🎵WEB · Psalms 78:18
What does Psalms 78:18 mean?
"They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire."
— Psalms 78:18 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.
He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
Yet they still went on to sin against him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert.
They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.
Yes, they spoke against God. They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
Behold, he struck the rock, so that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed. Can he give bread also? Will he provide meat for his people?”
Therefore Yahweh heard, and was angry. A fire was kindled against Jacob, anger also went up against Israel,
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