Psalm 78:1-42  New American Standard Bible

⁵ For He established a ^(I)testimony in Jacob,
And appointed a ^(J)law in Israel,
Which He ^(K)commanded our fathers
That they were to ^[c](L)teach them to their children,
^6 (M)So that the generation to come would know, ^(N)the children yet to be born,
That they would arise and ^(O)tell them to their children,
⁷ So that they would put their confidence in God
And ^(P)not forget the works of God,
But ^(Q)comply with His commandments,
⁸ And ^(R)not be like their fathers,
A ^(S)stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that ^(T)did not ^[d]prepare its heart
And whose spirit was not ^(U)faithful to God.

⁹ The sons of Ephraim ^[e]were ^(V)archers equipped with bows,
Yet ^(W)they turned back on the day of battle.
¹⁰ They ^(X)did not keep the covenant of God
And refused to ^(Y)walk in His Law;
¹¹ They ^(Z)forgot His deeds
And His ^[f]miracles that He had shown them.
^12 (AA)He performed wonders before their fathers
In the land of Egypt, in the ^(AB)field of Zoan.
¹³ He ^(AC)divided the sea and caused them to pass through,
And He made the waters stand ^(AD)up like a heap.
¹⁴ Then He led them with the cloud by ^(AE)day
And all the night with a ^(AF)light of fire.
¹⁵ He ^(AG)split the rocks in the wilderness
And gave them plenty to drink like the ocean depths.
¹⁶ He ^(AH)brought forth streams from the rock
And made waters run down like rivers.

¹⁷ Yet they still continued to sin against Him,
To ^(AI)rebel against the Most High in the desert.
¹⁸ And in their heart they ^(AJ)put God to the test
By asking for ^(AK)food ^[g]that suited their taste.
¹⁹ Then they spoke against God;
They said, “^(AL)Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
²⁰ Behold, He ^(AM)struck the rock so that waters gushed out,
And streams were overflowing;
Can He also provide bread?
Will He prepare ^(AN)meat for His people?”

²¹ Therefore the Lord heard and ^[h]was ^(AO)full of wrath;
And a fire was kindled against Jacob,
And anger also mounted against Israel,
²² Because they ^(AP)did not believe in God
And did not trust in His salvation.
²³ Yet He commanded the clouds above
And ^(AQ)opened the doors of heaven;
²⁴ He ^(AR)rained down manna upon them to eat,
And gave them ^[i](AS)food from heaven.
²⁵ Man ate the bread of ^[j]angels;
He sent them ^[k]food ^[l](AT)in abundance.
²⁶ He ^(AU)made the east wind blow in the sky
And by His ^[m]power He directed the south wind.
²⁷ When He rained meat upon them like the dust,
Even ^(AV)winged fowl like the sand of the seas,
²⁸ He let them fall in the midst of ^[n]their camp,
All around their dwellings.
²⁹ So they ^(AW)ate and were well filled,
And He ^[o]satisfied their longing.
^30 [p]Yet before they had abandoned their longing,
^(AX)While their food was in their mouths,
³¹ The ^(AY)anger of God rose against them
And killed ^[q]some of their ^(AZ)strongest ones,
And ^[r]subdued the choice men of Israel.
³² In spite of all this they ^(BA)still sinned
And ^(BB)did not believe in His wonderful works.
³³ So He brought ^(BC)their days to an end in futility,
And their years to an end in sudden terror.

³⁴ When He killed them, then they ^(BD)sought Him,
And they returned and searched ^(BE)diligently for God;
³⁵ And they remembered that God was their ^(BF)rock,
And the Most High God their ^(BG)Redeemer.
³⁶ But they ^(BH)flattered Him with their mouth
And ^(BI)lied to Him with their tongue.
³⁷ For their heart was not ^(BJ)steadfast toward Him,
Nor were they faithful with His covenant.
³⁸ But He, being ^(BK)compassionate, ^[s](BL)forgave their wrongdoing and did not destroy them;
And often He ^[t](BM)restrained His anger
And did not stir up all His wrath.
³⁹ So ^(BN)He remembered that they were only ^(BO)flesh,
A ^[u](BP)wind that passes and does not return.

⁴⁰ How often they ^(BQ)rebelled against Him in the wilderness
And ^(BR)grieved Him in the ^(BS)desert!
⁴¹ Again and again they ^[v](BT)tempted God,
And pained the ^(BU)Holy One of Israel.
⁴² They ^(BV)did not remember ^(BW)His ^[w]power,
The day when He ^(BX)redeemed them from the enemy,