Psalm 28:9
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9 Save your people!
Bless Israel, your special possession.[a]
Lead them like a shepherd,
and carry them in your arms forever.
Footnotes
- 28:9 Hebrew Bless your inheritance.
Isaiah 40:11
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11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd.
He will carry the lambs in his arms,
holding them close to his heart.
He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.
Psalm 78:71
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71 He took David from tending the ewes and lambs
and made him the shepherd of Jacob’s descendants—
God’s own people, Israel.
Deuteronomy 9:29
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29 But they are your people and your special possession, whom you brought out of Egypt by your great strength and powerful arm.’
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Isaiah 63:9
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9 In all their suffering he also suffered,
and he personally[a] rescued them.
In his love and mercy he redeemed them.
He lifted them up and carried them
through all the years.
Footnotes
- 63:9 Hebrew and the angel of his presence.
1 Kings 8:51
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51 for they are your people—your special possession—whom you brought out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt.
Ephesians 1:18
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18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.[a]
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- 1:18 Or called, and the rich and glorious inheritance he has given to his holy people.
Matthew 2:6
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6 ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah,
are not least among the ruling cities[a] of Judah,
for a ruler will come from you
who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’[b]”
Ezra 1:4
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4 Wherever this Jewish remnant is found, let their neighbors contribute toward their expenses by giving them silver and gold, supplies for the journey, and livestock, as well as a voluntary offering for the Temple of God in Jerusalem.”
Micah 7:14
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The Lord’s Compassion on Israel
14 O Lord, protect your people with your shepherd’s staff;
lead your flock, your special possession.
Though they live alone in a thicket
on the heights of Mount Carmel,[a]
let them graze in the fertile pastures of Bashan and Gilead
as they did long ago.
Footnotes
- 7:14 Or surrounded by a fruitful land.
Micah 5:4
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4 And he will stand to lead his flock with the Lord’s strength,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
Then his people will live there undisturbed,
for he will be highly honored around the world.
Micah 5:2
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A Ruler from Bethlehem
2 [a]But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
are only a small village among all the people of Judah.
Yet a ruler of Israel,
whose origins are in the distant past,
will come from you on my behalf.
Footnotes
- 5:2 Verses 5:2-15 are numbered 5:1-14 in Hebrew text.
Ezekiel 34:23-24
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23 And I will set over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them. 24 And I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David will be a prince among my people. I, the Lord, have spoken!
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Jeremiah 31:7
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7 Now this is what the Lord says:
“Sing with joy for Israel.[a]
Shout for the greatest of nations!
Shout out with praise and joy:
‘Save your people, O Lord,
the remnant of Israel!’
Jeremiah 10:16
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16 But the God of Israel[a] is no idol!
He is the Creator of everything that exists,
including Israel, his own special possession.
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name!
Isaiah 46:3
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3 “Listen to me, descendants of Jacob,
all you who remain in Israel.
I have cared for you since you were born.
Yes, I carried you before you were born.
Psalm 80:14-19
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14 Come back, we beg you, O God of Heaven’s Armies.
Look down from heaven and see our plight.
Take care of this grapevine
15 that you yourself have planted,
this son you have raised for yourself.
16 For we are chopped up and burned by our enemies.
May they perish at the sight of your frown.
17 Strengthen the man you love,
the son of your choice.
18 Then we will never abandon you again.
Revive us so we can call on your name once more.
19 Turn us again to yourself, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.
Make your face shine down upon us.
Only then will we be saved.
Psalm 25:22
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22 O God, ransom Israel
from all its troubles.
Psalm 14:7
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7 Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel?
When the Lord restores his people,
Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice.
1 Kings 8:53
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53 For when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt, O Sovereign Lord, you told your servant Moses that you had set Israel apart from all the nations of the earth to be your own special possession.”
2 Samuel 21:3
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3 David asked them, “What can I do for you? How can I make amends so that you will bless the Lord’s people again?”
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2 Samuel 7:7
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7 Yet no matter where I have gone with the Israelites, I have never once complained to Israel’s tribal leaders, the shepherds of my people Israel. I have never asked them, “Why haven’t you built me a beautiful cedar house?”’
Deuteronomy 32:9
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9 “For the people of Israel belong to the Lord;
Jacob is his special possession.
Deuteronomy 1:31
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31 And you saw how the Lord your God cared for you all along the way as you traveled through the wilderness, just as a father cares for his child. Now he has brought you to this place.’
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