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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 />for they rebelled against the Spirit of God, and rash words came from Moses&#8217 lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/106.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They made Moses angry, and he spoke foolishly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/106.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke rashly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/106.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/106.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Because they rebelled against His Spirit, So that he spoke rashly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/106.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because they were rebellious against His Spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Because they were rebellious against His Spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Because they were rebellious against His Spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/106.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Because they were rebellious against His Spirit, He spoke rashly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/106.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Because they were rebellious against His Spirit, Moses spoke recklessly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/106.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for they embittered his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/106.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for they embittered his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/106.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Because they were rebellious against his spirit, And he spake unadvisedly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/106.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then Moses got into trouble for speaking in anger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/106.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Because they were rebellious against his spirit, and he spake unadvisedly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/106.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />since they made him bitter so that he spoke recklessly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/106.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They made him so bitter that he spoke without stopping to think. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/106.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For they rebelled against him, so that he spoke thoughtlessly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/106.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/106.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />for they aroused his temper, and he spoke rashly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/106.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/106.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/106.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/106.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For they have provoked his spirit, "" And he speaks wrongfully with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/106.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For they have provoked his spirit, And he speaketh wrongfully with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/106.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For they embittered his spirit, and he talked idly with his lips.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/106.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />because they exasperated his spirit. And he distinguished with his lips. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/106.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 105:33>for they exasperated his spirit. And so he divided them with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/106.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They so embittered his spirit that rash words crossed his lips. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/106.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke words that were rash.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/106.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/106.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because they bitterly provoked his spirit and they spoke by his lips.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/106.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For they embittered his spirit, And he spoke rashly with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/106.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />for they provoked his spirit, and he spoke <i>unadvisedly</i> with his lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/106-33.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=13501" 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">32</span>At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them. <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/4784.htm" title="4784: him·rū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To be contentious or rebellious. A primitive root; to be bitter; to rebel.">they rebelled against</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·ḥōw (N-csc:: 3ms) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">His Spirit,</a> <a href="/hebrew/981.htm" title="981: way·ḇaṭ·ṭê (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To speak rashly or thoughtlessly. Or batah; a primitive root; to babble; hence, to vociferate angrily.">and Moses spoke rashly</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193: biś·p̄ā·ṯāw (Prep-b:: N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Or sepheth; probably from caphah or shaphah through the idea of termination; the lip; by implication, language; by analogy, a margin.">with his lips.</a> </span><span class="reftext">34</span>They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,…<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/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10-13</a></span><br />Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?” / Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink. / But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-51.htm">Deuteronomy 32:51-52</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. / Although you shall see from a distance the land that I am giving the Israelites, you shall not enter it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6-7</a></span><br />Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel. / He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”<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="/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8-11</a></span><br />do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. / Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4-5</a></span><br />and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. / Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-24.htm">Numbers 20:24</a></span><br />“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.<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="/numbers/14-22.htm">Numbers 14:22-23</a></span><br />not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times— / not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-2.htm">Numbers 20:2-5</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/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/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4-6</a></span><br />Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat? / We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. / But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">Numbers 16:41</a></span><br />The next day the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the LORD’s people!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-4.htm">Numbers 21:4-5</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!”<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips.</p><p class="hdg">because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10,11</a></b></br> And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? … </p><p class="hdg">he spake</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/39-1.htm">Psalm 39:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, <i>even</i> to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/141-3.htm">Psalm 141:3</a></b></br> Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/30-1.htm">Genesis 30:1</a></b></br> And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/103-9.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/psalms/73-21.htm">Embittered</a> <a href="/psalms/89-34.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/psalms/106-32.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/psalms/106-32.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/job/6-3.htm">Rash</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Rashly</a> <a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/psalms/101-7.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/psalms/104-30.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/job/26-3.htm">Unwise</a> <a href="/psalms/106-12.htm">Words</a> <a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Wrongfully</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/107-12.