How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and insulted him in the desert!

for they aroused his temper, and he spoke rashly.

Yet they continued to sin against him, and rebelled against the sovereign One in the desert.

Yet they challenged and defied the sovereign God, and did not obey his commands.

He made it dark; they did not disobey his orders.

Many times he delivered them, but they had a rebellious attitude, and degraded themselves by their sin.

because they had rebelled against God’s commands, and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king.

Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.

Then they will not be like their ancestors, who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that was not committed and faithful to God.

Our ancestors in Egypt failed to appreciate your miraculous deeds, they failed to remember your many acts of loyal love, and they rebelled at the sea, by the Red Sea.