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Psalm 77:20

You led your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

18The voice of your thunder was in the whirlwind. The lightnings lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook.
19Your way was through the sea, your paths through the great waters. Your footsteps were not known.
20You led your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
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Moses and Aaron are named, yet God is the one leading, a distinction that can shape how you see the people who have helped you.

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Where else Scripture says this

11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Exodus 15:13“You, in your loving kindness, have led the people that you have redeemed. You have guided them in your strength to your holy habitation.Both passages address God as the one who led his people; Exodus names his loving kindness and strength.
Exodus 13:21The LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them on their way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by …Both passages describe God leading his people, with Exodus naming the cloud and fire that marked their way.
Psalm 80:1For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm by Asaph. Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who …Both psalms picture God's people as a flock he leads, and Psalm 80 addresses him as Israel's Shepherd.
Psalm 78:52But he led out his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.Both verses compare God's people to a flock and name God as the one who led them.
Hosea 12:13By a prophet the LORD brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.Both passages describe God leading his people through human servants; Hosea speaks of a prophet, while the psalm names Moses and Aaron.
Isaiah 63:11–12Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying, “Where is he who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he …Both passages recall Moses and God's people as a flock, with Isaiah remembering their passage out of the sea.
Exodus 14:19The angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them, and stood behind them.Both passages concern God's care for Israel during their passage, with Exodus describing the angel and cloud moving behind the camp.
Exodus 3:10Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”God sends Moses to bring his people out of Egypt, and the psalm remembers God's leadership through Moses and Aaron.
Psalm 103:7He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the children of Israel.Both verses name Moses in relation to God's dealings with Israel, connecting a named servant with the whole people.
Numbers 33:1These are the journeys of the children of Israel, when they went out of the land of Egypt by their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron.Both passages name Moses and Aaron as the human leaders under whose hand Israel moved.
Psalm 107:7He led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.Both verses credit God with leading his people; Psalm 107 specifies a straight way toward a place to live.
Where this verse fits

Feeling distant from God. fear for the future. gratitude.

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Something small to carry out of this verse

Thank someone who has helped you follow God

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Encouragement

The psalm ends with a flock being led after thunder and great waters. Though God's footsteps were unknown, his people had been under his care.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).