Psalms 78 · Verse 29

Psalms 78:29

So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;
Psalms 78:29, King James Version

Psalms 78:29 in other translations

BSBSo they ate and were well filled, for He gave them what they craved.
WEBSo they ate, and were well filled. He gave them their own desire.
ASVSo they did eat, and were well filled; And he gave them their own desire.
YLTAnd they eat, and are greatly satisfied, And their desire He bringeth to them.
DARBYAnd they did eat, and were well filled; for that they lusted after, he brought to them.
BBESo they had food and were full; for he gave them their desire;
WebsterSo they ate, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

What does Psalms 78:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 78:23-29

23-29. (Compare Ex 16:11-15; Nu 11:4-9).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 78:9-39

Sin dispirits men, and takes away the heart. Forgetfulness of God's works is the cause of disobedience to his laws. This narrative relates a struggle between God's goodness and man's badness. The Lord hears all our murmurings and distrusts, and is much displeased. Those that will not believe the power of God's mercy, shall feel the fire of his indignation. Those cannot be said to trust in God's salvation as their…

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Psalms 78:29 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.Luand they ateH398
וַיִּשְׂבְּע֣וּvai.yis.be.'Uand they were satisfiedH7646
מְאֹ֑דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
וְ֝תַֽאֲוָתָ֗םve.ta.'a.va.Tamand desire theirH8378
יָבִ֥אya.Vi'he broughtH935
לָהֶֽם\׃la.Hemto them

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 78:29

  • Numbers 11:19-20

    Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days; But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the Lord which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?

  • Psalms 106:15

    And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

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for he gave.
106:15; Nu 11:20

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Context

  • Psalms 78:28

    And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

  • Psalms 78:29

    So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

  • Psalms 78:30

    They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

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Psalms 78:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y comieron, y hartáronse mucho: cumplióles pues su deseo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils en mangèrent, et en furent abondamment rassasiés. Il leur envoya ce qu’ils convoitaient.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie aßen und sättigten sich sehr, und ihr Gelüst führte er ihnen zu.