Psalms 78:31-35

³¹God was still very angry with them, and he caused their strongest men to die; he got rid of many of the finest young Israeli men.

³²In spite of all that, the people continued to sin; in spite of all the miracles that God had performed, they still did not trust that he would take care of them.

³³So, he caused their lives to end as quickly as a puff of wind ends; they died when disasters suddenly struck them.

³⁴When God caused some of them to die, the others turned to God; they repented and earnestly asked God to save them.

³⁵They remembered that God is like a huge rock ledge under which they would be safe MET, and that he, who was greater than any other god, is the one who protected/rescued them.