39. God put a cloud over his peopleand a fire at night to give them light.
40. They asked, and he sent quails;he gave them food from heaven to satisfy them.
41. He opened a rock, and water gushed out,flowing through the desert like a river.
42. He remembered his sacred promiseto Abraham his servant.
43. So he led his chosen people out,and they sang and shouted for joy.
44. He gave them the lands of other peoplesand let them take over their fields,