Psalm 78:25–41

25 Men ate angels’ food;

He sent them food to 6the full.

26 cHe caused an east wind to blow in the heavens;

And by His power He brought in the south wind.

27 He also rained meat on them like the dust,

Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas;

28 And He let them fall in the midst of their camp,

All around their dwellings.

29 dSo they ate and were well filled,

For He gave them their own desire.

30 They were not 7deprived of their craving;

But ewhile their food was still in their mouths,

31 The wrath of God came against them,

And slew the stoutest of them,

And struck down the choice men of Israel.

32 In spite of this fthey still sinned,

And gdid not believe in His wondrous works.

33 hTherefore their days He consumed in futility,

And their years in fear.

34 iWhen He slew them, then they sought Him;

And they returned and sought earnestly for God.

35 Then they remembered that jGod was their rock,

And the Most High God ktheir Redeemer.

36 Nevertheless they lflattered Him with their mouth,

And they lied to Him with their tongue;

37 For their heart was not steadfast with Him,

Nor were they faithful in His covenant.

38 mBut He, being full of ncompassion, forgave their iniquity,

And did not destroy them.

Yes, many a time oHe turned His anger away,

And pdid not stir up all His wrath;

39 For qHe remembered rthat they were but flesh,

sA breath that passes away and does not come again.

40 How often they tprovoked 8Him in the wilderness,

And grieved Him in the desert!

41 Yes, uagain and again they tempted God,

And limited the Holy One of Israel.