Psalms 78:25-38

25In that way, people ate the special bread of angels! God gave them all the food that they could eat.

26Then God caused a wind to blow from the east. He used his power to send a south wind too.

27He caused meat to pour down on them, like dust from the sky. The birds covered all the ground like sand on the shore of the sea.

28God made the birds fall near the tents where his people were living.

29They ate as much as they could eat. Yes, God gave them what they had demanded!

30But God became very angry with them, even before they had finished eating. While the food was still in their mouths, he killed the strongest men among them. Many of the best young Israelite men died.

32Even when this happened, the people continued to do bad things. When God had done these miracles, they still did not trust him to help them.

33So he made their lives end quickly, like a breath. They became very afraid.

34When God killed some of them, the other people turned to God. They were sorry and they prayed to him.

35They remembered that God was their strong Rock. They remembered that the Most High God was their Redeemer.

36But they deceived him with their words. What they said to him was lies.

37They did not really trust him. They did not obey the covenant that he had made with them.

38But God was kind to them, and he forgave them for their sins. He did not destroy them. Many times he was patient, and he did not become angry with them.