What does Psalm 106:14 mean?

Psalm 106:14 highlights themes such as temptation, rebellion, wilderness when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 106:14 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

12Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.

13They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

14But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

15And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

16They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.

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Numbers 11:4
Both passages describe the people's lusting in the wilderness.
Matthew 4:1-3
Jesus faced temptation in the wilderness but did not succumb as Israel did.
1 Corinthians 10:9
Paul references Israel tempting God in the wilderness as a warning.