The Meaning of Psalms 78:71 Explained

Psalms 78:71

KJV: From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

YLT: From behind suckling ones He hath brought him in, To rule over Jacob His people, And over Israel His inheritance.

Darby: From following the suckling-ewes, he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

ASV: From following the ewes that have their young he brought him, To be the shepherd of Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 78:71?

MEANING: What does Psalms 78:71 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 78:71 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 78:71?

What is the context of Psalms 78:71?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

What does Psalms 78:71 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 78:59-72 - God Raises Up His Shepherd David

This paragraph continues the history of the Judges, and tells the story of what befell after the battle in which Eli's sons were slain. See 1 Samuel 4:1-22. It is difficult to estimate the despair which that disaster caused, because Israel seemed the light-bearer of the world. What hope was there for mankind, if its lamp of testimony was extinguished!

It inspires great confidence, however, to read in Psalms 78:65 of God's awakening. The language, of course, is highly metaphorical, because He neither slumbers nor sleeps. But there have been many times in the history of the Church when He has seemed to be indifferent. Sin and evil have held undisputed sway. Then a time of revival has suddenly set in. Some David or Daniel, some Athanasius or Augustine, some Wycliffe or Luther, some Spurgeon or Moody, has been brought from an obscure family-"one of the least of the thousands of Judah"-and he has led the host of God with unerring accuracy and success. Even at this hour, amid the sheepfolds or the far-spreading acres of the Western world, God is probably training the ardently looked-for leaders of His Church. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 78

¹ An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God
⁹ The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient
⁶⁷ The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David

What do the individual words in Psalms 78:71 mean?

From following the ewes that had young He brought him to shepherd Jacob His people and Israel His inheritance

מֵאַחַ֥ר עָל֗וֹת הֱ֫בִיא֥וֹ לִ֭רְעוֹת בְּיַעֲקֹ֣ב עַמּ֑וֹ וּ֝בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל נַחֲלָתֽוֹ

מֵאַחַ֥ר	From following
Parse: Preposition-m Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
עָל֗וֹת	the ewes that had young
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine plural Root: עוּל Sense: to give suck, suckle, nurse.
הֱ֫בִיא֥וֹ	He brought him
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לִ֭רְעוֹת	to shepherd
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: רָעָה Sense: to pasture, tend, graze, feed.
בְּיַעֲקֹ֣ב	Jacob
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יַעֲקֹב Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
עַמּ֑וֹ	His people
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
וּ֝בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	and Israel
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
נַחֲלָתֽוֹ	His inheritance
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: נַחֲלָה Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.

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