John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 106:15
And he gave them their request ,.... Flesh and feathered fowl in great abundance; see Psalm 78:27 . So God sometimes gives to wicked men what they ask for, as much as they can desire, yea, more than heart could wish. But sent leanness into their soul : or "body"; the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, read, "he sent fulness into their souls"; he gave them flesh to the full, even to a nausea; they fed too heartily on it, and were surfeited with it; which not being... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 106:14
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness ,.... Or, "lusted a lust" F16 יתאוו תאוה "concupierunt concupiscentiam", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, &c.; as in Numbers 11:4 to which story there related this refers; they were not content with the manna they had every day, though very nourishing and of a sweet taste; they lusted after the fish and flesh of Egypt, and other things they ate there; so that this was not a natural lust, or craving after food and drink, to satisfy nature,... read more