Psa 74:1-2, 78:52, 79:13, 95:7, Isa 40:9-11, 63:11, 19, Eze 34:11, 30-31 | ESV | STEP | A Maskil of Asaph . O God , why do you cast us off forever ? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture ?

Psalms 74:1-2

Arise, O God, Defend Your Cause

A Maskil ^{▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term} of ^bAsaph.

1 O God, why do you ^ccast us off forever?
Why does your anger ^dsmoke against ^ethe sheep of your pasture?
2 ^fRemember your congregation, which you have ^gpurchased of old,
which you have ^hredeemed to be ⁱthe tribe of your heritage!
Remember Mount Zion, ^jwhere you have dwelt.

Psalms 78:52

52 Then he led out his people ^klike sheep
and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

Psalms 79:13

13 But we your people, the ^lsheep of your pasture,
will ^mgive thanks to you forever;
from generation to generation we will recount your praise.

Psalms 95:7

7 For he is our ⁿGod,
and we are the people of his ^opasture,
and the sheep of his hand.
^pToday, if you ^qhear his voice,

Isaiah 40:9-11

The Greatness of God

9 Go on up to a high mountain,
O Zion, ^rherald of good news; ^{▼▼Or O herald of good news to Zion}
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good news; ^{▼▼Or O herald of good news to Jerusalem}
lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah,
“Behold your God!”
10 ^uBehold, the Lord God comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
^vbehold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
11 ^wHe will tend his flock like a shepherd;
^xhe will gather the lambs in his arms;
^yhe will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.

Isaiah 63:11

11 Then he remembered ^zthe days of old,
of Moses and his people. ^{▼▼Or Then his people remembered the days of old, of Moses}
^abWhere is he who brought them up out of the sea
with the shepherds of his flock?
Where is he who put in the midst of them
his Holy Spirit,

Isaiah 63:19

19 ^acWe have become like those over whom you have never ruled,
like those who are not called by your name.

Ezekiel 34:11

The Lord God Will Seek Them Out

11 “For thus says the Lord God: ^adBehold, I, I ^aemyself will search for my sheep and will seek them out.

Ezekiel 34:30-31

30 And they shall know that ^afI am the Lord their God with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Lord God. 31 And you are my sheep, ^aghuman sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.”