Psalm 78:21-39

New American Standard Bible

²¹ Therefore the Lord heard and ^[a]was ^(A)full of wrath;
And a fire was kindled against Jacob,
And anger also mounted against Israel,
²² Because they ^(B)did not believe in God
And did not trust in His salvation.
²³ Yet He commanded the clouds above
And ^(C)opened the doors of heaven;
²⁴ He ^(D)rained down manna upon them to eat,
And gave them ^[b](E)food from heaven.
²⁵ Man ate the bread of ^[c]angels;
He sent them ^[d]food ^[e](F)in abundance.
²⁶ He ^(G)made the east wind blow in the sky
And by His ^[f]power He directed the south wind.
²⁷ When He rained meat upon them like the dust,
Even ^(H)winged fowl like the sand of the seas,
²⁸ He let them fall in the midst of ^[g]their camp,
All around their dwellings.
²⁹ So they ^(I)ate and were well filled,
And He ^[h]satisfied their longing.
^30 [i]Yet before they had abandoned their longing,
^(J)While their food was in their mouths,
³¹ The ^(K)anger of God rose against them
And killed ^[j]some of their ^(L)strongest ones,
And ^[k]subdued the choice men of Israel.
³² In spite of all this they ^(M)still sinned
And ^(N)did not believe in His wonderful works.
³³ So He brought ^(O)their days to an end in futility,
And their years to an end in sudden terror.

³⁴ When He killed them, then they ^(P)sought Him,
And they returned and searched ^(Q)diligently for God;
³⁵ And they remembered that God was their ^(R)rock,
And the Most High God their ^(S)Redeemer.
³⁶ But they ^(T)flattered Him with their mouth
And ^(U)lied to Him with their tongue.
³⁷ For their heart was not ^(V)steadfast toward Him,
Nor were they faithful with His covenant.
³⁸ But He, being ^(W)compassionate, ^[l](X)forgave their wrongdoing and did not destroy them;
And often He ^[m](Y)restrained His anger
And did not stir up all His wrath.
³⁹ So ^(Z)He remembered that they were only ^(AA)flesh,
A ^[n](AB)wind that passes and does not return.