Thematic Bible: Care of the sheep by, exhibited in
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Shepherds » Care of the sheep by, exhibited in » Going before and leading them
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For the choir director; set to El Shoshannim; Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.
Oh, give ear,Shepherd of Israel,
You who leadJoseph like a flock;
You whoare enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!
Oh, give ear,
You who lead
You who
And guided them in the wilderness
Shepherds » Care of the sheep by, exhibited in » Seeking out good pasture for them
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They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. They found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad and quiet and peaceful; for those who lived there formerly were Hamites. These, recorded by name, came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.
Shepherds » Care of the sheep by, exhibited in » Defending them when attacked by wild beasts
Thus says the Lord,
“Just as the shepherdsnatches from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,
So will the sons of Israel dwelling in Samaria besnatched away—
With thecorner of a bed and the cover of a couch!
“Just as the shepherd
So will the sons of Israel dwelling in Samaria be
With the
But David said to Saul, "Your servant was tending his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock, I went out after him and attacked him, and rescued it from his mouth; and when he rose up against me, I seized him by his beard and struck him and killed him. "Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has taunted the armies of the living God."
Shepherds » Care of the sheep by, exhibited in » Searching them out when lost and straying
"What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? "When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
Shepherds » Care of the sheep by, exhibited in » Tenderness to the ewes in lamb, and to the young
But he said to him, "My lord knows that the children are frail and that the flocks and herds which are nursing are a care to me. And if they are driven hard one day, all the flocks will die. "Please let my lord pass on before his servant, and I will proceed at my leisure, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord at Seir."
Shepherds » Care of the sheep by, exhibited in » Numbering them when they return from pasture
In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the Negev, in the land of Benjamin, in the environs of Jerusalem and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who numbers them,’ says the Lord.
Shepherds » Care of the sheep by, exhibited in » Attending them when sick
“I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick; but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with judgment.
Shepherds » Care of the sheep by, exhibited in » Knowing them
Shepherds » Care of the sheep by, exhibited in » Watching over them by night
In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.