Psalms 106:18

18 (105-18) And a fire was kindled in their congregation: the flame burned the wicked.

Psalms 106:18 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 106:18

And a fire was kindled in their company
This seems to be the company of Korah, or however a part of it, the two hundred and fifty men that had censers, and so were of the Levitical race, as Korah was; this fire came from the Lord out of heaven.

The flame burned up the wicked;
the two hundred and fifty men with censers, ( Numbers 16:35 ) , this was an emblem of that fire which shall consume those that hurt the witnesses; or of that vengeance of eternal fire which wicked men will suffer for ever.

Psalms 106:18 In-Context

16 (105-16) And they provoked Moses in the camp, Aaron the holy one of the Lord.

17 (105-17) The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan: and covered the congregation of Abiron.

18 (105-18) And a fire was kindled in their congregation: the flame burned the wicked.

19 (105-19) They made also a calf in Horeb: and they adored the graven thing.

20 (105-20) And they changed their glory into the likeness of a calf that eateth grass.