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in the wilderness they put God to the test.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/106.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In the wilderness their desires ran wild, testing God’s patience in that dry wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/106.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/106.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/106.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tested God in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/106.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But became lustfully greedy in the wilderness, And put God to the test in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But craved intensely in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But craved intensely in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/106.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But craved intensely in the wilderness, And put God to the test in the wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/106.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But lusted intensely in the wilderness And tempted God [with their insistent desires] in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/106.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They were seized with craving in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/106.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They were seized with craving in the wilderness and tested God in the desert. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/106.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/106.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They became greedy for food and tested you there in the desert. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/106.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/106.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They had an unreasonable desire [for food]in the wilderness.[In the desert they tested God.]<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/106.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They were filled with craving in the desert and put God to the test; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/106.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They were overwhelmed with craving in the wilderness, so God tested them in the wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/106.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/106.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the desert. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/106.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/106.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/106.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/106.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they lust greatly in a wilderness, "" And try God in a desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/106.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they lust greatly in a wilderness, And try God in a desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/106.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will desire a desire in the desert, and they will tempt God in the waste.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/106.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they coveted their desire in the desert: and they tempted God in the place without water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/106.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 105:14>And they coveted their desire in the desert, and they tempted God in a waterless place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/106.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In the desert they gave in to their cravings, tempted God in the wasteland. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/106.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/106.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But craved exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/106.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They lusted greatly in the wilderness and they tempted God in the desert.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/106.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tried God in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/106.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the dry <i>land</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/106-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13388" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/183.htm" title="183: way·yiṯ·’aw·wū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To incline, desire. A primitive root; to wish for.">They craved</a> <a href="/hebrew/8378.htm" title="8378: ṯa·’ă·wāh (N-fs) -- A desire. From 'avah; a longing; by implication, a delight.">intensely</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the wilderness</a> <a href="/hebrew/5254.htm" title="5254: way·nas·sū- (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To test, try. A primitive root; to test; by implication, to attempt.">and tested</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3452.htm" title="3452: bî·šî·mō·wn (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Waste, wilderness. From yasham; a desolation.">in the desert.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4-6</a></span><br />Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat? / We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. / But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Exodus 16:2-3</a></span><br />And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. / “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6</a></span><br />These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-33.htm">Numbers 11:33-34</a></span><br />But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague. / So they called that place Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-2.htm">Exodus 17:2-3</a></span><br />So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?” / But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-22.htm">Deuteronomy 9:22</a></span><br />You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a></span><br />Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-22.htm">Numbers 14:22</a></span><br />not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-19.htm">Philippians 3:19</a></span><br />Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-5.htm">Numbers 21:5</a></span><br />and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-17.htm">Hebrews 3:17</a></span><br />And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a></span><br />He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4</a></span><br />But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-26.htm">John 6:26-27</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. / Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.</p><p class="hdg">but</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-18.htm">Psalm 78:18,30</a></b></br> And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4,33,34</a></b></br> And the mixt multitude that <i>was</i> among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-22.htm">Deuteronomy 9:22</a></b></br> And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.</p><p class="hdg">lusted exceedingly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-18.htm">Psalm 78:18-20,40,41</a></b></br> And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/95-8.htm">Psalm 95:8,9</a></b></br> Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, <i>and</i> as <i>in</i> the day of temptation in the wilderness: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/17-2.htm">Exodus 17:2</a></b></br> Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/78-30.htm">Craved</a> <a href="/psalms/78-30.htm">Craving</a> <a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/psalms/103-5.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/psalms/106-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/97-9.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/psalms/105-24.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/judges/15-2.htm">Intensely</a> <a href="/psalms/78-29.htm">Lusted</a> <a href="/psalms/105-41.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/95-9.htm">Tempted</a> <a href="/psalms/95-9.htm">Test</a> <a href="/psalms/105-19.htm">Tested</a> <a href="/psalms/105-19.htm">Tried</a> <a href="/psalms/81-7.htm">Try</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-13.htm">Wanton</a> <a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Wasteland</a> <a href="/psalms/103-7.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/15-43.htm">Craved</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-3.htm">Craving</a> <a href="/psalms/106-26.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/psalms/107-33.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/psalms/106-37.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/107-38.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/psalms/107-38.