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Psalms 78:52

78:51 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

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But he led out his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

78:53 And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. overwhelmed: Heb. covered

What does Psalms 78:52 mean?

Psalms 78:52 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עַם (ʻam), נָסַע (nâçaʻ), צֹאן (tsôʼn).

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But
made
his
own
peopleעַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
to
go
forthנָסַעnâçaʻ/naw-sah'/H5265properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney
like
sheep,צֹאןtsôʼn/tsone/H6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
and
guidedנָהַגnâhag/naw-hag'/H5090to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by effort), to sigh
them
in
the
wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr/mid-bawr'/H4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
like
a
flock.עֵדֶרʻêder/ay'-der/H5739an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 78:52.

Ezekiel 34:12

As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. As: Heb. According to the seeking

Jeremiah 13:20

Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?

Jeremiah 31:24

And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.

Proverbs 27:23

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. look: Heb. set thy heart

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What does Psalms 78:52 say?

Psalms 78:52 (King James Version) reads: "But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock."

Is Psalms 78:52 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 78:52 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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