John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 106:33
Because they provoked his spirit ;.... Though he was a very meek man, meeker than any upon the face of the earth, Numbers 12:2 , yet, being greatly provoked, let fall some passionate and undue expressions: and this was not only his sin, but the fault of those also that provoked him, and with this view it is mentioned. The Targum is, "for they rebelled against his Holy Spirit;' the Holy Spirit of God, as in Isaiah 63:10 . Jarchi interprets it of Moses and Aaron provoking the Spirit of... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 106:32
They angered him also at the waters of strife ,.... Or, "at the waters of Meribah" F26 על מי מריבה "super aquas Meribah", Montanus; "apud Memeriba", Tigurine version; "juxta aquas Meriba", Gejerus; so Ainsworth. ; that is, Meribahkadesh, as it is called in Deuteronomy 32:51 to distinguish it from Meribahrephidim, where also were waters of strife or contradiction; at which the people murmured and strove with the Lord, and greatly displeased him, Exodus 17:7 . So that it... read more