Shīpiān 78:18

18 Tāmen xīn zhōng shìtan shén , suí zìjǐ suǒ yù de qiú shíwù .

Shīpiān 78:18 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:18

And they tempted God in their heart
Which is desperately wicked, and from whence all impiety flows; they entertained hard thoughts of God; they inwardly fretted at their present circumstances, and secretly repined and murmured against God, and wished for things they should not; not being contented with what they had, and thankful for them, as they ought to have been:

by asking meat for their lust;
or, "for their soul"; such as their souls lusted after, and their sensitive appetites craved; for they were not satisfied with the bread they had, which was sufficient for their sustenance and support; they wanted food for pleasure and wantonness; to ask for daily bread is right, but to ask for more to consume on our lusts is wrong, ( James 4:3 ) .

Shīpiān 78:18 In-Context

16 Tā shǐ shuǐ cóng pánshí yǒng chū , jiào shuǐ rú jiāng hé xià liú .

17 Tāmen què réngjiù dé zuì tā , zaì gan zào zhī dì beìnì zhìgāo zhĕ .

18 Tāmen xīn zhōng shìtan shén , suí zìjǐ suǒ yù de qiú shíwù .

19 Bìngqiĕ wàng lún shén , shuō , shén zaì kuàngyĕ qǐnéng bǎishè yánxí ma .

20 Tā céng jī dǎ pánshí , shǐ shuǐ yǒng chū , chéng le jiāng hé . tā hái néng cì liángshi ma . hái néng wèi tāde bǎixìng yùbeì ròu ma .