Psalms 78:18-31
18
They willfully put God to the test
by demanding the food they craved.
19
They spoke against God, saying,
“Can God spread a table in the desert?
20
When he struck the rock, water gushed out,
and streams flowed abundantly.
But can he also give us food?
Can he supply meat for his people?”
21
When the Lord heard them, he was very angry;
his fire broke out against Jacob,
and his wrath rose against Israel,
22
for they did not believe in God
or trust in his deliverance.
23
Yet he gave a command to the skies above
and opened the doors of the heavens;
24
he rained down manna for the people to eat,
he gave them the grain of heaven.
25
Men ate the bread of angels;
he sent them all the food they could eat.
26
He let loose the east wind from the heavens
and led forth the south wind by his power.
27
He rained meat down on them like dust,
flying birds like sand on the seashore.
28
He made them come down inside their camp,
all around their tents.
29
They ate till they had more than enough,
for he had given them what they craved.
30
But before they turned from the food they craved,
even while it was still in their mouths,
31
God’s anger rose against them;
he put to death the sturdiest among them,
cutting down the young men of Israel.