78:15 He broke open rocks in the wilderness,
and gave them enough water to fill the depths of the sea. 1
78:40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness,
and insulted him 2 in the desert!
78:52 Yet he brought out his people like sheep;
he led them through the wilderness like a flock.
106:14 In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving 3 for meat; 4
they challenged God 5 in the desert.
106:26 So he made a solemn vow 6
that he would make them die 7 in the desert,
136:16 to the one who led his people through the wilderness,
for his loyal love endures,
1 tn Heb “and caused them to drink, like the depths, abundantly.”
2 tn Or “caused him pain.”
3 sn They had an insatiable craving. This is described in Num 11:4-35.
4 tn Heb “they craved [with] a craving.”
5 tn Heb “they tested God.”
4 tn Heb “and he lifted his hand to [or “concerning”] them.” The idiom “to lift a hand” here refers to swearing an oath. One would sometimes solemnly lift one’s hand when making such a vow (see Ezek 20:5-6, 15).
5 tn Heb “to cause them to fall.”