And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
Ver. 18. And they tempted God in their heart] In their hearts first, but afterwards also with their lips. The psalmist here striketh at the root of their wickedness.
By asking meat for their lust] Not for their necessity (that had been more excusable, Pro 6:30), but to satisfy their inordinate appetite, to gratify their licorish palate.