Psalms 78:18

Psalms 78:18

16 He also brought ^astreams out of the rock,
And caused waters to run down like rivers.

17 But they sinned even more against Him
By ^arebelling against the Most High in the wilderness.

18 And ^athey tested God in their heart
By asking for the food of their fancy.

19 ^aYes, they spoke against God:
They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

20 ^aBehold, He struck the rock,
So that the waters gushed out,
And the streams overflowed.
Can He give bread also?
Can He provide meat for His people?”

21 Therefore the Lord heard this and ^awas furious;
So a fire was kindled against Jacob,
And anger also came up against Israel,

22 Because they ^adid not believe in God,
And did not trust in His salvation.

23 Yet He had commanded the clouds above,
^aAnd opened the doors of heaven,

24 ^aHad rained down manna on them to eat,
And given them of the¹ bread of ^bheaven.

25 Men ate angels’ food;
He sent them food to¹ the full.

26 ^aHe caused an east wind to blow in the heavens;
And by His power He brought in the south wind.

27 He also rained meat on them like the dust,
Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas;

28 And He let them fall in the midst of their camp,
All around their dwellings.

29 ^aSo they ate and were well filled,
For He gave them their own desire.

30 They were not¹ deprived of their craving;
But ^awhile their food was still in their mouths,

31 The wrath of God came against them,
And slew the stoutest of them,
And struck down the choice men of Israel.

32 In spite of this ^athey still sinned,
And ^bdid not believe in His wondrous works.

33 ^aTherefore their days He consumed in futility,
And their years in fear.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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in their heart— (Matthew 15:19).

for their lust—literally, "soul," or, "desire."

provoking—and—tempted—illustrated by their absurd doubts,

Psalms 78:17-20

yet more—literally, "added to sin," instead of being led to repentance (Romans 2:4).

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