Psalms 78:30

30 But even before they had finished eating, God acted. He did it while the food was still in their mouths.

Psalms 78:30 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:30

They were not estranged from their lust
By the goodness and liberality of God unto them, they were not brought to repentance for their sin of lusting; nor did they abstain from their fleshly lusts, or deny themselves of them, which the grace of God teaches to do; or else the sense is, what they lusted after, flesh, was not withheld from them, or they restrained from eating it; they were indulged with it for a whole month together; to which agrees what follows:

but while their meat was yet in their mouths;
the meat of the quails, while it was between their teeth, ere it was chewed, and before it was swallowed down, while they were rolling this sweet morsel under their tongues, and were gorging themselves with it, destruction came upon them, as follows; just as Belshazzar, while he was feasting with his nobles, in the midst of his mirth and jollity, was slain by the Persians, ( Daniel 5:1-30 ) .

Psalms 78:30 In-Context

28 He made the birds come down inside their camp. The birds fell all around their tents.

29 People ate until they had more than enough. He gave them what they had longed for.

30 But even before they had finished eating, God acted. He did it while the food was still in their mouths.

31 His anger rose up against them. He put to death the strongest among them. He struck down Israel's young men.

32 But even after all that, they kept on sinning. Even after they had seen the miracles he did, they still didn't believe.