27 He caused the east-wind to blow under heaven: and through his
power he brought in the south-west-wind.
28 He rained flesh upon them as thick as dust: and feathered fowls
like as the sand of the sea.
29 He let it fall among their tents: even round about their
habitation.
30 So they did eat and were well filled, for he gave them their own
desire: they were not disappointed of their lust.
31 But while the meat was yet in their mouths, the heavy wrath of
God came upon them, and slew the wealthiest of them: yea, and smote
down the chosen men that were in Israel.
32 But for all this they sinned yet more: and believed not his
wondrous works.
33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity: and their years
in trouble.
34 When he slew them, they sought him: and turned them early, and
inquired after God.
35 And they remembered that God was their strength: and that the
high God was their redeemer.
36 Nevertheless, they did but flatter him with their mouth: and
dissembled with him in their tongue.
37 For their heart was not whole with him: neither continued they
stedfast in his covenant.
38 But he was so merciful, that he forgave their misdeeds: and
destroyed them not.
39 Yea, many a time turned he his wrath away: and would not suffer
his whole displeasure to arise.
40 For he considered that they were but flesh: and that they were
even a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
41 Many a time did they provoke him in the wilderness: and grieved
him in the desert.
42 They turned back, and tempted God: and moved the Holy One in
Israel.
43 They thought not of his hand: and of the day when he delivered
them from the hand of the enemy;
44 How he had wrought his miracles in Egypt: and his wonders in
the field of Zoan.
45 He turned their waters into blood: so that they might not drink
of the rivers.
46 He sent lice among them, and devoured them up: and frogs to
destroy them.
47 He gave their fruit unto the caterpillar: and their labour unto
the grasshopper.
48 He destroyed their vines with hail-stones: and their mulberry-trees
with the frost.
49 He smote their cattle also with hail-stones: and their flocks
with hot thunderbolts.
50 He cast upon them the furiousness of his wrath, anger, displeasure,
and trouble: and sent evil angels among them.
51 He made a way to his indignation, and spared not their soul
from death: but gave their life over to the pestilence;
52 And smote all the first-born in Egypt: the most principal and
mightiest in the dwellings of Ham.
53 But as for his own people, he led them forth like sheep: and
carried them in the wilderness like a flock.
54 He brought them out safely, that they should not fear: and
overwhelmed their enemies with the sea.
55 And brought them within the borders of his sanctuary: even to
his mountain which he purchased with his right hand.
56 He cast out the heathen also before them: caused their land
to be divided among them for an heritage, and made the tribes of
Israel to dwell in their tents.
57 So they tempted and displeased the most high God: and kept not
his testimonies;
58 But turned their backs, and fell away like their forefathers:
starting aside like a broken bow.
59 For they grieved him with their hill-altars: and provoked him
to displeasure with their images.
60 When God heard this, he was wroth: and took sore displeasure
at Israel.
61 So that he forsook the tabernacle in Silo: even the tent that
he had pitched among men.
62 He delivered their power into captivity: and their beauty into
the enemy's hand.
63 He gave his people over also unto the sword: and was wroth with
his inheritance.
64 The fire consumed their young men: and their maidens were not
given to marriage.
65 Their priests were slain with the sword: and there were no
widows to make lamentation.
66 So the Lord awaked as one out of sleep: and like a giant
refreshed with wine.
67 He smote his enemies in the hinder parts: and put them to a
perpetual shame.
68 He refused the tabernacle of Joseph: and chose not the tribe
of Ephraim;
69 But chose the tribe of Judah: even the hill of Sion which he
loved.
70 And there he built his temple on high: and laid the foundation
of it like the ground which he hath made continually.
71 He chose David also his servant: and took him away from the
sheep-folds.
72 As he was following the ewes great with young ones he took him:
that he might feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
73 So he fed them with a faithful and true heart: and ruled them
prudently with all his power.