Original Douay–Rheims AnnotationsPsalms 77

How often have they exasperated?

Moyses (Deu. 9. v. 7.) repeating what had passed in the desert, chargeth the people that they had still provoked our Lord to wrath, ^[1] from the day, that they came out of Ægypt, and always contended against him. And our Lord himself expostulating their ingratitude & often murmuring saith (Num. 14. v. 22.) in the beginning of the second year, that they had then tempted him ten times ^[2]; either by this certain number signifying an uncertain, or else chiefly ten times; for so often we find recorded that they tempted him, and murmured within that small time more notoriously. First ^[3], near unto the red sea (Exod. 14. v. 11.) where seeing the Ægyptians pursuing them, they murmured against Moyses; for bringing them out of Ægypt, saying: It had been much better to have served the Ægyptians, than to die in the wilderness. Secondly ^[4], for want of sweet water, Exod. 15. v. 24. Thirdly ^[5], for lack of meat, Exo. 16. v. 3. Fourthly ^[6], keeping Manna for the next day, contrary to God's commandment. ibid. v. 20. Fifthly ^[7], going on the Sabbath day, also contrary to God's commandment, to gather Manna. Ibid. v. 27. Sixthly ^[8], for want of water in Raphidim. Exod. 17. v. 2. Num. 26. v. 2. Seventhly ^[9] in Horeb, adoring a calf & the image thereof. Exo. 32. Eighthly, ^[10] repining for their travails in the wilderness. Num. 11. v. 1: Ninthly, ^[11] loathing Manna, and burning with desire to eat flesh. Ibid. v. 4. 5. 6. Tenthly, ^[12] despairing to possess the promised land of Chanaan, after that the discoverers had reported the difficulties, with the force of the people, and of the cities against which they must fight. Num. 14. v. 1. All which and the rest, saith S. Paul, happened to them in figure of us: and are written for our correption (or admonition) that we murmur not as they did. 1. Cor. 10.

• 1 The people of Israel often murmured in the desert.
• 2 Ten times more notoriously.
• 3 1.
• 4 2.
• 5 3.
• 6 4.
• 7 5.
• 8 6.
• 9 7.
• 10 8.
• 11 9.
• 12 10.