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Psalm 78:52
But he led out his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
50He made a path for his anger. He didn’t spare their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence,
51and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
52But he led out his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
53He led them safely, so that they weren’t afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
54He brought them to the border of his sanctuary, to this mountain, which his right hand had taken.
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The words “his own people” name Israel as God's flock, led out of Egypt and still dependent on his guidance in the wilderness.
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Psalm 23:1A Psalm by David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.Both passages describe God's care through sheep and shepherd language: Psalm 78 recounts guidance, while Psalm 23 expresses trust in his provision.
Psalm 100:3Know that the LORD, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his. We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.Both psalms call the people God's own and compare them to sheep, linking their belonging to him with the flock image.
Psalm 77:20You led your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.Both psalms recall God leading his people like a flock, with Psalm 77 naming Moses and Aaron as the human leaders.
Ezekiel 34:31You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God,’ says the Lord GOD.”Both passages identify God's people as his sheep; Ezekiel makes explicit that the flock represents people who belong to him.
Matthew 25:32Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.Both passages compare people to sheep, though Matthew describes a shepherd separating groups and the psalm describes God guiding his people.
Nehemiah 9:12Moreover, in a pillar of cloud you led them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way in which they should go.Both passages recount God leading Israel, with Nehemiah describing the cloud and fire that showed them the way.
Psalm 107:41Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.Both psalms use a flock to describe people receiving God's care, through wilderness guidance in one and relief from affliction in the other.
John 10:11–42“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.Psalm 78 describes God leading his people like sheep; Jesus names himself the good shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep.
Isaiah 63:11–14Then 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 God bringing his people out and describe them as a flock; Isaiah names Moses and their passage through the sea.
Luke 15:4–6“Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that was lost, …Both passages mention sheep in the wilderness, though the psalm describes a flock being guided and Luke describes a lost sheep being sought.
Isaiah 40:11He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.Both passages portray God's people as a flock he leads, while Isaiah also describes feeding them and carrying the lambs.
Jeremiah 23:2–4Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says against the shepherds who feed my people: “You have scattered my flock, driven them away, and have not visited …Both passages describe God's people as his flock; the psalm recounts guidance, while Jeremiah condemns shepherds who scattered them.
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The wilderness was still ahead when God led Israel out of Egypt. His care for his own people included guidance through that wilderness.
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