New English Translation
Psalms 106:14
14In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the desert.
Psalms 106:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
- New International Version (NIV)In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wilderness they put God to the test.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;
- New King James Version (NKJV)But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tested God in the desert.
Context of Psalms 106:14
12They believed his promises; they sang praises to him. 13They quickly forgot what he had done; they did not wait for his instructions. In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the desert. 15He granted their request, then struck them with a disease. 16In the camp they resented Moses, and Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest.
Read all of Psalms 106Psalms 106:14 word by word
וַיִּתְאַוּ֣וּ תַ֭אֲוָה בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וַיְנַסּוּ־אֵ֝֗ל בִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 106:14
- Psalms 78:18They willfully challenged God by asking for food to satisfy their appetite.
- Numbers 11:4Now the mixed multitude who were among them craved more desirable foods, and so the Israelites wept again and said, “If only we had meat to eat!
- Deuteronomy 9:22Moreover, you continued to provoke the Lord at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth-Hattaavah.
- 1 Corinthians 10:6These things happened as examples for us, so that we will not crave evil things as they did.
- Psalms 95:8He says, “Do not be stubborn like they were at Meribah, like they were that day at Massah in the wilderness,
- Exodus 17:2So the people contended with Moses, and they said, “Give us water to drink!” Moses said to them, “Why do you contend with me? Why do you test the Lord?”
- Numbers 14:22For all the people have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have tempted me now these ten times, and have not obeyed me,
- 1 Corinthians 10:9And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes.
- Hebrews 3:8“Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness.
Commentaries on Psalms 106:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness - Margin, as in Hebrew, “lusted a lust.” The reference is to their desire of better food than the manna. And tempted God in the desert - Tried God, whether he “could” provide for them food and drink. Psalm 78:19-20.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-33Verses 13-33 Those that will not wait for God's counsel, shall justly be given up to their own hearts' lusts, to walk in their own counsels. An undue desire, even for lawful things, becomes sinful. God showed his displeasure for this. He filled them with uneasiness of mind, terror of conscience, and self-reproach. Many that fare deliciously every day, and whose bodies are healthful, have leanness in their souls: no love to God, no thankfulness, no…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-48The Israelite community in exile confessed the Lord’s goodness and justice and their own past sins. From their humble state in exile, they asked for redemption and restoration. They hoped to be gathered back from all the places the Lord had scattered them in his anger. The psalm ends with a memory of the Lord’s past mercy and hope for renewed mercy (Psalm 106:44–48). Israel failed, but the Lord remains constant. Verses 1, 47–48 (along with Psalms 96…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1513-15. The faith induced by God's display of power in their behalf was short lived, and their new rebellion and temptation was visited by God with fresh punishment, inflicted by leaving them to the result of their own gratified appetites, and sending on them spiritual poverty (Nu 11:18). They soon forgat--literally, "They hasted, they forgat" (compare Ex 32:8). "They have turned aside quickly (or, hastily) out of the way." The haste of our desires is such…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 106
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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