Study Desk

God, you are awesome! No one can stand against you when you are angry.

People, you made promises to the Lord your God. Now give him what you promised. People everywhere fear and respect God, and they will bring gifts to him.

God defeats great leaders; all the kings on earth fear him.

To the director, Jeduthun. One of Asaph's songs. I cry out to God for help. I cry out to you, God; listen to me!

I thought about you, God, and tried to tell you how I felt, but I could not.

Has God forgotten what mercy is? Has his compassion changed to anger?" Selah

Then I said to myself, "What bothers me most is the thought that God Most High has lost his power."

God, all that you do is holy. No god is as great as you are.

You are the God who does amazing things. You showed the nations your great power.

God, the water saw you and became afraid. The deep water shook with fear.

So they would all trust in God, never forgetting what he had done and always obeying his commands.

They would not be like their ancestors, who were stubborn and refused to obey. Their hearts were not devoted to God, and they were not faithful to him.

They did not keep their agreement with God. They refused to obey his teachings.

Each day God led them with the tall cloud, and each night he led them with the light from the column of fire.

But they continued sinning against him. They rebelled against God Most High in the desert.

Then they decided to test God by telling him to give them the food they wanted.

They complained about him and said, "Can God give us food in the desert?

because they did not trust in him. They did not believe that God could save them.

But then God opened the clouds above, and manna rained down on them for food. It was as if doors in the sky opened, and grain poured down from a storehouse in the sky. <

These people ate the food of angels. God sent plenty of food to satisfy them.