Psalm 84:1-12 Book# 3 of Psalms

 

A Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Gittith.

Psalm 84:1-12            Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

How [pleasant] Your tabernacles are, O Lord of Hosts! My soul longs, [yes,] even faints for the [Lord's courtyards.] My heart & my [skin] cry out for the Living God.

[Yes,] the sparrow has found a house & the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even [like] Your altars, O Lord of Hosts, my King & my God. [2 Chronicles 6:5-6 Since the day that I brought [forward] My people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, [so] My Name might be there. Neither [did] I [choose] any man to be a ruler over My people, Israel. But I have chosen Jerusalem, [so] My Name might be there & I have chosen David to be over My people, Israel.]

Blessed are [those who] dwell in Your house. They will [continue] praising You. Selah. Blessed is the man, whose strength is in You, in Whose heart are [their pathways.] Who passing through the Valley of Baca, [a.k.a The Valley of Weeping,] make it a well. The rain also fills the pools.

[Isaiah 41:17-18 When the poor & needy seek water & there's none & their tongue fails for thirst, I, the Lord, will hear them. I, the God of Israel, will not [abandon] them. I will open rivers on high places & fountains in the midst of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water & the dry land, springs of water.]

They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appears before God. [Revelation 21:3-4 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, [Look,] the tabernacle of God is with men. And He will [live] with them & they shall be His people. And God, Himself shall be with them & be their God.

* And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes & there shall be nor more death, neither sorrow, nor crying. Neither shall there be any more pain: for the [previous] things have passed away.]

O Lord God of Hosts, hear my prayer. [Lean Your] ear [& listen,] O God of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel.] Selah. [See,] O God our shield & look upon the face of Your anointed. For a day in Your [courtyards] is better than 1,000. I had rather be a door keeper in the house of my God, than to [live] in the tents of wickedness.

For the Lord God is a sun & a shield. The Lord will give grace & glory. He will [not] withhold [any] good thing from [those who] walk [honestly.] O Lord of Hosts, blessed is the man [who] trusts in You.

Psalm 83:1-18 Book# 3 of Psalms

 

A Song or Psalm of Asaph.

Psalm 83:1-18            Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

O God, [don't] keep [silent.] [Don't] hold Your peace & [don't] be still, O God. [Psalm 88:3-4 For my soul is full of troubles & my life draws [near] to the grave. I am [included] with [those who] go down to the pit. I am [like] a man, [who] has no strength.]

For [look,] Your enemies make [an uproar] & [those who] hate You have lifted up [their heads.] [* Psalm 2:1-3 Why do the heathen rage & the people imagine a vain thing?

The kings & rulers of the earth take counsel & [put] themselves against the Lord & against His anointed, saying, Let us break their bands [to pieces] & cast away their cords from us.]

They have taken [devious] counsel against Your people & consulted against Your hidden ones. [Psalm 31:18-20 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly & [disrespectfully] against the righteous.

Oh, how great is Your goodness, [that] You have laid up for [those who] fear [respect] You & [what] You have [done] for [those who] trust in You, before the sons of men!

You shall hide them in the secret [places] in Your presence from the pride of man. You shall keep them secretly in a [shelter] from the [discord] of tongues.]

They have said, Come & let us cut them off from being a nation; [so] that the name of Israel may be no [longer remembered.] For they have consulted together with one [accord]. They are [united] against You:

The tabernacles of: [the Edomites,] the Ishmaelites, [the Moabites,] the Hagarenes, [the Gebalites, the Ammonites, the Amalekites] & the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre. Also, Assur [has] joined with them.

They have [helped] the children [people] of Lot. Selah. Do to them [like] [You did] unto the Midianites; [like] to Sisera & [like] to Jabin, at the Brook of Kison: [who] perished at Endor. They became [like feces] for the earth.

[Judges 4:21-23 Then, Jael, Heber’s wife, took a tent nail & a hammer in her hand & went softly to him & [struck] the nail into his temples & fastened it into the ground. For he was [tired] & fast asleep. So, he died.

And, [saw,] as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him & said to him, [look,] Sisera lay dead & the nail was in his temples. So, God [defeated] Jabin, the king of Canaan, before the children [people] of Israel, on that day.]

Make their nobles like Oreb & like Zeeb. [Judges 7:25 And they took 2 princes of the Midianites, Oreb & Zeeb. And they [killed] Oreb upon the rock [of] Oreb & Zeeb they [killed] at the wine press of Zeeb & pursued Midian. And brought the heads of Oreb & Zeeb to Gideon on the other side [of] Jordan.]

[Yes,] [make] all their princes [like:] Zebah & [like] Zalmunna: who said, Let us take the houses of God in possession to ourselves. [Judges 8:18-19 Then [Gideon] said to Zebah & Zalmunna, What [type] of men were they, whom you [killed] at Tabor?

And they answered, [Like] you are, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king. And [Gideon] said, They were my [brothers,] even the sons of my mother. As the Lord lives, if you had saved them alive, I wouldn't [kill] you.]

O my God, make them like a wheel; [like] the stubble [in front of] the wind. [Like] the fire burns wood & [like] the flames sets the mountains on fire. So, persecute them with Your tempest & make them afraid with Your storm.

