Psalms
King James Version (KJV)
Psalms 78:18
“And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.”
King James Version (KJV)
Psalms 78:18 Context
15He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. 16He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. 17And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness. 18And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. 19Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? 20Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? 21Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
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Translation Details for Psalms 78:18
And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
Other Translations for Psalms 78:18
Bible Commentary for Psalms 78:18
Wesley's Notes for Psalms 78:18
78:18 Tempted - Desired a proof of God's power. Lust - Not for their necessary subsistence, but out of an inordinate and luxurious appetite.
And they tempted God in their heart: by asking meat for their lust.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
And in their heart they put God to the test By asking food according to their desire.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And they tempted God in their heart By asking food according to their desire.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Testing God in their hearts, requesting meat for their desire.
- Basic English Bible
They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
And they tempted God in their heart, by asking meat for their lust;
- Darby Bible
And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
- English Revised Version
They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.
- World English Bible