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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/106.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />By the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/106.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />At Meribah, too, they angered the LORD, causing Moses serious trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/106.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They angered him at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/106.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They angered <i>him</i> also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/106.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They angered <i>Him</i> also at the waters of strife, So that it went ill with Moses on account of them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/106.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They also provoked <i>Him</i> to wrath at the waters of Meribah, So that it went badly for Moses on their account.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They also provoked Him to wrath at the waters of Meribah, So that it went hard with Moses on their account;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They also provoked <i>Him</i> to wrath at the waters of Meribah, So that it went hard with Moses on their account;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/106.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They also provoked <i>Him</i> to wrath at the waters of Meribah, So that it went badly with Moses on their account;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/106.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They provoked Him to anger at the waters of Meribah, So that it went hard with Moses on their account;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/106.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They angered the LORD at the Waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered because of them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/106.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They angered the LORD at the waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered because of them; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/106.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/106.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />At Meribah Spring they turned against you and made you furious. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/106.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/106.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They made God angry by the water at Meribah. Things turned out badly for Moses because of what they did,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/106.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />At the springs of Meribah the people made the LORD angry, and Moses was in trouble on their account. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/106.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They provoked wrath at the waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered on account of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/106.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/106.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They made him angry by the waters of Meribah, and Moses suffered because of them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/106.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/106.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/106.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/106.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they cause wrath by the waters of Meribah, "" And it is evil to Moses for their sakes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/106.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they cause wrath by the waters of Meribah, And it is evil to Moses for their sakes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/106.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will anger him at the water of strife, and it will be evil to Moses on account of them:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/106.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They provoked him also at the waters of contradiction: and Moses was afflicted for their sakes: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/106.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 105:32>And they provoked him at the Waters of Contradiction, and Moses was afflicted because of them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/106.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At the waters of Meribah they angered God, and Moses suffered because of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/106.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They angered the LORD at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/106.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/106.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they angered him concerning the waters of strife and he afflicted Moses because of them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/106.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They angered Him also at the waters of Meribah, And it went ill with Moses because of them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/106.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They provoked him also at the water of Strife, and Moses was hurt for their sakes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/106-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13494" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mê (N-mpc) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">At the waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/4809.htm" title="4809: mə·rî·ḇāh (N-proper-fs) -- Place of strife, two places in the desert. The same as mriybah; Meribah, the name of two places in the Desert.">of Meribah</a> <a href="/hebrew/7107.htm" title="7107: way·yaq·ṣî·p̄ū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be angry. A primitive root; to crack off, i.e. burst out in rage.">they angered</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7489.htm" title="7489: way·yê·ra‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to spoil; figuratively, to make good for nothing, i.e. Bad.">and trouble came</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: lə·mō·šeh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">to Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/5668.htm" title="5668: ba·‘ă·ḇū·rām (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Or rabur; passive participle of abar; properly, crossed, i.e. transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that.">because of them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-2.htm">Numbers 20:2-13</a></span><br />Now there was no water for the congregation, so they gathered against Moses and Aaron. / The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD! / Why have you brought the LORD’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-37.htm">Deuteronomy 1:37</a></span><br />The LORD was also angry with me on your account, and He said, “Not even you shall enter the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-26.htm">Deuteronomy 3:26</a></span><br />But the LORD was angry with me on account of you, and He would not listen to me. “That is enough,” the LORD said to me. “Do not speak to Me again about this matter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/27-14.htm">Numbers 27:14</a></span><br />for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-1.htm">Exodus 17:1-7</a></span><br />Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. / So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?” / But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-51.htm">Deuteronomy 32:51</a></span><br />For at the waters of Meribah-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you broke faith with Me among the Israelites by failing to treat Me as holy in their presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Numbers 14:11-12</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them? / I will strike them with a plague and destroy them—and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Numbers 11:1-3</a></span><br />Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp. / And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down. / So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">Numbers 16:41-50</a></span><br />The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!” / But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared. / Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the Tent of Meeting, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-4.htm">Numbers 21:4-9</a></span><br />Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey / and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!” / So the LORD sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:10-11</a></span><br />And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. / Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a></span><br />For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1-2</a></span><br />Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-4</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. / They all ate the same spiritual food ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-5.htm">Jude 1:5</a></span><br />Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:</p><p class="hdg">angered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Psalm 78:40</a></b></br> How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, <i>and</i> grieve him in the desert!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/81-7.htm">Psalm 81:7</a></b></br> Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/20-2.htm">Numbers 20:2,6,13</a></b></br> And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron… </p><p class="hdg">so that</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/20-12.htm">Numbers 20:12,23,24</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/27-13.htm">Numbers 27:13,14</a></b></br> And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/1-37.htm">Deuteronomy 1:37</a></b></br> Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/106-2.htm">Account</a> <a href="/psalms/78-58.htm">Angered</a> <a href="/psalms/106-29.