Psalms 106:15

Psalms 106:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
• New International Version (NIV)So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease among them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.

Context of Psalms 106:15

13Yet how quickly they forgot what he had done! They wouldn’t wait for his counsel! 14In the wilderness their desires ran wild, testing God’s patience in that dry wasteland. So he gave them what they asked for, but he sent a plague along with it. 16The people in the camp were jealous of Moses and envious of Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest. 17Because of this, the earth opened up; it swallowed Dathan and buried Abiram and the other rebels.

Psalms 106:15 word by word

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן לָ֭הֶם שֶׁאֱלָתָ֑ם וַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח רָז֣וֹן בְּנַפְשָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them their requestשְׁאֵלָהshe'êlâh shêlâh · petitionH7596
• but sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• leannessרָזוֹןrâzôn · leannessH7332
• into their soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315

Cross-references for Psalms 106:15

• Psalms 78:29The people ate their fill. He gave them what they craved.
• Numbers 11:31Now the Lord sent a wind that brought quail from the sea and let them fall all around the camp. For miles in every direction there were quail flying about three feet above the ground.
• Isaiah 10:16Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, will send a plague among Assyria’s proud troops, and a flaming fire will consume its glory.
• Isaiah 24:16We hear songs of praise from the ends of the earth, songs that give glory to the Righteous One! But my heart is heavy with grief. Weep for me, for I wither away. Deceit still prevails, and treachery is everywhere.

Commentaries on Psalms 106:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Sent leanness - They despised the manna, and called it light, that is, innutritive, bread. God gave flesh as they desired, but gave no blessing with it; and in consequence they did not fatten, but grew lean upon it. Their souls also suffered want.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And he gave them their request - By sending great quantities of quails. Numbers 11:31-32. But sent leanness into their soul - The word translated “leanness” is from a verb - רזה râzeh - to make thin; to cause to waste away; to destroy. The radical idea is that of abrading or “scraping;” and hence, it means to become lean, to waste away. It occurs only here and in Isaiah 10:16, rendered “leanness,” and in Micah 6:10, rendered “scant;” margin, “leanness.”…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. 15He … sent a wasting disease: See Exodus 32:35 and Numbers 11:33.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

Topics related to Psalms 106:15

• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Gather
• Leanness
• Mingle
• Open
• Repent
• David
• Hallel
• Intercession
• Molech; Moloch
• Petition

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