52 But He (A)led His own people out like sheep,
And guided them in the wilderness (B)like a flock;

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52 But he brought his people out like a flock;(A)
    he led them like sheep through the wilderness.

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God Implored to Rescue His People from Their Calamities.

For the music director; set to [a]El Shoshannim; [b]Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.

80 Listen, (A)Shepherd of Israel,
Who leads (B)Joseph like a flock;
You who (C)are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 80 Title Possibly, to the Lilies
  2. Psalm 80 Title Lit A testimony

Psalm 80[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” Of Asaph. A psalm.

Hear us, Shepherd of Israel,
    you who lead Joseph like a flock.(A)
You who sit enthroned between the cherubim,(B)
    shine forth

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  1. Psalm 80:1 In Hebrew texts 80:1-19 is numbered 80:2-20.

11 Like a shepherd He will (A)tend His flock,
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in the fold of His robe;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.

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11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:(A)
    He gathers the lambs in his arms(B)
and carries them close to his heart;(C)
    he gently leads(D) those that have young.(E)

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10 Hear the word of the Lord, you nations,
And declare it in the (A)coastlands far away,
And say, “He who scattered Israel will (B)gather him,
And He will keep him as a (C)shepherd keeps his flock.”

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10 “Hear the word of the Lord, you nations;
    proclaim it in distant coastlands:(A)
‘He who scattered(B) Israel will gather(C) them
    and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’(D)

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The Restoration of Israel

11 For the Lord God says this: “Behold, I Myself will (A)search for My sheep and look after them. 12 (B)As a shepherd cares for his flock on a day when he is among his scattered [a]sheep, so I will (C)care for My [b]sheep and will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a (D)cloudy and gloomy day. 13 I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries and bring them to their own land; and I will (E)feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the (F)streams, and in all the inhabited places of the land.

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  1. Ezekiel 34:12 Or flock
  2. Ezekiel 34:12 Or flock

11 “‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep(A) and look after them. 12 As a shepherd(B) looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.(C) 13 I will bring them out from the nations and gather(D) them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land.(E) I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land.(F)

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11 (A)I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd (B)lays down His life for the sheep.

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25 For you were (A)continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the (B)Shepherd and [a]Guardian of your souls.

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  1. 1 Peter 2:25 Or Bishop, Overseer

25 For “you were like sheep going astray,”[a](A) but now you have returned to the Shepherd(B) and Overseer of your souls.(C)

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  1. 1 Peter 2:25 Isaiah 53:4,5,6 (see Septuagint)