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25 Mere mortals ate the bread of angels;[a]
    he sent them an abundance of provisions.
26 He made the east wind blow in the heavens
    and brought forth the south wind in force.
27 He rained down meat upon them like dust,
    winged birds like the sands on the seashore.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 78:25 Bread of angels: literally, “bread of mighty ones,” which clearly refers to angels (see Ps 103:20; Wis 16:20; see also Jn 6:32, 50; 1 Cor 10:3). Psalm 105:40 speaks of “bread from heaven” (see Deut 8:3).