Psalm 78:14–40

¹⁴And leadeth them with a cloud by day, And all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵He cleaveth rocks in a wilderness, And giveth drink—as the great deep.

¹⁶And bringeth out streams from a rock, And causeth waters to come down as rivers.

¹⁷And they add still to sin against Him, To provoke the Most High in the dry place.

¹⁸And they try God in their heart, To ask food for their lust.

¹⁹And they speak against God—they said: ‘Is God able to array a table in a wilderness?’

²⁰Lo, He hath smitten a rock, And waters flow, yea, streams overflow. ‘Also—bread is He able to give? Doth He prepare flesh for His people?’

²¹Therefore hath Jehovah heard, And He sheweth Himself wroth, And fire hath been kindled against Jacob, And anger also hath gone up against Israel,

²²For they have not believed in God, Nor have they trusted in His salvation.

²³And He commandeth clouds from above, Yea, doors of the heavens He hath opened.

²⁴And He raineth on them manna to eat, Yea, corn of heaven He hath given to them.

²⁵Food of the mighty hath each eaten, Venison He sent to them to satiety.

²⁶He causeth an east wind to journey in the heavens, And leadeth by His strength a south wind,

²⁷And He raineth on them flesh as dust, And as sand of the seas—winged fowl,

²⁸And causeth it to fall in the midst of His camp, Round about His tabernacles.

²⁹And they eat, and are greatly satisfied, And their desire He bringeth to them.

³⁰They have not been estranged from their desire, Yet is their food in their mouth,

³¹And the anger of God hath gone up against them, And He slayeth among their fat ones, And youths of Israel He caused to bend.

³²With all this they have sinned again, And have not believed in His wonders.

³³And He consumeth in vanity their days, And their years in trouble.

³⁴If He slew them, then they sought Him, And turned back, and sought God earnestly,

³⁵And they remember that God is their rock, And God Most High their redeemer.

³⁶And—they deceive Him with their mouth, And with their tongue do lie to Him,

³⁷And their heart hath not been right with Him, And they have not been stedfast in His covenant.

³⁸And He—the Merciful One, Pardoneth iniquity, and destroyeth not, And hath often turned back His anger, And waketh not up all His fury.

³⁹And He remembereth that they are flesh, A wind going on—and it returneth not.

⁴⁰How often do they provoke Him in the wilderness, Grieve Him in the desolate place?