Psalms 78
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Psalms 78:12-25

12the miracles he did for their ancestors on the plain of Zoan in the land of Egypt.

13For he divided the sea and led them through, making the water stand up like walls!

14In the daytime he led them by a cloud, and all night by a pillar of fire.

15He split open the rocks in the wilderness to give them water, as from a gushing spring.

16He made streams pour from the rock, making the waters flow down like a river!

17Yet they kept on sinning against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert.

18They stubbornly tested God in their hearts, demanding the foods they craved.

19They even spoke against God himself, saying, “God can’t give us food in the wilderness.

20Yes, he can strike a rock so water gushes out, but he can’t give his people bread and meat.”

21When the Lord heard them, he was furious. The fire of his wrath burned against Jacob. Yes, his anger rose against Israel,

22for they did not believe God or trust him to care for them.

23But he commanded the skies to open; he opened the doors of heaven.

24He rained down manna for them to eat; he gave them bread from heaven.

25They ate the food of angels! God gave them all they could hold.

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