But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
This psalm shows God's boundless goodness toward His people, yet it confesses that they repaid His kindness with rank ingratitude, idolatry, and rebellion from the very start. The Psalmist begins with praise precisely so that we would dare to ask pardon for such shameful abuse of His covenant mercies.
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Commenting on Psalm 106:1-48
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness. Though they would not wait God's will, they are hot to have their own. When the most suitable and pleasant food was found them in abundance, it did not please them long, but they grew dainty and sniffed at angel's food, and must needs have flesh to eat, which was unhealthy diet for that warm climate, and for their easy life.
They forgot His works so quickly that they denied the conclusions as confidently as if they'd never seen the premises proved. They made haste instead of waiting for His counsel, their expectations outrunning His promises, and so they quarreled with every difficulty in their path.
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Commenting on Psalm 106:13-33