3What we have heard and learned, And our fathers have told us,
4We will not hide from their children; Showing to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, His might, and the wonders he hath wrought.
5For he appointed statutes in Jacob, And established a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers To make known to their children;
6So that the generation to come might know them; The children, which should be born, and rise up, Who should declare them to their children;
7That they might put their trust in God, And not forget his deeds, But keep his commandments;
8And might not be, like their forefathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation,—A generation whose heart was not fixed upon God, And whose spirit was not steadfast toward the Almighty.
9The children of Ephraim were like armed bowmen, Who turn their backs in the day of battle.
10They kept not the covenant of God, And refused to walk in his law;
11And forgot his mighty deeds, And the wonders he had shown them.
12Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
13He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; Yea, he made the waters to stand as a heap.
14By day he led them by a cloud, And all the night by a light of fire.
15He clave the rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink, as from the great deep.
16From the rock he brought flowing streams, And made water to run down like rivers.
17Yet still they sinned against him, And provoked the Most High in the desert.
18They tempted God in their hearts, By asking food for their delight.
19Yea, they spake against God, and said, “Can God spread a table in the wilderness?
20Behold! he smote the rock, and the water flowed, And streams gushed forth: Is he also able to give bread? Can he provide flesh for his people?”
21When, therefore, the LORD heard this, he was wroth: So a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger arose against Israel.
22Because they believed not in God, And trusted not in his aid.
23Yet he had commanded the clouds above, And had opened the doors of heaven;
24And had rained down upon them manna for food, And had given them the corn of heaven.
25Every one ate the food of princes; He sent them bread to the full.
26Then he caused a strong wind to blow in the heavens, And by his power he brought a south wind;
27He rained down flesh upon them as dust, And feathered fowls as the sand of the sea.
28He caused them to fall in the midst of their camp, Round about their habitations.
29So they did eat, and were filled; For he gave them their own desire.
30Their desire was not yet satisfied, And their meat was yet in their mouths,
31When the wrath of God came upon them, And slew their strong men, And smote down the chosen men of Israel.
32For all this they sinned still, And put no trust in his wondrous works.
33Therefore he consumed their days in vanity, And their years in sudden destruction.
34When he slew them, they sought him; They returned, and sought earnestly for God;
35And remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High their redeemer.
36But they only flattered him with their mouths, And spake falsely to him with their tongues.
37For their hearts were not true to him, Nor were they steadfast in his covenant.
Psalms 78
Psalms 78:3-37