Psalms 106:14
And they lust greatly in a wilderness, And try God in a desert.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
In Context
13They have hasted — forgotten His works, They have not waited for His counsel.
15And He giveth to them their request, And sendeth leanness into their soul.
Cross References
Exodus 17:2and the people strive with Moses, and say, 'Give us water, and we drink.' And Moses saith to them, 'What? — ye strive with me, what? — ye try Jehovah?'
Numbers 11:33The flesh is yet between their teeth — it is not yet cut off — and the anger of Jehovah hath burned among the people, and Jehovah smiteth among the people — a very great smiting;
Deuteronomy 9:22'And in Taberah, and in Massah, and in Kibroth-Hattaavah, ye have been making Jehovah wroth:
Psalms 78:30They have not been estranged from their desire, Yet [is] their food in their mouth,
Psalms 95:8Harden not your heart as [in] Meribah, As [in] the day of Massah in the wilderness,
1 Corinthians 10:9neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them did tempt, and by the serpents did perish;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 106:14-34
Provocation of Israel in the Wilderness. 13 They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel: 14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. 15 And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul. 16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord . 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. 18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. 19 They made a calf in Horeb, and… Read the whole commentary →