EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Psalms 77:20
20You led your people, as a shepherd leads his sheep. Moses and Aaron did that for you.
Psalms 77:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
- New International Version (NIV)You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You led Your people like a flock By the hand of Moses and Aaron.
Context of Psalms 77:20
18The sound of your thunder was in the storm. Your lightning made all the world bright. The earth shook. 19You went through the sea. Your path went through the deep water, but nobody saw where your feet had gone. You led your people, as a shepherd leads his sheep. Moses and Aaron did that for you.
Read all of Psalms 77Psalms 77:20 word by word
נָחִ֣יתָ כַצֹּ֣אן עַמֶּ֑ךָ בְּֽיַד־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאַהֲרֹֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 77:20
- Psalms 78:52But God led his own people safely out of Egypt. But took them through the wilderness, like a shepherd leads his sheep.
- Psalms 80:1Shepherd of Israel, listen to us! You lead us, Joseph's family, as your sheep. God, you sit on your throne as king, above the cherubs. Show everyone your bright glory!
- Exodus 13:21As they travelled, the Lord was leading them. During the day, he was there as a pillar of cloud that went in front of them. During the night, he went as a pillar of fire. This gave them light, so they could travel during the day or the night.
- Exodus 14:19The angel of God had been leading the army of the Israelites. Now he moved and he went behind them. The pillar of cloud moved and it stood behind the army.
- Isaiah 63:11Then they remembered past years, when Moses led their ancestors out of Egypt. They said, ‘Where is the Lord now, when we need him? He brought his people safely through the sea, with Moses as their leader. He caused his Holy Spirit to work among them.
- Hosea 12:13The Lord used a prophet to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. He used a prophet to keep them safe in the wilderness.
- Acts 7:35Then Stephen said, ‘Moses is the man that the people of Israel would not accept. They had said to him, “You have no authority to rule us. You are not our judge.” But God did send Moses to rule them. God himself sent Moses to save them from the Egyptians. God spoke to Moses through the angel that appeared to him in the bush.
Commentaries on Psalms 77:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Thou leddest thy people like a flock - This may refer to the pillar of cloud and fire. It went before them, and they followed it. So, in the eastern countries, the shepherd does not drape, but leads, his flock. He goes before them to find them pasture, and they regularly follow him. By the hand of Moses and Aaron - They were God's agents; and acted, in civil and sacred things, just as directed by the Most High.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron - This satisfied and comforted the mind of the psalmist. God had never forsaken his people. He had shown himself faithful in his dealings with them. He had acted the part of a good shepherd. In all the dangers of their way; in their perilous journey through the wilderness; amidst foes, privations, and troubles - rocks, sands, storms, tempests - when surrounded by enemies, and when their…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-20Verses 11-20 The remembrance of the works of God, will be a powerful remedy against distrust of his promise and goodness; for he is God, and changes not. God's way is in the sanctuary. We are sure that God is holy in all his works. God's ways are like the deep waters, which cannot be fathomed; like the way of a ship, which cannot be tracked. God brought Israel out of Egypt. This was typical of the great redemption to be wrought out in the fulness of time…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20The psalmist laments that God has turned away from him, even though he feels innocent. He reflects on his situation (Psalm 77:3, 6, 12) and finds hope (see 25:5) in remembering God's past actions (77:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-2014-20. Illustrations of God's power in His special interventions for His people (Ex 14:1-31), and, in the more common, but sublime, control of nature (Psa 22:11-14; Ha 3:14) which may have attended those miraculous events (Ex 14:24).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 77
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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