Psalms 78:18 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English ASV

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

English Amplified

And they tempted God in their hearts by asking for food according to their [selfish] desire and appetite.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And they tempted God in their hearts by asking for food according to their [selfish] desire and appetite.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They deliberately tested God, demanding the food they craved.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

They decided to test God, to see what he would do. They demanded to have the food that they liked best.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then they decided to test God by telling him to give them the food they wanted.

They tested God in their heart by demanding the food they craved.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

They deliberately put God to the test by demanding the food they wanted.

English God's Word - GW 1995

They deliberately tested God by demanding the food they craved.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They deliberately tested God, demanding the food they craved.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

And in their heart they put God to the test By asking for food according to their desire.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

They tested God in their heart by asking for the food they craved.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And in their heart they put God to the test By asking food according to their desire.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

They tested God in their hearts, demanding the food they craved.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

They willfully challenged God by asking for food to satisfy their appetite.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They were stubborn and put God to the test. They ordered him to give them the food they longed for.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

And they tested God in their heart By asking for the food of their fancy.

English NLT

They willfully tested God in their hearts, demanding the foods they craved.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

They tested God in their heart by demanding the food they craved.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

In their hearts they tested God just to get what they wanted, asking for the food their hearts craved.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

They tested God in their heart by demanding the food they craved.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

They murmured and complained, demanding other food than God was giving them.

English Tyndale 1537

They tempted God in their hearts, and required meat for their lust.

Psalms 78:18 — Compare Translations