Psalms 78:30

30 but they still wanted more. 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 fall in the middle of his camp, all around his dwelling place.
29 They ate more than enough. He gave them what they wanted,
30 but they still wanted more. While the food was still in their mouths,
31 the anger of God flared up against them. He killed their strongest men and slaughtered the best young men in Israel.
32 In spite of all this, they continued to sin, and they no longer believed in his miracles.
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