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/matthew/26-22.htm">Intensely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Lusted</a> <a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Places</a> <a href="/malachi/3-15.htm">Tempted</a> <a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">Test</a> <a href="/psalms/119-140.htm">Tested</a> <a href="/psalms/109-7.htm">Tried</a> <a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">Try</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-13.htm">Wanton</a> <a href="/psalms/106-26.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Wasteland</a> <a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/106-26.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 106</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-1.htm">The psalmist exhorts to praise God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-4.htm">He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-47.htm">He concludes with prayer and praise</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/106.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/106.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They craved intensely in the wilderness</b><br>This phrase refers to the Israelites' longing for the foods they had in Egypt, as described in <a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4-6</a>. The wilderness, or desert, represents a place of testing and reliance on God. The Israelites' craving signifies a lack of trust in God's provision, highlighting their spiritual immaturity. This craving is a metaphor for human desires that can lead one away from faithfulness to God. The wilderness experience is a recurring theme in Scripture, symbolizing trials and the need for dependence on God, as seen in Jesus' temptation in the wilderness (<a href="/matthew/4.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a>).<p><b>and tested God in the desert.</b><br>Testing God refers to the Israelites' repeated questioning of God's presence and power, as seen in <a href="/exodus/17-2.htm">Exodus 17:2-7</a>, where they doubted His ability to provide water. The desert, a harsh and barren environment, serves as a backdrop for these tests, emphasizing the Israelites' struggle between faith and doubt. This testing is a direct challenge to God's authority and faithfulness, reflecting a deeper spiritual rebellion. The concept of testing God is addressed in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-16.htm">Deuteronomy 6:16</a>, where the Israelites are warned not to test God as they did at Massah. This serves as a cautionary tale for believers to trust in God's promises and not to demand signs or proofs of His faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and wandered in the wilderness for 40 years due to their disobedience and lack of faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The desert region where the Israelites wandered after their exodus from Egypt. It was a place of testing and reliance on God for provision.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, who delivered the Israelites from Egypt, provided for them in the wilderness, and was tested by their lack of faith and obedience.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_craving.htm">The Craving</a></b><br>Refers to the Israelites' intense desire for food and comfort, which led them to complain and doubt God's provision.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/testing_god.htm">Testing God</a></b><br>The act of doubting God's power and provision, which the Israelites did by demanding signs and questioning His care for them.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_discontentment.htm">The Danger of Discontentment</a></b><br>Discontentment can lead us away from trusting in God's provision. Like the Israelites, we must guard our hearts against craving what God has not given us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/testing_god_through_unbelief.htm">Testing God through Unbelief</a></b><br>When we doubt God's goodness and provision, we test Him. Faith requires trusting in God's character and promises, even when circumstances are challenging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_gratitude.htm">The Importance of Gratitude</a></b><br>Gratitude is a powerful antidote to craving and discontentment. Regularly reflecting on God's past faithfulness can help us maintain a thankful heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_past_mistakes.htm">Learning from Past Mistakes</a></b><br>The experiences of the Israelites serve as warnings for us. We should learn from their mistakes and strive to live in obedience and faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/relying_on_god's_provision.htm">Relying on God's Provision</a></b><br>God knows our needs and is faithful to provide. We must rely on Him and not seek fulfillment outside of His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_106.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 106</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_science_explain_manna_as_'bread'.htm">How can Psalm 78:24's mention of manna as 'bread from heaven' be reconciled with scientific or archaeological data?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_god_dried_the_red_sea.htm">Psalm 106:9 states God dried up the Red Sea for Israel's passage--do we have any historical or scientific evidence that such an event actually happened?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_proof_did_moses_give_to_israelites.htm">Exodus 6:7-9: If the Israelites still doubt Moses, what empirical proof did he provide to convince them then or later?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_78_align_with_archaeology.htm">How do the events recounted in Psalm 78 compare with archaeological findings regarding the Israelites' wilderness journey?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/106.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">Lusted.</span>--See margin.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/106.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness;</span> literally, "lusted a lust." The expression is taken from <a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4</a>, where it is translated in the Authorized Version by "fell a-lusting." The lust was for "flesh," and for "the fish, the cucumbers, the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic, which they did eat in Egypt freely" (<a href="/numbers/11-5.htm">Numbers 11:5</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And tempted God in the desert</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/78-18.htm">Psalm 78:18</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/106-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They craved</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתְאַוּ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiṯ·’aw·wū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_183.htm">Strong's 183: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline, desire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">intensely</span><br /><span class="heb">תַ֭אֲוָה</span> <span class="translit">(ṯa·’ă·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8378.htm">Strong's 8378: </a> </span><span class="str2">A longing, a delight</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the wilderness</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and tested</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְנַסּוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(way·nas·sū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5254.htm">Strong's 5254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To test, to attempt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֝֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the desert.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(bî·šî·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3452.htm">Strong's 3452: </a> </span><span class="str2">Waste, wilderness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/106-14.htm">Psalm 106:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/106-14.htm">Psalm 106:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/106-14.htm">Psalm 106:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/106-14.htm">Psalm 106:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/106-14.htm">Psalm 106:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/106-14.htm">Psalm 106:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/106-14.htm">Psalm 106:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/106-14.htm">Psalm 106:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/106-14.htm">Psalm 106:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/106-14.htm">Psalm 106:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/106-14.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 106:14 But gave in to craving (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/106-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 106:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/106-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 106:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>