106:10 He delivered them from the power 1 of the one who hated them,
and rescued 2 them from the power 3 of the enemy.
106:11 The water covered their enemies;
not even one of them survived. 4
106:12 They believed his promises; 5
they sang praises to him.
106:13 They quickly forgot what he had done; 6
they did not wait for his instructions. 7
106:14 In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving 8 for meat; 9
they challenged God 10 in the desert.
106:15 He granted their request,
then struck them with a disease. 11
106:16 In the camp they resented 12 Moses,
and Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest. 13
1 tn Heb “hand.”
2 tn Or “redeemed.”
3 tn Heb “hand.”
4 tn Heb “remained.”
5 tn Heb “his words.”
6 tn Heb “his works.”
7 tn Heb “his counsel.”
8 sn They had an insatiable craving. This is described in Num 11:4-35.
9 tn Heb “they craved [with] a craving.”
10 tn Heb “they tested God.”
11 tn Heb “and he sent leanness into their being.”
sn Disease. See Num 11:33-34, where this plague is described.
12 tn Or “envied.”
13 tn Heb “the holy one of the