Psalms 78:49-59

49His raging anger lashed out against them, He sent fury, rage, and trouble as messengers who bring disaster.

50He sent his anger in full force; he did not spare them from death; he handed their lives over to destruction.

51He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their reproductive power in the tents of Ham.

52Yet he brought out his people like sheep; he led them through the wilderness like a flock.

53He guided them safely along, while the sea covered their enemies.

54He brought them to the border of his holy land, to this mountainous land which his right hand acquired.

55He drove the nations out from before them; he assigned them their tribal allotments and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.

56Yet they challenged and defied the sovereign God, and did not obey his commands.

57They were unfaithful and acted as treacherously as their ancestors; they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow.

58They made him angry with their pagan shrines, and made him jealous with their idols.

59God heard and was angry; he completely rejected Israel.