Mazmur 78:27-37

78:27 He rained down meat on them like dust,

birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores. ¹ 

78:28 He caused them to fall right in the middle of their camp,

all around their homes.

78:29 They ate until they were stuffed; ² 

he gave them what they desired.

78:30 They were not yet filled up, ³ 

their food was still in their mouths,

78:31 when the anger of God flared up against them.

He killed some of the strongest of them;

he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.

78:32 Despite all this, they continued to sin,

and did not trust him to do amazing things. ⁴ 

78:33 So he caused them to die unsatisfied ⁵ 

and filled with terror. ⁶ 

78:34 When he struck them down, ⁷  they sought his favor; ⁸ 

they turned back and longed for God.

78:35 They remembered that God was their protector, ⁹ 

and that the sovereign God was their deliverer. ¹⁰ 

78:36 But they deceived him with their words, ¹¹ 

and lied to him. ¹² 

78:37 They were not really committed to him, ¹³ 

and they were unfaithful to his covenant.

[78:27]  ¹ tn Heb “and like the sand of the seas winged birds.”

[78:29]  ² tn Heb “and they ate and were very satisfied.”

[78:30]  ³ tn Heb “they were not separated from their desire.”

[78:32]  ⁴ tn Heb “and did not believe in his amazing deeds.”

[78:33]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he ended in vanity their days.”

[78:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “and their years in terror.”

[78:34]  ⁷ tn Or “killed them,” that is, killed large numbers of them.

[78:34]  ⁸ tn Heb “they sought him.”

[78:35]  ⁹ tn Heb “my high rocky summit.”

[78:35]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and [that] God Most High [was] their redeemer.”

[78:36]  ¹¹ tn Heb “with their mouth.”

[78:36]  ¹² tn Heb “and with their tongue they lied to him.”

[78:37]  ¹³ tn Heb “and their heart was not firm with him.”