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13 They quickly forgot what he had done;[a]
they did not wait for his instructions.[b]
14 In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving[c] for meat;[d]
they challenged God[e] in the wastelands.
15 He granted their request,
then struck them with a disease.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 106:13 tn Heb “his works.”
  2. Psalm 106:13 tn Heb “his counsel.”
  3. Psalm 106:14 sn They had an insatiable craving. This is described in Num 11:4-35.
  4. Psalm 106:14 tn Heb “they craved [with] a craving.”
  5. Psalm 106:14 tn Heb “they tested God.”
  6. Psalm 106:15 tn Heb “and he sent leanness into their being.”sn Disease. See Num 11:33-34, where this plague is described.

13 But they soon forgot(A) what he had done
    and did not wait for his plan to unfold.(B)
14 In the desert(C) they gave in to their craving;
    in the wilderness(D) they put God to the test.(E)
15 So he gave them(F) what they asked for,
    but sent a wasting disease(G) among them.

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