Psalms 106:14-21

106:14 In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving ¹  for meat; ² 

they challenged God ³  in the desert.

106:15 He granted their request,

then struck them with a disease. ⁴ 

106:16 In the camp they resented ⁵  Moses,

and Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest. ⁶ 

106:17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;

it engulfed ⁷  the group led by Abiram. ⁸ 

106:18 Fire burned their group;

the flames scorched the wicked. ⁹ 

106:19 They made an image of a calf at Horeb,

and worshiped a metal idol.

106:20 They traded their majestic God ¹⁰ 

for the image of an ox that eats grass.

106:21 They rejected ¹¹  the God who delivered them,

the one who performed great deeds in Egypt,

[106:14]  ¹ sn They had an insatiable craving. This is described in Num 11:4-35.

[106:14]  ² tn Heb “they craved [with] a craving.”

[106:14]  ³ tn Heb “they tested God.”

[106:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he sent leanness into their being.”

[106:16]  ⁷ tn Or “envied.”

[106:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “the holy one of the Lord.”

[106:17]  ¹⁰ tn Or “covered.”

[106:17]  ¹¹ tn Or “the assembly of Abiram.”

[106:18]  ¹³ sn Verses 16-18 describe the events of Num 16:1-40.

[106:20]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “their glory.” According to an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition, the text originally read “his glory” or “my glory.” In Jer 2:11 the Lord states that his people (Israel) exchanged “their glory” (a reference to the Lord) for worthless idols.

[106:21]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “forgot.”