Contradiction with Numbers 20:11
While Psalms 78:16 describes God bringing water out of rocks, Numbers 20:11 attributes this act to Moses striking the rock with his rod.
Numbers 20:11: And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts [also].
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 8:15
Describes God bringing water out of the flinty rock, emphasizing His providence, whereas Psalms 78:16 emphasizes God's miraculous power without mentioning the human intervention of Moses.
Deuteronomy 8:15: Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, [wherein were] fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where [there was] no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
Contradiction with Isaiah 48:21
Attributes the provision of water to a mere divine command, contrasting with Psalms 78:16 which highlights a natural impossibility made possible.
Isaiah 48:21: And they thirsted not [when] he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
Contradiction with Exodus 17:6
States that God instructed Moses to strike the rock physically, which contradicts Psalms 78:16's implication of a direct divine miracle without human action.
Exodus 17:6: Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.