Psalm 74:1
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Psalm 74
A psalm[a] of Asaph.
1 O God, why have you rejected us so long?
Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?
Footnotes
- 74:Title Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.
Deuteronomy 29:20
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20 The Lord will never pardon such people. Instead his anger and jealousy will burn against them. All the curses written in this book will come down on them, and the Lord will erase their names from under heaven.
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Psalm 100:3
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3 Acknowledge that the Lord is God!
He made us, and we are his.[a]
We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
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- 100:3 As in an alternate reading in the Masoretic Text; the other alternate and some ancient versions read and not we ourselves.
Psalm 95:7
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7 for he is our God.
We are the people he watches over,
the flock under his care.
If only you would listen to his voice today!
Psalm 79:13
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13 Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,
will thank you forever and ever,
praising your greatness from generation to generation.
Psalm 44:9
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9 But now you have tossed us aside in dishonor.
You no longer lead our armies to battle.
Romans 11:1-2
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God’s Mercy on Israel
11 I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin.
2 No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said,
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John 10:26-30
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26 But you don’t believe me because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, 29 for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else.[a] No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand. 30 The Father and I are one.”
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- 10:29 Other manuscripts read for what my Father has given me is more powerful than anything; still others read for regarding that which my Father has given me, he is greater than all.
Luke 12:32
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32 “So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.
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Ezekiel 34:31
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31 You are my flock, the sheep of my pasture. You are my people, and I am your God. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
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Jeremiah 23:1
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The Righteous Descendant
23 “What sorrow awaits the leaders of my people—the shepherds of my sheep—for they have destroyed and scattered the very ones they were expected to care for,” says the Lord.
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Psalm 77:7
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7 Has the Lord rejected me forever?
Will he never again be kind to me?
Ezekiel 34:8
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8 As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, you abandoned my flock and left them to be attacked by every wild animal. And though you were my shepherds, you didn’t search for my sheep when they were lost. You took care of yourselves and left the sheep to starve.
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Jeremiah 31:37
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37 This is what the Lord says:
“Just as the heavens cannot be measured
and the foundations of the earth cannot be explored,
so I will not consider casting them away
for the evil they have done.
I, the Lord, have spoken!
Psalm 79:5
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5 O Lord, how long will you be angry with us? Forever?
How long will your jealousy burn like fire?
Psalm 78:1
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Psalm 78
A psalm[a] of Asaph.
1 O my people, listen to my instructions.
Open your ears to what I am saying,
Footnotes
- 78:Title Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.
Psalm 60:10
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10 Have you rejected us, O God?
Will you no longer march with our armies?
Psalm 60:1
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Psalm 60
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of David useful for teaching, regarding the time David fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and killed 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. To be sung to the tune “Lily of the Testimony.”
1 You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses.
You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor.
Footnotes
- 60:Title Hebrew miktam. This may be a literary or musical term.
Psalm 42:11
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11 Why am I discouraged?
Why is my heart so sad?
I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again—
my Savior and my God!
Psalm 42:9
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9 “O God my rock,” I cry,
“Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I wander around in grief,
oppressed by my enemies?”
Psalm 18:8
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8 Smoke poured from his nostrils;
fierce flames leaped from his mouth.
Glowing coals blazed forth from him.
Psalm 10:1
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Psalm 10
1 O Lord, why do you stand so far away?
Why do you hide when I am in trouble?
Jeremiah 33:24-26
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24 “Have you noticed what people are saying?—‘The Lord chose Judah and Israel and then abandoned them!’ They are sneering and saying that Israel is not worthy to be counted as a nation. 25 But this is what the Lord says: I would no more reject my people than I would change my laws that govern night and day, earth and sky. 26 I will never abandon the descendants of Jacob or David, my servant, or change the plan that David’s descendants will rule the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Instead, I will restore them to their land and have mercy on them.”
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