Psalm 78:12–28

¹²In front of their ancestors he performed miracles 

in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan. 

¹³He divided the sea and led them through it. 

He made the waters stand up like a wall. 

¹⁴He guided them by a cloud during the day 

and by a fiery light throughout the night. 

¹⁵He split rocks in the desert. 

He gave them plenty to drink, an ocean of water. 

¹⁶He made streams come out of a rock. 

He made the water flow like rivers. 

¹⁷They continued to sin against him, 

to rebel in the desert against the Most High. 

¹⁸They deliberately tested God by demanding the food they craved. 

¹⁹They spoke against God by saying, 

“Can God prepare a banquet in the desert? 

²⁰True, he did strike a rock, 

and water did gush out, 

and the streams did overflow. 

But can he also give us bread or provide us, his people, with meat?” 

²¹When the Lord heard this, he became furious. 

His fire burned against Jacob 

and his anger flared up at Israel 

²²because they did not believe God 

or trust him to save them. 

²³In spite of that, he commanded the clouds above 

and opened the doors of heaven. 

²⁴He rained manna down on them to eat 

and gave them grain from heaven. 

²⁵Humans ate the bread of the mighty ones, 

and God sent them plenty of food. 

²⁶He made the east wind blow in the heavens 

and guided the south wind with his might. 

²⁷He rained meat down on them like dust, 

birds like the sand on the seashore. 

²⁸He made the birds fall in the middle of his camp, 

all around his dwelling place.