translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: PSA

label: NET study note

text: . The psalmist summons Israel to praise God as the creator of the world and the nation’s protector, but he also reminds the people not to rebel against God.


text: The name Meribah means “strife.” Two separate but similar incidents at Meribah are recorded in the Pentateuch ( Exod 17:1-7 ; Num 20:1-13 , see also Pss 81:7; 106:32 ). In both cases the Israelites complained about lack of water and the Lord miraculously provided for them.


text: The name Massah means “testing.” This was another name (along with Meribah) given to the place where Israel complained following the Red Sea Crossing (see Exod 17:1-7 , as well as Deut 6:16; 9:22; 33:8 ).