Psalms 78:18-23

¹⁸By demanding that God give them the food that they desired, they tried to find out if he would always do what they requested him to do.

¹⁹They insulted God by saying, “We don't think he can supply food for us here in this desert!

²⁰It is true that he struck the rock, with the result that water gushed/flowed out, but ◄can he also provide bread and meat for us, his people?/we doubt that he can also provide bread and meat for us, his people.►” RHQ

²¹So, when Yahweh heard that, he became very angry, and he sent a fire to burn up some of his Israeli people. MTY, DOU

²²He did that because they did not trust in him, and they did not believe that he would rescue them.

²³But God spoke to the sky above them; he commanded it to open like a door,