Psalm 78:9-31

New King James Version

⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed and ^[a]carrying bows,
Turned back in the day of battle.
^10 (A)They did not keep the covenant of God;
They refused to walk in His law,
¹¹ And ^(B)forgot His works
And His wonders that He had shown them.

^12 (C)Marvelous things He did in the sight of their fathers,
In the land of Egypt, ^(D)in the field of Zoan.
^13 (E)He divided the sea and caused them to pass through;
And ^(F)He made the waters stand up like a heap.
^14 (G)In the daytime also He led them with the cloud,
And all the night with a light of fire.
^15 (H)He split the rocks in the wilderness,
And gave them drink in abundance like the depths.
¹⁶ He also brought ^(I)streams out of the rock,
And caused waters to run down like rivers.

¹⁷ But they sinned even more against Him
By ^(J)rebelling against the Most High in the wilderness.
¹⁸ And ^(K)they tested God in their heart
By asking for the food of their fancy.
^19 (L)Yes, they spoke against God:
They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
^20 (M)Behold, He struck the rock,
So that the waters gushed out,
And the streams overflowed.
Can He give bread also?
Can He provide meat for His people?”

²¹ Therefore the Lord heard this and ^(N)was furious;
So a fire was kindled against Jacob,
And anger also came up against Israel,
²² Because they ^(O)did not believe in God,
And did not trust in His salvation.
²³ Yet He had commanded the clouds above,
^(P)And opened the doors of heaven,
^24 (Q)Had rained down manna on them to eat,
And given them of the ^[b]bread of ^(R)heaven.
²⁵ Men ate angels’ food;
He sent them food to ^[c]the full.

^26 (S)He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens;
And by His power He brought in the south wind.
²⁷ He also rained meat on them like the dust,
Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas;
²⁸ And He let them fall in the midst of their camp,
All around their dwellings.
^29 (T)So they ate and were well filled,
For He gave them their own desire.
³⁰ They were not ^[d]deprived of their craving;
But ^(U)while their food was still in their mouths,
³¹ The wrath of God came against them,
And slew the stoutest of them,
And struck down the choice men of Israel.