78:23 He gave a command to the clouds above,
and opened the doors in the sky.
78:24 He rained down manna for them to eat;
he gave them the grain of heaven. 1
78:29 They ate until they were stuffed; 2
he gave them what they desired.
78:46 He gave their crops to the grasshopper,
the fruit of their labor to the locust.
81:12 I gave them over to their stubborn desires; 3
they did what seemed right to them. 4
105:10 He gave it to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as a lasting promise, 5
107:25 He gave the order for a windstorm, 6
and it stirred up the waves of the sea. 7
135:12 He gave their land as an inheritance,
as an inheritance to Israel his people.
136:21 and gave their land as an inheritance,
for his loyal love endures,
1 sn Manna was apparently shaped like a seed (Exod 16:31), perhaps explaining why it is here compared to grain.
2 tn Heb “and they ate and were very satisfied.”
3 tn Heb “and I sent him away in the stubbornness of their heart.”
4 tn Heb “they walked in their counsel.” The prefixed verbal form is either preterite (“walked”) or a customary imperfect (“were walking”).
5 tn Or “eternal covenant.”
6 tn Heb “he spoke and caused to stand a stormy wind.”
7 tn Heb “and it stirred up its [i.e., the sea’s, see v. 23] waves.”