Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 78:19-20

"Yea, they spake against God; They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness? Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out, And streams overflowed; Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?" — Psalms 78:19-20 (ASV)

A comparison of these verses with the references in the margin shows how the ancient narratives fared under poetical treatment.

Furnish a table. — Compare Psalm 23:5 (see note).

Gushed out. — Compare Psalm 105:41.