New King James Version
Psalms 78:52
52But He made His own people go forth like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
Psalms 78:52 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
- New International Version (NIV)But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the wilderness.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then he led out his people like sheep and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But he led his own people like a flock of sheep, guiding them safely through the wilderness.
Context of Psalms 78:52
50He made a path for His anger; He did not spare their soul from death, But gave their life over to the plague, 51And destroyed all the firstborn in Egypt, The first of their strength in the tents of Ham. But He made His own people go forth like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock; 53And He led them on safely, so that they did not fear; But the sea overwhelmed their enemies. 54And He brought them to His holy border, This mountain which His right hand had acquired.
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:52 word by word
וַיַּסַּ֣ע כַּצֹּ֣אן עַמּ֑וֹ וַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֥ם כַּ֝עֵ֗דֶר בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 78:52
- Psalms 77:20You led Your people like a flock By the hand of Moses and Aaron.
- Psalms 105:37He also brought them out with silver and gold, And there was none feeble among His tribes.
- Nehemiah 9:12Moreover You led them by day with a cloudy pillar, And by night with a pillar of fire, To give them light on the road Which they should travel.
- Isaiah 63:11Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying: “Where is He who brought them up out of the sea With the shepherd of His flock? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them,
- Psalms 95:7For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice:
- Psalms 100:3Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
- Isaiah 40:11He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.
- Jeremiah 23:2Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: “You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings,” says the Lord.
- Ezekiel 34:11‘For thus says the Lord God: “Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out.
- Luke 15:4“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?
- John 10:11“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:52
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 52But made his own people to go forth like sheep - That is, he was a shepherd to them. He defended them; provided for them; led them - as a shepherd does his flock. See the notes at Psalm 23:1-2.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-55Verses 40-55 Let not those that receive mercy from God, be thereby made bold to sin, for the mercies they receive will hasten its punishment; yet let not those who are under Divine rebukes for sin, be discouraged from repentance. The Holy One of Israel will do what is most for his own glory, and what is most for their good. Their forgetting former favours, led them to limit God for the future. God made his own people to go forth like sheep; and guided…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40-55The Israelites rebelled even though the Lord had rescued them from powerful plagues.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 52-5452-54. made his ... forth--or, brought them by periodical journeys (compare Ex 15:1).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 78
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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