Psalm 78:23-29

Contemporary English Version

²³But God gave a command
    to the clouds,
and he opened the doors
    in the skies.
²⁴^(A) From heaven he sent grain
    that they called manna.^[a]
²⁵He gave them more than enough,
and each one of them ate
    this special food.

²⁶God's mighty power
sent a strong wind
    from the southeast,
²⁷and it brought birds
that covered the ground,
    like sand on the beach.
²⁸Then God made the birds fall
in the camp of his people
    near their tents.

²⁹God gave his people
all they wanted,
and each of them ate
until they were full.

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Footnotes

78.24 manna: When the people of Israel were wandering through the desert, the Lord gave them a special kind of food to eat. It tasted like a wafer and was called “manna,” which in Hebrew means, “What is this?”