78:26 He brought the east wind through the sky,
and by his strength led forth the south wind.
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.
1 tn Heb “and like the sand of the seas winged birds.”
1 tn Heb “and they ate and were very satisfied.”
1 tn Heb “they were not separated from their desire.”
1 tn Heb “and did not believe in his amazing deeds.”
1 tn Heb “and he ended in vanity their days.”
2 tn Heb “and their years in terror.”
1 tn Or “killed them,” that is, killed large numbers of them.
2 tn Heb “they sought him.”
1 tn Heb “my high rocky summit.”
2 tn Heb “and [that] God Most High [was] their redeemer.”
1 tn Heb “with their mouth.”
2 tn Heb “and with their tongue they lied to him.”
1 tn Heb “and their heart was not firm with him.”