Text: Psalm 106:32
OT Text Referred to: Deuteronomy 4:21
Subject: prophetic limitation
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Deuteronomy 4:21 records Moses's third repetition of his exclusion from the land, stating God "was angry with me on your account" (עַל דִּבְרֵיכֶם, 'al divreikhem). Psalm 106:32 echoes this from the congregational perspective: "At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them." The Deuteronomic emphasis on vicarious suffering—Moses barred from the land because of the people's sin—is preserved in the psalm's confession that Moses's "trouble" resulted from their rebellion. The psalmist acknowledges communal responsibility for the loss of Israel's greatest leader, transforming Moses's personal lament into corporate confession.