The Meaning of Psalms 106:14 Explained

Psalms 106:14

KJV: But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

YLT: And they lust greatly in a wilderness, And try God in a desert.

Darby: And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

ASV: But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.

Discover Psalms 106:14

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 106:14?

MEANING: What does Psalms 106:14 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 106:14 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 106:14?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But lusted  exceedingly  in the wilderness,  and tempted  God  in the desert. 

What does Psalms 106:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 106:1-15 - Unfailing Loving-Kindness
Who can utter? That is an unanswered question. Not even the leader of the heavenly choir can answer it. But what blessedness it brings to the heart of one who begins to recite the goodness and loving-kindness of God! When prayer goes heavily, begin to praise.
The theme of this psalm is God's redeeming grace. It contains a gruesome catalogue of sin. We have sinned"¦ we have committed iniquity"¦ our fathers understood not"¦ they remembered not"¦ but provoked"¦ they soon forgat"¦ they waited not"¦ but lusted exceedingly"¦ and tempted God. But side by side were the divine love and mercy: "Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake," Psalms 106:8. God is bound to keep His Covenant, even to the children's children. He must act worthily of Himself. "Truth" is another spelling of "troth." When God has pledged His troth, as He did to Abraham, and has also to us, He cannot fail.
Notice the pathetic prayer of Psalms 106:4. Though we are more or less implicated in the sins of those around us, we, as Christians, may claim special favor and help, in order to be placed in a stronger position when we come to intercede for others. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 106

1  The psalmist exhorts to praise God
4  He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers
7  The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy
47  He concludes with prayer and praise

What do the individual words in Psalms 106:14 mean?

but lusted exceedingly in the wilderness and tested God in the desert
וַיִּתְאַוּ֣וּ תַ֭אֲוָה בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וַיְנַסּוּ־ אֵ֝֗ל בִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן

וַיִּתְאַוּ֣וּ  but  lusted 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָוָה  
Sense: desire, incline, covet, wait longingly, wish, sigh, want, be greedy, prefer.
תַ֭אֲוָה  exceedingly 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תַּאֲוָה  
Sense: desire.
בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר  in  the  wilderness 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִדְבָּר 
Sense: wilderness.
וַיְנַסּוּ־  and  tested 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָסָה  
Sense: to test, try, prove, tempt, assay, put to the proof or test.
אֵ֝֗ל  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֵל 
Sense: god, god-like one, mighty one.
בִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן  in  the  desert 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְשִׁימֹון  
Sense: waste, wilderness, desert, desolate place.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 106:14?

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