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Psalms 106:24

106:23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: the pleasant: Heb. a land of desire

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Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,

Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:

Yes, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:

106:25 But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.

What does Psalms 106:24 mean?

Psalms 106:24 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מָאַס (mâʼaç), חֶמְדָּה (chemdâh), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets).

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Yea,
they
despisedמָאַסmâʼaç/maw-as'/H3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
the
pleasantחֶמְדָּהchemdâh/khem-daw'/H2532delight
land,אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
they
believedאָמַןʼâman/aw-man'/H539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;
not
his
word:דָּבָרdâbâr/daw-baw'/H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
the
pleasant:
Heb.
a
land
of
desire

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Desert, Journey of Israel Through TheImpenitenceInfidelityRebellion Against GodUnbelief

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What does Psalms 106:24 say?

Psalms 106:24 (King James Version) reads: "Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: the pleasant: Heb. a land of desire"

Is Psalms 106:24 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 106:24 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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