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they did not believe his promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/106.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The people refused to enter the pleasant land, for they wouldn’t believe his promise to care for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/106.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/106.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/106.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe His word,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/106.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they rejected the pleasant land; They did not believe His word,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe in His word,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe in His word,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/106.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe in His word,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/106.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then they despised the pleasant land [of Canaan]; They did not believe in His word <i>nor</i> rely on it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/106.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They despised the pleasant land and did not believe his promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/106.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They despised the pleasant land and did not believe His promise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/106.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/106.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They would not trust you, LORD, and they did not like the promised land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/106.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/106.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They refused [to enter] the pleasant land. They did not believe what he said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/106.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then they rejected the pleasant land, because they did not believe God's promise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/106.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They rejected the desirable land, and they didn't trust his promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/106.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/106.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They rejected the fruitful land; they did not believe his promise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/106.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They did not believe his word,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/106.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yes, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/106.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word, <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 kick against the desirable land, "" They have not given credence to His word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/106.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they kick against the desirable land, They have not given credence to His word.<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 despise in the land of desire; they trusted not to his word:<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 set at nought the desirable land. They believed not his word, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/106.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 105:24>And they held the desirable land to be nothing. They did not trust in his word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/106.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Next they despised the beautiful land; they did not believe the promise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/106.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/106.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yea, they despised the desired land, they believed not his word,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/106.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They despised the land of desire and they did not believe his word,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/106.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Moreover, they scorned the desirable land, They believed not His word;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/106.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Moreover they set at nought the desirable land, and believed not his word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/106-24.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=13448" 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">23</span>So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: way·yim·’ă·sū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">They despised</a> <a href="/hebrew/2532.htm" title="2532: ḥem·dāh (N-fs) -- Desire, delight. Feminine of chemed; delight.">the pleasant</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/539.htm" title="539: he·’ĕ·mî·nū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To confirm, support. ">believe</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: liḏ·ḇā·rōw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">His promise.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.…<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/14-11.htm">Numbers 14:11</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-31.htm">Numbers 14:31-33</a></span><br />But I will bring your children, whom you said would become plunder, into the land you have rejected—and they will enjoy it. / As for you, however, your bodies will fall in this wilderness. / Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-32.htm">Deuteronomy 1:32</a></span><br />But in spite of all this, you did not trust the LORD your God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-23.htm">Deuteronomy 9:23</a></span><br />And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18-19</a></span><br />And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? / So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/13-31.htm">Numbers 13:31-33</a></span><br />But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!” / So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature. / We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-1.htm">Numbers 14:1-4</a></span><br />Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept. / All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness! / Why is the LORD bringing us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-26.htm">Deuteronomy 1:26-28</a></span><br />But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. / You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated. / Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12</a></span><br />See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-2.htm">Hebrews 4:2</a></span><br />For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-22.htm">Numbers 14:22-23</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— / not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-7.htm">Deuteronomy 9:7</a></span><br />Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:10-11</a></span><br />And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. / 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/14-6.htm">Numbers 14:6-9</a></span><br />Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes / and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land. / If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">Deuteronomy 1:34-36</a></span><br />When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying, / “Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers, / except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yes, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:</p><p class="hdg">they despised</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-34.htm">Genesis 25:34</a></b></br> Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised <i>his</i> birthright.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/13-32.htm">Numbers 13:32</a></b></br> And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, <i>is</i> a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it <i>are</i> men of a great stature.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-31.htm">Numbers 14:31</a></b></br> But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised.</p><p class="hdg">the pleasant land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7-9</a></b></br> For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11,12</a></b></br> But the land, whither ye go to possess it, <i>is</i> a land of hills and valleys, <i>and</i> drinketh water of the rain of heaven: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-19.htm">Jeremiah 3:19</a></b></br> But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.