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/106-27.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/95-8.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/psalms/35-13.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/psalms/95-8.htm">Meribah</a> <a href="/psalms/95-8.htm">Mer'ibah</a> <a href="/psalms/106-23.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/psalms/106-29.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/psalms/105-14.htm">Sakes</a> <a href="/psalms/80-6.htm">Strife</a> <a href="/psalms/103-6.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/104-29.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/psalms/106-11.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/psalms/106-23.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/119-141.htm">Account</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-24.htm">Angered</a> <a href="/psalms/106-40.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/107-2.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/107-12.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-15.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-19.htm">Meribah</a> <a href="/exodus/17-7.htm">Mer'ibah</a> <a href="/psalms/106-33.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/psalms/112-6.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/psalms/106-33.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/psalms/122-8.htm">Sakes</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-14.htm">Strife</a> <a href="/psalms/106-44.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/107-17.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/psalms/107-23.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/psalms/106-40.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 106</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-1.htm">The psalmist exhorts to praise God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-4.htm">He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-47.htm">He concludes with prayer and praise</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/106.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/106.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>At the waters of Meribah</b><br>The term "Meribah" means "quarreling" or "strife," and it refers to two significant events in the wilderness where the Israelites quarreled with Moses and tested God. The first event occurred at Rephidim (<a href="/exodus/17.htm">Exodus 17:1-7</a>), and the second at Kadesh (<a href="/numbers/20.htm">Numbers 20:1-13</a>). The location is significant as it represents a place of testing and rebellion against God. Archaeologically, the exact location is debated, but it is generally associated with the region near the Sinai Peninsula. Theologically, Meribah symbolizes human disobedience and lack of faith, contrasting with God's faithfulness.<p><b>they angered the LORD</b><br>The Israelites' actions at Meribah were characterized by complaints and lack of trust in God's provision. This angered the LORD because it demonstrated a failure to remember His past deliverance and miracles. The anger of the LORD is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, highlighting God's holiness and the seriousness of sin. This phrase connects to other instances where Israel's disobedience provoked God's wrath, such as the golden calf incident (Exodus 32) and the rebellion of Korah (Numbers 16).<p><b>and trouble came to Moses because of them</b><br>Moses, as the leader of the Israelites, bore the consequences of the people's rebellion. At Meribah, Moses struck the rock twice to bring forth water, disobeying God's command to speak to the rock (<a href="/numbers/20-8.htm">Numbers 20:8-12</a>). This act of disobedience resulted in God forbidding Moses from entering the Promised Land. The phrase underscores the heavy burden of leadership and the impact of communal sin on individual leaders. It also serves as a typology of Christ, who bore the sins of humanity, though unlike Moses, Christ was without sin. Moses' experience at Meribah is a sobering reminder of the importance of obedience and faithfulness to God's instructions.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. At Meribah, Moses faced significant challenges due to the people's disobedience and lack of faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt. They frequently struggled with faith and obedience during their journey to the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is holy and righteous. He was angered by the Israelites' rebellion and lack of trust.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/meribah.htm">Meribah</a></b><br>A location in the wilderness where the Israelites quarreled with Moses and tested God due to a lack of water. The name "Meribah" means "quarreling" or "strife" in Hebrew.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_waters_of_meribah.htm">The Waters of Meribah</a></b><br>The event where Moses struck the rock to bring forth water, but did so in a way that did not honor God, leading to consequences for Moses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Moses' failure at Meribah underscores the importance of following God's instructions precisely. Even leaders are held accountable to God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The incident at Meribah serves as a reminder that disobedience can have lasting consequences, even for those who are close to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness.htm">God's Holiness</a></b><br>The event highlights the holiness of God and the need for His people to honor Him in all actions and words.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>The Israelites' lack of faith at Meribah reflects a broader theme of trusting in God's provision, even in difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_challenges.htm">Leadership Challenges</a></b><br>Moses' experience at Meribah illustrates the challenges leaders face when dealing with the disobedience and complaints of those they lead.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_106.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 106</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_patmos_in_the_bible.htm">What occurred at Meribah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_occurred_at_meribah_in_the_bible.htm">What occurred at Meribah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_moses_barred_for_striking_the_rock.htm">Numbers 27:12–14: Why is Moses barred from entering the Promised Land for striking the rock, which seems like a minor offense? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer_15_1_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">If Jeremiah 15:1 implies God would not listen to Moses or Samuel, how does this align with other passages portraying a merciful God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/106.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32, 33) The insurrection against Moses and Aaron at Meribah Kadesh, entailing on the Lawgiver the forfeiture for himself of entering into Canaan. (See references in the margin.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/106.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They angered him also at the waters of strife</span>; or, "at the waters of Meribah" (Revised Version, Kay, Cheyne); comp. <a href="/numbers/20-2.htm">Numbers 20:2, 10, 13</a>. <span class="cmt_word">So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes.</span> Moses was not punished for the people's sin, but for his own sin (<a href="/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10-12</a>), to which theirs led. The expression, "for their sakes," is used loosely (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/1-37.htm">Deuteronomy 1:37</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/3-26.htm">Deuteronomy 3:26</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/106-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">At the waters</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Meribah</span><br /><span class="heb">מְרִיבָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·rî·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4808.htm">Strong's 4808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strife, contention</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they angered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֭יַּקְצִיפוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaq·ṣî·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7107.htm">Strong's 7107: </a> </span><span class="str2">To crack off, burst out in rage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and trouble came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֥רַע</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3415.htm">Strong's 3415: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be broken up, to fear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֝מֹשֶׁ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because of them.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·ḇū·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5668.htm">Strong's 5668: </a> </span><span class="str2">Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/106-32.htm">Psalm 106:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/106-32.htm">Psalm 106:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/106-32.htm">Psalm 106:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/106-32.htm">Psalm 106:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/106-32.htm">Psalm 106:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/106-32.htm">Psalm 106:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/106-32.htm">Psalm 106:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/106-32.htm">Psalm 106:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/106-32.htm">Psalm 106:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/106-32.htm">Psalm 106:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/106-32.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 106:32 They angered him also at the waters (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/106-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 106:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/106-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 106:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:33" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>