Mazmur 106:13-18

106:13 They quickly forgot what he had done; ¹ 

they did not wait for his instructions. ² 

106:14 In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving ³  for meat; ⁴ 

they challenged God ⁵  in the desert.

106:15 He granted their request,

then struck them with a disease. ⁶ 

106:16 In the camp they resented ⁷  Moses,

and Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest. ⁸ 

106:17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;

it engulfed ⁹  the group led by Abiram. ¹⁰ 

106:18 Fire burned their group;

the flames scorched the wicked. ¹¹ 

[106:13]  ¹ tn Heb “his works.”

[106:13]  ² tn Heb “his counsel.”

[106:14]  ³ sn They had an insatiable craving. This is described in Num 11:4-35.

[106:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “they craved [with] a craving.”

[106:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “they tested God.”

[106:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he sent leanness into their being.”

[106:15]  sn Disease. See Num 11:33-34, where this plague is described.

[106:16]  ⁷ tn Or “envied.”

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

[106:17]  ⁹ tn Or “covered.”

[106:17]  ¹⁰ tn Or “the assembly of Abiram.”

[106:18]  ¹¹ sn Verses 16-18 describe the events of Num 16:1-40.