Psalm 106:33

Translations

Modern

For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.

Traditional

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

Literal

For they rebelled against his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips.

Latin

…quia exacerbaverunt spiritum ejus, et distinxit in labiis suis.

Original

Hebrew

English

For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.

Notes

Psalms 106:30–33

Phinehas 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).

Psalms 106:28–39

When the Israelites entered the land, they brought their idol worship with them. Their behavior stayed the same, and they angered the Lord with their actions.

Psalms 106:1–48

The Israelite community in exile confessed the Lord’s goodness and justice and their own past sins. From their humble state in exile, they asked for redemption and restoration. They hoped to be gathered back from all the places the Lord had scattered them in his anger.
The psalm ends with a memory of the Lord’s past mercy and hope for renewed mercy (Psalm 106:44–48). Israel failed, but the Lord remains constant.
Verses 1, 47–48 (along with Psalms 96; 105:1–15) are included in David’s song of praise recorded in 1 Chronicles 16:1–43.

Theme notes and profiles

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James 3:2
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
Psalm 78:40
How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!
Psalm 107:11
…because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
Job 2:10
“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
Psalm 141:3
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
Genesis 30:1
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.
Job 38:2
“Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge?
Job 42:7–8
After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.
Genesis 35:16–18
Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.
Job 40:4–5
“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.

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Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Marked by Constant Murmurings and Rebellions Speaking: Evil

Psalm 106:33

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