Albert Barnes Commentary Psalms 106:24

"Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word," — Psalms 106:24 (ASV)

Yea, they despised the pleasant land - Margin, as in Hebrew, “land of desire.” That is, a country “to be desired,” — a country whose situation, climate, and productions made it desirable as a place of abode. Palestine was always represented to the children of Israel as being such a land (Leviticus 20:24; Numbers 13:27; Numbers 14:8; Numbers 16:14; Deuteronomy 6:3; Deuteronomy 11:9; and others), but at the time referred to here, this land held no attractions for them, and they instead desired to return to Egypt (Numbers 11:5).

They believed not his word - His assurance regarding the land to which they were going.