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Embittered</a> <a href="/psalms/119-13.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-18.htm">Rash</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-18.htm">Rashly</a> <a href="/psalms/107-11.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/psalms/107-25.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-8.htm">Unwise</a> <a href="/psalms/107-11.htm">Words</a> <a href="/psalms/119-78.htm">Wrongfully</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>For they rebelled against His Spirit</b><br>This phrase refers to the Israelites' disobedience and lack of faith during their wilderness journey. The rebellion against God's Spirit is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, highlighting the Israelites' frequent resistance to divine guidance (<a href="/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10-13</a>). The Spirit of God is often associated with His presence and guidance, as seen in the pillar of cloud and fire that led the Israelites (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a>). This rebellion can be seen as a rejection of God's authority and a failure to trust in His provision and promises. The rebellion at Meribah, where the people quarreled with Moses and doubted God's ability to provide water, is a specific instance of this broader pattern of disobedience (<a href="/exodus/17.htm">Exodus 17:1-7</a>).<p><b>and Moses spoke rashly with his lips</b><br>Moses, the leader chosen by God to deliver His people, succumbed to frustration and anger, leading him to speak rashly. This incident is recorded in <a href="/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10-12</a>, where Moses, instead of speaking to the rock as God commanded, struck it twice with his staff. His words, "Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?" reflect a moment of human weakness and a lapse in faith, as he took credit for the miracle instead of attributing it to God. This act of disobedience resulted in severe consequences for Moses, as he was not permitted to enter the Promised Land. This serves as a sobering reminder of the importance of obedience and humility before God. Moses' experience is a type of Christ, who, unlike Moses, perfectly obeyed the Father and spoke only what He was commanded (<a href="/john/12-49.htm">John 12:49-50</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>A central figure in the Old Testament, Moses was chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. He is known for his close relationship with God, receiving the Ten Commandments, and leading the Israelites through the wilderness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt. They often struggled with faithfulness and obedience during their journey to the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/meribah.htm">Meribah</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites quarreled with Moses due to a lack of water, leading to Moses striking the rock instead of speaking to it as God commanded (<a href="/numbers/20.htm">Numbers 20:1-13</a>).<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_spirit.htm">God's Spirit</a></b><br>Refers to the presence and guidance of God among His people. The Israelites' rebellion against God's Spirit signifies their disobedience and lack of trust in His provision.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting for much of the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, a place of testing, provision, and revelation of God's character.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Moses' rash words were a result of frustration and disobedience, reminding us that even leaders can falter. We must strive to obey God's instructions fully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_our_speech.htm">Guarding Our Speech</a></b><br>Moses' experience teaches the importance of controlling our words, especially in moments of anger or frustration. Our speech should reflect our faith and trust in God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_leadership.htm">The Role of Faith in Leadership</a></b><br>As leaders, maintaining faith and composure under pressure is crucial. Moses' failure at Meribah serves as a cautionary tale for those in positions of influence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/rebellion_against_god's_spirit.htm">Rebellion Against God's Spirit</a></b><br>The Israelites' rebellion highlights the danger of resisting God's guidance. We must remain sensitive to the Holy Spirit's leading in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_past_mistakes.htm">Learning from Past Mistakes</a></b><br>The account of Moses and the Israelites encourages us to learn from past failures and seek God's forgiveness and guidance for future obedience.<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/psalm_106_17_lacks_archaeological_proof_why.htm">Psalm 106:17 says the earth swallowed Dathan and his followers--how do we reconcile this with a lack of archaeological confirmation of such an event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_moses_fear_going_without_god.htm">In Exodus 33:14-15, why does Moses fear going without God's presence if God is said to be omnipresent?</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/what_is_the_manifest_presence_of_god.htm">What is the Manifest Presence of 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>(33) <span class= "bld">They provoked his spirit.</span>--The natural interpretation is to take this of Moses' spirit. So LXX. and Vulg., "they embittered his spirit." The usage of the phrase is, however, in favour of referring the words to the temper of the people towards God," they rebelled against His spirit."<p><span class= "bld">Spake unadvisedly.</span>--Compare the same verb with the same addition, "with the lips," in <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm" title="Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knows of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.">Leviticus 5:4</a>. This interpretation of the fault of Moses is partial. A comparison of all the historical narratives shows that it was rather for a momentary lapse into the despairing spirit of the people, than for addressing them as rebels, that Moses was excluded from the Promised Land.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/106.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 33.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.</span> One man's sin often leads to another's, but does not necessitate it. The people "provoked Muses' spirit" by their murmurs and reproaches (<a href="/numbers/20-3.htm">Numbers 20:3-5</a>). Moses, being provoked, made his rash utterance (<a href="/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10</a>). He was vexed, impatient, carried away by a gust of passion, and made the unfitting speech, "Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of the rock?" speaking as if the power were his own. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/106-33.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they rebelled against</span><br /><span class="heb">הִמְר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(him·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4784.htm">Strong's 4784: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be contentious or rebellious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His Spirit,</span><br /><span class="heb">רוּח֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·ḥōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and [Moses] spoke rashly</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֝יְבַטֵּ֗א</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḇaṭ·ṭê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_981.htm">Strong's 981: </a> </span><span class="str2">To babble, to vociferate angrily</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with his lips.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(biś·p̄ā·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8193.htm">Strong's 8193: </a> </span><span class="str2">The lip, language, a margin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/106-33.htm">Psalm 106:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/106-33.htm">Psalm 106:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/106-33.htm">Psalm 106:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/106-33.htm">Psalm 106:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/106-33.htm">Psalm 106:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/106-33.htm">Psalm 106:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/106-33.htm">Psalm 106:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/106-33.htm">Psalm 106:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/106-33.htm">Psalm 106:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/106-33.htm">Psalm 106:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/106-33.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 106:33 Because they were rebellious against his spirit (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/106-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 106:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/106-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 106:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:34" /></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>