Psalm 78:9-39

⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows,
turned back in the day of battle. ¹⁰ They didn’t keep God’s covenant,
and refused to walk in his law. ¹¹ They forgot his doings,
his wondrous works that he had shown them. ¹² He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers,
in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. ¹³ He split the sea, and caused them to pass through.
He made the waters stand as a heap. ¹⁴ In the daytime he also led them with a cloud,
and all night with a light of fire. ¹⁵ He split rocks in the wilderness,
and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths. ¹⁶ He brought streams also out of the rock,
and caused waters to run down like rivers. ¹⁷ Yet they still went on to sin against him,
to rebel against the Most High in the desert. ¹⁸ They tempted God in their heart
by asking food according to their desire. ¹⁹ Yes, they spoke against God.
They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness? ²⁰ Behold, he struck the rock, so that waters gushed out,
and streams overflowed.
Can he give bread also?
Will he provide flesh for his people?” ²¹ Therefore Yahweh heard, and was angry.
A fire was kindled against Jacob,
anger also went up against Israel, ²² because they didn’t believe in God,
and didn’t trust in his salvation. ²³ Yet he commanded the skies above,
and opened the doors of heaven. ²⁴ He rained down manna on them to eat,
and gave them food from the sky. ²⁵ Man ate the bread of angels.
He sent them food to the full. ²⁶ He caused the east wind to blow in the sky.
By his power he guided the south wind. ²⁷ He rained also flesh on them as the dust;
winged birds as the sand of the seas. ²⁸ He let them fall in the midst of their camp,
around their habitations. ²⁹ So they ate, and were well filled.
He gave them their own desire. ³⁰ They didn’t turn from their cravings.
Their food was yet in their mouths, ³¹ when the anger of God went up against them,
killed some of the fattest of them,
and struck down the young men of Israel. ³² For all this they still sinned,
and didn’t believe in his wondrous works. ³³ Therefore he consumed their days in vanity,
and their years in terror. ³⁴ When he killed them, then they inquired after him.
They returned and sought God earnestly. ³⁵ They remembered that God was their rock,
the Most High God, their redeemer. ³⁶ But they flattered him with their mouth,
and lied to him with their tongue. ³⁷ For their heart was not right with him,
neither were they faithful in his covenant. ³⁸ But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them.
Yes, many times he turned his anger away,
and didn’t stir up all his wrath. ³⁹ He remembered that they were but flesh,
a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again.