The Meaning of Psalms 106:15 Explained

Psalms 106:15

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

YLT: And He giveth to them their request, And sendeth leanness into their soul.

Darby: Then he gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.

ASV: And he gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.

Discover Psalms 106:15

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 106:15?

MEANING: What does Psalms 106:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 106:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 106:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 106:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 106:1-15 - Unfailing Loving-Kindness
Who can utter? That is an unanswered question. Not even the leader of the heavenly choir can answer it. But what blessedness it brings to the heart of one who begins to recite the goodness and loving-kindness of God! When prayer goes heavily, begin to praise.
The theme of this psalm is God's redeeming grace. It contains a gruesome catalogue of sin. We have sinned"¦ we have committed iniquity"¦ our fathers understood not"¦ they remembered not"¦ but provoked"¦ they soon forgat"¦ they waited not"¦ but lusted exceedingly"¦ and tempted God. But side by side were the divine love and mercy: "Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake," Psalms 106:8. God is bound to keep His Covenant, even to the children's children. He must act worthily of Himself. "Truth" is another spelling of "troth." When God has pledged His troth, as He did to Abraham, and has also to us, He cannot fail.
Notice the pathetic prayer of Psalms 106:4. Though we are more or less implicated in the sins of those around us, we, as Christians, may claim special favor and help, in order to be placed in a stronger position when we come to intercede for others. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 106

1  The psalmist exhorts to praise God
4  He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers
7  The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy
47  He concludes with prayer and praise

What do the individual words in Psalms 106:15 mean?

And He gave them their request but sent leanness into their soul
וַיִּתֵּ֣ן לָ֭הֶם שֶׁאֱלָתָ֑ם וַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח רָז֣וֹן בְּנַפְשָֽׁם

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן  And  He  gave 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
שֶׁאֱלָתָ֑ם  their  request 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: שְׁאֵלָה  
Sense: request, thing asked for, demand.
וַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח  but  sent 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁלַח  
Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
רָז֣וֹן  leanness 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: רָזׄון  
Sense: leanness, scantness, wasting.
בְּנַפְשָֽׁם  into  their  soul 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.

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