Psalms 78:27-41

²⁷And he let rain upon them flesh as plentiful as the dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea;

²⁸And he let them fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

²⁹And they ate, and were greatly satisfied, and what they longed for he brought unto them.

³⁰They were not estranged from their longing, yet was their food in their mouth:

³¹When the wrath of God ascended against them, and he slew some of the fattest of them, and the young men of Israel did he strike down.

³²With all this they sinned again, and believed not in his wonders.

³³Therefore he caused their days to come to an end in nought, and their years in dread.

³⁴When he slew them, then did they seek him, and they returned and inquired earnestly after God.

³⁵And they remembered that God was their rock, and the most high God their redeemer.

³⁶Nevertheless they prayed insincerely to him with their mouth, and with their tongue they lied unto him.

³⁷For their heart was not firm with him, and they were not faithful in his covenant.

³⁸But he, being merciful, forgave the iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not awaken all his fury.

³⁹And he remembered that they are but flesh, a spirit that passeth away, and returneth not again.

⁴⁰How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness, grieve him in the desert!

⁴¹Yea, they once more tempted God, and set limits to the Holy One of Israel.