</p><p class="hdg">they believed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Numbers 14:11</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/1-32.htm">Deuteronomy 1:32</a></b></br> Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12,18,19</a></b></br> Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/4-10.htm">Belief</a> <a href="/psalms/106-12.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/psalms/106-12.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/job/29-24.htm">Credence</a> <a href="/psalms/19-10.htm">Desirable</a> <a href="/psalms/102-17.htm">Despised</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-6.htm">Disgusted</a> <a href="/psalms/106-12.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/psalms/106-5.htm">Good</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-29.htm">Kick</a> <a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/psalms/104-34.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/psalms/105-42.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/psalms/89-50.htm">Scorned</a> <a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/26-25.htm">Belief</a> <a href="/psalms/116-10.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/psalms/116-10.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-15.htm">Credence</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-11.htm">Desirable</a> <a href="/psalms/107-11.htm">Despised</a> <a href="/psalms/107-18.htm">Disgusted</a> <a href="/psalms/108-4.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/psalms/107-1.htm">Good</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-19.htm">Kick</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-13.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/psalms/133-1.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/psalms/119-38.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-12.htm">Scorned</a> <a href="/psalms/107-20.htm">Word</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 despised the pleasant land;</b><br>This phrase refers to the Israelites' reaction to the Promised Land, Canaan, which God had assured them as their inheritance. The term "pleasant land" highlights the fertility and abundance of Canaan, often described as "a land flowing with milk and honey" (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>). Despite its richness, the Israelites' lack of faith led them to despise it. This attitude is documented in <a href="/numbers/13.htm">Numbers 13-14</a>, where the spies sent to scout the land returned with a report that incited fear and rebellion among the people. The Israelites' disdain for the land reflects a deeper spiritual issue: a rejection of God's provision and plan. This rejection is a recurring theme in Israel's history, illustrating a pattern of unbelief and disobedience.<p><b>they did not believe His promise.</b><br>The promise in question is God's covenantal assurance to give the land of Canaan to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7, 15</a>:18-21). The Israelites' failure to believe this promise is a significant moment of unbelief, as it directly challenges God's faithfulness and power. This lack of faith is a central theme in the wilderness narrative, where the Israelites frequently doubted God's ability to fulfill His promises, despite witnessing His miraculous works. This unbelief is not just a historical account but serves as a warning to future generations about the consequences of doubting God's word. In the New Testament, this theme is echoed in <a href="/hebrews/3-19.htm">Hebrews 3:19</a>, which warns believers about the dangers of unbelief, using the Israelites' experience as a cautionary example. The call to trust in God's promises is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who embodies God's faithfulness and the ultimate promise of salvation.<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 Egypt and journeyed through the wilderness towards the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>Referred to as the "pleasant land" in this verse, it is the land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites wandered for 40 years due to their disobedience and lack of faith.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who guided them out of Egypt and through the wilderness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_spies.htm">The Spies</a></b><br>Twelve men sent by Moses to scout the Promised Land, ten of whom returned with a negative report that led to the Israelites' disbelief.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites struggled to believe in God's promise of the Promised Land, we must examine our own faith in God's promises for our lives. Are we trusting God fully, or are we allowing fear and doubt to hinder us?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disbelief.htm">The Consequences of Disbelief</a></b><br>The Israelites' disbelief led to a prolonged journey and missed blessings. We should be mindful of how our own disbelief can lead to missed opportunities and spiritual stagnation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/valuing_god's_gifts.htm">Valuing God's Gifts</a></b><br>The "pleasant land" was a gift from God, yet the Israelites despised it. We should cultivate gratitude and appreciation for the blessings God has given us, recognizing their value and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_trust.htm">Obedience and Trust</a></b><br>The call to enter the Promised Land required obedience and trust in God. In our lives, we are called to step out in faith, trusting that God will lead us to where He has promised.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_the_past.htm">Learning from the Past</a></b><br>The history of the Israelites serves as a lesson for us. We should learn from their mistakes and strive to live in faith and obedience, avoiding the pitfalls of disbelief.<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_to_practice_daily_humility.htm">How does the Bible encourage us to show kindness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_scoffers.htm">What does the Bible say about scoffers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_'pleasant_places'_be_taken_literally.htm">(Psalm 16:5-6) In light of historical changes in territory and borders, how can the 'pleasant places' and 'heritage' still be taken literally or reliably?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_106_align_with_full_conquest.htm">Psalm 106:34-35 suggests Israel did not fully conquer or destroy surrounding nations--how does this align with biblical passages that claim they subdued the land completely?</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>(24-27) The rebellion that followed the report of the spies.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/106.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Yea, they despised the pleasant land.</span> The psalmist passes to the consideration of another sin. After the ill report of the spies (<a href="/numbers/13-27.htm">Numbers 13:27-33</a>), the Israelites "despised" the land promised to them (<a href="/numbers/14-31.htm">Numbers 14:31</a>), and relinquished all desire for it. They were ready to have turned back into Egypt (<a href="/numbers/14-3.htm">Numbers 14:3</a>). <span class="cmt_word">They believed not his word;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> his promise to give them the land (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>; <a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/106-24.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 despised</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽ֭יִּמְאֲסוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yim·’ă·sū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm">Strong's 3988: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spurn, to disappear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the pleasant</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶמְדָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥem·dāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, delight</span><br /><br /><span class="word">land;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they did not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">believe</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(he·’ĕ·mî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_539.htm">Strong's 539: </a> </span><span class="str2">To confirm, support</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His promise.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִדְבָרֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(liḏ·ḇā·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/106-24.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 106:24 Yes they despised the pleasant land (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/106-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 106:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/106-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 106:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:25" /></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>