Psalm 78:52–58

52 But he brought his people out like a flock;

he led them like sheep through the wilderness.

53 He guided them safely, so they were unafraid;

but the sea engulfed their enemies.

54 And so he brought them to the border of his holy land,

to the hill country his right hand had taken.

55 He drove out nations before them

and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance;

he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.

56 But they put God to the test

and rebelled against the Most High;

they did not keep his statutes.

57 Like their ancestors they were disloyal and faithless,

as unreliable as a faulty bow.

58 They angered him with their high places;

they aroused his jealousy with their idols.

52 But made his own people to go forth like sheep,

And guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

53 And he led them on safely, so that they feared not:

But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

54 And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary,

Even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.

55 He cast out the heathen also before them,

And divided them an inheritance by line,

And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

56 Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God,

And kept not his testimonies:

57 But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers:

They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places,

And moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

52 But he led his own people like a flock of sheep,

guiding them safely through the wilderness.

53 He kept them safe so they were not afraid;

but the sea covered their enemies.

54 He brought them to the border of his holy land,

to this land of hills he had won for them.

55 He drove out the nations before them;

he gave them their inheritance by lot.

He settled the tribes of Israel into their homes.

56 But they kept testing and rebelling against God Most High.

They did not obey his laws.

57 They turned back and were as faithless as their parents.

They were as undependable as a crooked bow.

58 They angered God by building shrines to other gods;

they made him jealous with their idols.

52 But He made His own people go forth like sheep,

And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;

53 And He led them on safely, so that they did not fear;

But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

54 And He brought them to His holy border,

This mountain which His right hand had acquired.

55 He also drove out the nations before them,

Allotted them an inheritance by survey,

And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.

56 Yet they tested and provoked the Most High God,

And did not keep His testimonies,

57 But turned back and acted unfaithfully like their fathers;

They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

58 For they provoked Him to anger with their high places,

And moved Him to jealousy with their carved images.

52 But God led his people out like sheep

and he guided them like a flock through the desert.

53 He led them to safety so they had nothing to fear,

but their enemies drowned in the sea.

54 So God brought them to his holy land,

to the mountain country he took with his own power.

55 He forced out the other nations,

and he had his people inherit the land.

He let the tribes of Israel settle there in tents.

56 But they tested God

and turned against God Most High;

they did not keep his rules.

57 They turned away and were disloyal just like their ancestors.

They were like a crooked bow that does not shoot straight.

58 They made God angry by building places to worship gods;

they made him jealous with their idols.

52 But he led forth his own people like sheep,

And guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

53 And he led them safely, so that they feared not;

But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

54 And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary,

To this mountain, which his right hand had gotten.

55 He drove out the nations also before them,

And allotted them for an inheritance by line,

And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

56 Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God,

And kept not his testimonies;

57 But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers:

They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places,

And moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

52 And he made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock; 53 And he led them safely, so that they were without fear; and the sea covered their enemies. 54 And he brought them to his holy border, this mountain, which his right hand purchased; 55 And he drove out the nations before them, and allotted them for an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. 56 But they tempted and provoked God, the Most High, and kept not his testimonies, 57 And they drew back and dealt treacherously like their fathers: they turned like a deceitful bow. 58 And they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

52 But he led his own people out like sheep 

and guided them like a flock through the wilderness. 

53 He led them safely. 

They had no fear while the sea covered their enemies. 

54 He brought them into his holy land, 

to this mountain that his power had won. 

55 He forced nations out of their way 

and gave them the land of the nations as their inheritance. 

He settled the tribes of Israel in their own tents. 

56 They tested God Most High and rebelled against him. 

They did not obey his written instructions. 

57 They were disloyal and treacherous like their ancestors. 

They were like arrows shot from a defective bow. 

58 They made him angry because of their illegal worship sites. 

They made him furious because they worshiped idols. 

52 He led His people out like sheep

and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.

53 He led them safely, and they were not afraid;

but the sea covered their enemies.

54 He brought them to His holy land,

to the mountain His right hand acquired.

55 He drove out nations before them.

He apportioned their inheritance by lot

and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

56 But they rebelliously tested the Most High God,

for they did not keep His decrees.

57 They treacherously turned away like their fathers;

they became warped like a faulty bow.

58 They enraged Him with their high places

and provoked His jealousy with their carved images.

52 Then he led out his people like sheep

and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

53 He led them in safety so that they were not afraid,

but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

54 And he brought them to his holy hill,

to the mountain that his right hand had won.

55 He drove out nations before them;

he apportioned them for a possession

and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

56 Yet they tested the Most High God

and rebelled against him.

They did not observe his decrees

57 but turned away and were faithless like their ancestors;

they twisted like a treacherous bow.

58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places;

they moved him to jealousy with their idols.

52 Then he led out his people like sheep

and guided them like a herd in the wilderness.

53 And he led them safely and they were not afraid,

but the sea covered their enemies.

54 So he brought them to his holy territory,

this mountain his right hand acquired.

55 And he drove out nations before them

and allocated them for an inheritance by boundary line,

and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

56 But they tested and rebelled against God Most High

and did not keep his statutes.

57 And they turned and were treacherous like their ancestors.

They twisted like a crooked bow.

58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places,

and made him jealous with their images.

52 But he brought his people out like a flock.

He led them like sheep through the desert.

53 He guided them safely, and they weren’t afraid.

But the Red Sea swallowed up their enemies.

54 He brought his people to the border of his holy land.

He led them to the central hill country he had taken by his power.

55 He drove the nations out to make room for his people.

He gave to each family a piece of land to pass on to their children.

He settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.

56 But they put God to the test.

They refused to obey the Most High God.

They didn’t keep his laws.

57 Like their people who lived before them,

they turned away from him and were not faithful.

They were like a bow that doesn’t shoot straight.

They couldn’t be trusted.

58 They made God angry by going to their high places.

They made him jealous by worshiping the statues of their gods.

52 But He led forth His own people like sheep

And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;

53 He led them safely, so that they did not fear;

But the sea engulfed their enemies.

54 So He brought them to His holy land,

To this hill country which His right hand had gained.

55 He also drove out the nations before them

And apportioned them for an inheritance by measurement,

And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.

56 Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God

And did not keep His testimonies,

57 But turned back and acted treacherously like their fathers;

They turned aside like a treacherous bow.

58 For they provoked Him with their high places

And aroused His jealousy with their graven images.