Psalms 78:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.”
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BSBPD
“They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And they tempted God in their heart By asking food according to their desire.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And they try God in their heart, To ask food for their lust.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 78:18 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 16:2And there in the desert they all grumbled against Moses and Aaron.
- Exodus 17:2So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”
- Exodus 17:7He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
- Numbers 11:4Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?
- Deuteronomy 6:16Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
- Psalms 95:9where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.
- Psalms 106:14They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.
- 1 Corinthians 10:6These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.
- 1 Corinthians 10:9We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
- James 4:2You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.
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