MY FAVORITE PSALMS - PART TWENTY SEVENTherefore the Lord heard this and was wroth. So a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel, because they believed not in God and trusted not in His salvation.
Though He had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven. And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven. Man did eat angel's food: He sent them meat to the full.
He caused an East wind to blow in the heaven; and by His power He brought in the South wind. He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as of the sand of the sea; and He let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.
So they did eat and were well filled: for He gave them their own desire. They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was still in their mouths the wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
For all this they sinned still; and believed not for His wondrous works. Therefore their days did He consume in vanity and their years in trouble. When He slew them they sought Him and they inquired early after God. And they remembered that God was their Rock and the High God their Redeemer.
Nevertheless they did flatter Him with their mouth; and they lied to Him with their tongues; for their heart was not right with Him, neither were they steadfast in their covenant.
But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned He His anger away and did not stir up all His wrath. For He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
How oft did they provoke Him in the dessert? Yea, they turned back and tempted God and limited the Holy One of Israel.
They remembered not His hand, nor the day when He delivered them from the enemy.
Thou callest in trouble and I delivered thee. I answered thee in the secret place of thunder. I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
Hear, O My people, and I will testify unto thee, O Israel. If thou will hearken unto Me.
There shall no strange god be in thee. Neither shalt thou worship any strange god. I am the Lord your God which brought you out of the Land of Egypt: open your mouth wide and I will fill it.
But My people would not hearken to My voice. And Israel would have none of Me. So I gave them up to their own heart's lust and they walked in their own councils. O that My people had hearkened unto Me and Israel had walked in My ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies and turned My hand against their adversaries.
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