Psalms 78:71

“From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.”

"From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance." - Psalms 78:71
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What does Psalms 78:71 mean?

Psalms 78:71 in the King James Version reads, "From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance." This verse is part of a larger passage that recounts the history of the people of Israel, emphasizing their disobedience…

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From Ewes to Shepherds: God’s Call to Service

In Psalm 78:71, we read, "From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance." This verse speaks profoundly to the journey of faith, the divine calling into leadership, and the humbling process of preparation that we all…

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A Prayer for Shepherding and Guidance Inspired by Psalm 78:71

O Gracious and Sovereign Lord, I come before You with a humble heart, seeking Your divine presence, mercy, and wisdom. Lord, as I sit in reflection on the words of Psalm 78:71, I am reminded of the profound role You play as the shepherd in the lives of Your people. The verse…

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Psalms 78:71 - "From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance."
Psalms 78:8 - "And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God."
"And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer." - Psalms 78:35
Psalms 71:14 - "But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more."
"They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;" - Psalms 78:10
Psalms 71:21 - "Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side."
"Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble." - Psalms 78:33
Psalms 78:18 - "And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust."
Psalms 78:35 - "And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer."
Psalms 71:8 - "Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day."
Psalms 71:7 - "I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge."
Psalms 78:47 - "He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost."
Psalms 78:10 - "They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;"
Psalms 71:11 - "Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him."
Psalms 78:64 - "Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation."
Psalms 78:22 - "Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:"
Psalms 119:71 - "It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes."
"He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts." - Psalms 78:48
"They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths," - Psalms 78:30
Psalms 78:61 - "And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand."
Psalms 78:67 - "Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:"
Psalms 71:9 - "Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth."
"And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness." - Psalms 78:17
"When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:" - Psalms 78:59
Psalms 78:44 - "And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink."
Psalms 78:32 - "For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works."
Psalms 71:12 - "O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help."
Psalms 71:10 - "For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,"
Psalms 78:41 - "Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel."