Psalms 77:29
So they did eat, and were filled exceedingly, and he gave them their desire:
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et manducaverunt, et saturati sunt nimis, et desiderium eorum attulit eis :
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἐφάγοσαν καὶ ἐνεπλήσθησαν σφόδρα, καὶ τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν αὐτῶν ἤνεγκεν αὐτοῖς.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 78:29
- וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ וַיִּשְׂבְּע֣וּ מְאֹ֑ד וְ֝תַֽאֲוָתָ֗ם יָבִ֥א לָהֶֽם
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXXVIII
15. Lastly, when both these things have been briefly touched, afterwards he is evidently following out the order of the narrative. “Because they believed not in God, nor hoped in His saving health” ( ver. 22 ). For when he had told why fire was lighted in Jacob, and anger went up upon Israel, that is to say, “because they believed not in God, nor hoped in His saving health:” immediately subjoining the evident blessings for which they were ungrateful, he saith, “and He commanded the clouds above, and opened the doors of Heaven” ( ver. 23 ). “And He rained upon them manna to eat, and gave them bread of Heaven” ( ver. 24 ). “Bread of angels man did eat: dainties He sent them in abundance” ( ver. 25 ). He brought over the South Wind from Heaven, and in His virtue He led in the South West Wind” ( ver. 26 ). …