Psalms 106 · Verse 32

Psalms 106:32

They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:
Psalms 106:32, King James Version

Psalms 106:32 in other translations

BSBAt the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.
WEBThey angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;
ASVThey angered him also at the waters of Meribah, So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes;
YLTAnd they cause wrath by the waters of Meribah, And it is evil to Moses for their sakes,
DARBYAnd they moved him to wrath at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account;
BBEThey made God angry again at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled because of them;
WebsterThey angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

What does Psalms 106:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 106:32-33
32-33. (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.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 106:13-33

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…

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Psalms 106:32 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַ֭יַּקְצִיפוּVai.yak.tzi.fuand they provoked to angerH7107
עַל\־'al-atH5921
מֵ֥יmei[the] waters ofH4325
מְרִיבָ֑הme.ri.VahMeribahH4809
וַיֵּ֥רַעvai.Ye.ra'and it was badH7489
לְ֝מֹשֶׁ֗הle.mo.Shehfor MosesH4872
בַּעֲבוּרָֽם\׃ba.'a.vu.Rambecause of themH5668

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 106:32

  • Numbers 20:2-13

    And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord! And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there? And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink. …

  • Deuteronomy 4:21

    Furthermore the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance:

  • Numbers 20:23-24

    And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying, Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.

  • Psalms 81:7

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 1:37

    Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.

  • Deuteronomy 3:26

    But the Lord was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the Lord said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.

  • Numbers 27:13-14

    And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered. For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.

  • Psalms 78:40

    How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
angered.
78:40; 81:7; Nu 20:2,6,13
so that.
Nu 20:12,23,24; 27:13,14; De 1:37; 3:26; 4:21

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Context

  • Psalms 106:31

    And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.

  • Psalms 106:32

    They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

  • Psalms 106:33

    Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

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Psalms 106:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
También le irritaron en las aguas de Meriba: é hizo mal á Moisés por causa de ellos;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils l’irritèrent aux eaux de Meriba, et il en arriva du mal à Moïse à cause d’eux;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie erzürnten ihn an dem Wasser von Meriba, und es erging Mose übel ihretwegen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et exaltent eum in ecclesia plebis, et in cathedra seniorum laudent eum.