too, they angered the Lord, causing Moses serious trouble.
Context of Psalms 106:32
30Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And the plague was stopped. 31And that was accounted to him for righteousness To all generations forevermore. They angered Him also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses on account of them; 33Because they rebelled against His Spirit, So that he spoke rashly with his lips. 34They did not destroy the peoples, Concerning whom 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
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Cross-references for Psalms 106:32
- Psalms 78:40How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, And grieved Him in the desert!
- Psalms 81:7You called in trouble, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
- Numbers 20:2Now there was no water for the congregation; so they gathered together against Moses and Aaron.
- Numbers 20:12Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.”
- Numbers 27:13And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered.
- Deuteronomy 1:37The Lord was also angry with me for your sakes, saying, ‘Even you shall not go in there.
- Deuteronomy 3:26“But the Lord was angry with me on your account, and would not listen to me. So the Lord said to me: ‘Enough of that! Speak no more to Me of this matter.
- Deuteronomy 4:21Furthermore the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, and swore that I would not cross over the Jordan, and that I would not enter the good land which the Lord your God is giving you as an 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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