Tehillim 78:52

52 But made His own people to go forth like tzon, and guided them in the midbar like an eder (flock).

Tehillim 78:52 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:52

But made his own people to go forth like sheep
The people of Israel, whom the Lord chose to be his peculiar people above all others; these he caused to go forth out of Egypt, with a mighty hand and stretched out arm; like sheep, weak, timorous, unarmed, harmless, and inoffensive, not a dog daring to move his tongue at them: the power of God was wonderfully displayed in the delivery of his poor, helpless, and oppressed people, well may it be ascribed to him; for it was not their arm, but his, that brought them out:

and guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
by the hands of Moses and Aaron, ( Psalms 77:20 ) , he also going before them as the Shepherd of the flock, in a pillar of cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night; he kept them together as a flock from scattering, straying, and being lost; and directed their way in the untrodden wilderness, through all the windings and turnings of it, and protected them from all dangers and enemies.

Tehillim 78:52 In-Context

50 He made a way for His anger; He spared not their nefesh from mavet (death), but gave their beasts over to the dever (plague);

51 And struck all the bechor in Mitzrayim; the reshit (first fruit) of their strength in the ohalim of Cham;

52 But made His own people to go forth like tzon, and guided them in the midbar like an eder (flock).

53 And He led them in safety, so that they had no terror; but the yam overwhelmed their oyevim.

54 And He brought them to His gevul kadosh (His holy border), even to this Har, which His Yamin had purchased.