Psalm 78:21-33

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²¹ When the Lord heard this,
    he was very angry.
So he sent fire to punish his people.
    He became very angry against the Israelites.
²² They did not trust God,
    that he had the power to save them.
²³ So God commanded the clouds high above
    to give food to his people.
He caused the skies to open like a door.
²⁴ He poured down manna like rain,
    so that they could eat grain that came from heaven.^[a]
25 In that way, people ate the special bread of angels!
    God gave them all the food that they could eat.
²⁶ Then God caused a wind to blow from the east.
    He used his power to send a south wind too.
²⁷ He caused meat to pour down on them,
    like dust from the sky.
The birds covered all the ground
    like sand on the shore of the sea.^[b]
28 God made the birds fall near the tents
    where his people were living.
²⁹ They ate as much as they could eat.
    Yes, God gave them what they had demanded!
^30-31 But God became very angry with them,
    even before they had finished eating.
While the food was still in their mouths,
    he killed the strongest men among them.
Many of the best young Israelite men died.