Psaume 78:52

52 Il fit partir son peuple comme des brebis, et les conduisit par le désert comme un troupeau.

Psaume 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.

Psaume 78:52 In-Context

50 Il donna carrière à sa colère, et ne préserva point leur âme de la mort; il livra leur vie à la mortalité.

51 Il frappa dans l'Égypte tous les premiers-nés, les prémices de la force dans les tentes de Cham.

52 Il fit partir son peuple comme des brebis, et les conduisit par le désert comme un troupeau.

53 Il les mena en sûreté et sans crainte; mais la mer couvrit leurs ennemis.

54 Il les fit parvenir dans ses frontières saintes, à la montagne que sa droite a conquise.