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

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God Implored to Rescue His People from Their Calamities.

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

80 Oh, give ear, (A)Shepherd of Israel,
You who lead (B)Joseph like a flock;
You who (C)are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!

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Footnotes

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

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

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

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The Restoration of Israel

11 For thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I Myself will (A)search for My sheep and seek them out. 12 (B)As a shepherd [a]cares for his herd in the day when he is among his scattered [b]sheep, so I will [c](C)care for My [d]sheep and will deliver them from all the places to which 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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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 34:12 Or seek(s) out
  2. Ezekiel 34:12 Or flock
  3. Ezekiel 34:12 Or seek(s) out
  4. Ezekiel 34:12 Or flock

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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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:25 Or Bishop, Overseer