They quicklyforgotHis works;They did not waitfor His counsel,
Becausethey had rebelledagainst the wordsof GodAnd spurnedthe counselof the MostHigh.
They forgotHis deedsAnd His miraclesthat He had shownthem.
"You will bringthem and plantthem in the mountainof Your inheritance,The place,O LORD,which You have madefor Your dwelling,The sanctuary,O Lord,which Your handshave established.
So the peoplegrumbledat Moses,saying,"Whatshall we drink?"
The wholecongregationof the sonsof IsraelgrumbledagainstMosesand Aaronin the wilderness.
Therefore the peoplequarreledwith Mosesand said,"Giveus waterthat we may drink."And Mosessaidto them, "Whydo you quarrelwith me? Whydo you testthe LORD?"
He namedthe placeMassahand Meribahbecauseof the quarrelof the sonsof Israel,and becausethey testedthe LORD,saying,"Is the LORDamongus, ornot?"
And you neglectedallmy counselAnd did not wantmy reproof;
"They wouldnot acceptmy counsel,They spurnedallmy reproof.
That you have forgottenthe LORDyour Maker,Who stretchedout the heavensAnd laidthe foundationsof the earth,That you fearcontinuallyalldaylong becauseof the furyof the oppressor,As he makesreadyto destroy?But whereis the furyof the oppressor?
