18And they try God in their heart, To ask food for their lust.


In Context

15 He cleaveth rocks in a wilderness, And giveth drink — as the great deep.

16 And bringeth out streams from a rock, And causeth waters to come down as rivers.

17 And they add still to sin against Him, To provoke the Most High in the dry place.

18 And they try God in their heart, To ask food for their lust.

19 And they speak against God — they said: 'Is God able to array a table in a wilderness?'

20 Lo, He hath smitten a rock, And waters flow, yea, streams overflow. 'Also — bread is He able to give? Doth He prepare flesh for His people?'

Psalm 78:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

78:18And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

78:18They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

78:18And they tempted God in their hearts, by asking meat for their desires.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

78:18And they tempted God in their heart By asking food according to their desire.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

78:18And they tempted God in their heart, by asking meat for their lust;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

78:18And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

78:18And they tempted God in their heart by asking food for their desire.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

78:18They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

78:18And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.