Psalms 78:30

30 But they were not estranged from their lust; but while their meat was yet 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 And He let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

29 So they ate and were well filled, for He gave them their own desire.

30 But they were not estranged from their lust; but while their meat was yet in their mouths,

31 the wrath of God came upon them and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

32 For all this, they sinned still and believed not in His wondrous works.