Psalms 78:18

78:17 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

KJV

They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

78:19 Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? furnish: Heb. order

What does Psalms 78:18 mean?

Psalms 78:18 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָסָה (nâçâh), אֵל (ʼêl), לֵבָב (lêbâb).

Hebrew interlinear

And

they

temptedנָסָהnâçâh/naw-saw'/H5254to test; by implication, to attempt

Godאֵלʼêl/ale/H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)

their

heartלֵבָבlêbâb/lay-bawb'/H3824the heart (as the most interior organ);

askingשָׁאַלshâʼal/shaw-al'/H7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

meatאֹכֶלʼôkel/o'-kel/H400food

for

their

lust.נֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 78:18.

Deuteronomy 10:12

And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

Deuteronomy 13:3

Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Deuteronomy 8:2

And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

Exodus 12:4

And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 78:18 say?

Psalms 78:18 (King James Version) reads: "And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust."

Is Psalms 78:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 78:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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