The Bread of the Angels

Yet they sinned still more against Him,
   rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
They tested God in their heart
   by demanding the food they craved.
They spoke against God, saying,
   “Can God spread a table in the wilderness?
He smote the rock so that water gushed out
   and streams overflowed.
Can He also give bread,
   or provide meat for His people?”

Therefore, when the Lord heard, He was full of wrath;
   a fire was kindled against Jacob,
   His anger mounted against Israel;
because they had no faith in God,
   and did not trust His saving power.
Yet He commanded the skies above,
   and opened the doors of heaven;
and He rained down upon them manna to eat,
   and gave them the grain of heaven.
Man ate of the bread of the angels;
   He sent them food in abundance.
He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens,
   and by His power He led out the south wind;
He rained flesh upon them like dust,
   winged birds like the sand of the seas;
He let them fall in the midst of their camp,
   all around their habitations.
And they ate and were well filled,
   for He gave them what they craved.
~Psalm 78:17-29