Fill their faces with shame; [so] that they may seek Your Name, O Lord. Let them be [confused] & troubled forever. [Yes,] let them be put to shame & perish: [so] that men may know that You, Whose Name Alone is JEHOVAH, are the Most High over all the earth.

Psalm 82:1-8 Book# 3 of Psalms

 

A Psalm of Asaph.

Psalm 82:1-8            Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

God stands in the congregation of the mighty. He judges among the gods. How long will you judge [unfairly] & accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

[Deuteronomy 1:17-18 You shall not respect [& show partiality] [to people] in judgment. But you shall hear the [powerless & the powerful.] You shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's. Bring the [cause] that's too hard to Me & I will hear it. At that time, I commanded you, all the things [that] you should do.]

Defend the poor & fatherless. Do justice to the afflicted & needy. Deliver the poor & needy & [free] them [from] the [hands] of the wicked? They [don't] know & neither will they understand. They [continue walking] in darkness.

All the foundations of the earth are [off] course. I have said, You are gods & all of you are children of the Most HIgh. But you shall die like men & fall like one of the princes.

[Ephesians 2:2-5 In [the previous] time, you walked according to the course of this world & according to the prince of the power of the air & the [evil] spirit that now [works] in the children of disobedience.

Among whom, in [previous] times, we had our conversation in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the [fleshly] desires & of the mind & by nature were the children of wrath, even [like] others.

But God, [Who] is rich in mercy for His great love [with which] He loved us, even when we were dead [through] sins & (by grace you are saved:) has [given life to] us together, with Christ.]

Arise, O God, judge the earth: for You shall inherit all nations.

Psalm 81:1-16 Book#3 of Psalms

 

A Psalm of Asaph, to the chief Musician upon Gittith.

Psalm 81:1-16            Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

Sing aloud to God, our strength & make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob [a.k.a. Israel.] Take a psalm & bring the [tambourine here] & the pleasant harp & [lyre.] Blow the trumpet [for] the New [Moons] & on our solemn feast [days, at] the appointed [times.]

[Numbers 10:10 You shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, over your sacrifices of your Peace Offerings & also [on the days] of your gladness, your solemn days & in the beginnings of your months, [so] that they may be to you for a memorial before your God. I Am the Lord your God.]

For this was a [mandate] for Israel & a Law of the God of Jacob. This He ordained [for] Joseph [as] a testimony, when He went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I [didn't understand.] I removed his shoulder from the burden & his hands were delivered from the pots.

[Exodus 6:6-7 [For this reason,] say to the children [people] of Israel, I Am the Lord & I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians & I will rid you out of their bondage & I will redeem you with [an outstretched] arm & with great [justice.] And I will take you to Me for a people & I will be to you a God.

And you shall know that I Am the Lord your God, [Who] brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.]

You called in trouble & I delivered you. I answered you in the secret place of thunder. I [tested] you at the waters of Meribah. Selah. [Exodus 17:6-7 [Look,] I will stand before you there upon the rock in Horeb & you shall [strike] the rock & water shall come out of it there, [so] that the people may drink.

And Moses did so in the sight of [Israel's] elders. He called the name of the place Massah & Meribah, because of the [severe criticism from] the children [people] of Israel. And because they [tested] the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?]

O My people, hear & I will testify to you: O Israel, if you will [pay attention] to Me. No strange god shall be thee in you there & neither shall you worship any strange god. I am the Lord your God, [Who] brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide & I will fill it.

[Psalm 103:5-6 Who satisfies your mouth with good things; so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. The Lord [delivers] righteousness & [justice] for all [who] are oppressed.]

But My people wouldn't [pay attention] to My voice & Israel would [have nothing to do with] Me. [Deuteronomy 32:15-17 But Jeshurun, [a.k.a. Israel, grew] fat & [rebelled.] You [have grown] fat & have grown thick [skinned.] You are covered with [plumpness.]

Then, he [abandoned] God, [Who] made him & [held] the Rock of his Salvation [in low regard.] They provoked Him to jealousy with strange gods. With abominations, they provoked Him to anger. They sacrifice to [demons,] not to God; to gods that [newly arrived,] whom your [forefathers didn't] fear [respect.]

So, I gave them up to the [lusts] of their own [hearts] & they [followed] their own [advice.] [Acts 7:42-43 Then, God turned & gave them up to worship the [stars & constellations] of heaven; as it is written in the book of prophets, O you house of Israel, have you offered to Me slain [animals] & sacrifices [over] the space of 40 years in the wilderness?

[Yet,] you took up the tabernacle of Moloch & the star of your god, Remphan & figures [that] you made, to worship them. And I will carry you away, beyond Babylon.]

Oh, that My people had [paid attention] to Me & Israel had [followed] in My ways! I [would] have soon [defeated] their enemies & turned My hand against their adversaries. [Those who hate] the Lord should have [humbled] themselves to Him: [so] their time should have endured forever.

[Revelation 22:12-15 And, [watch,] I come quickly & My reward is with Me & shall be to give [to] every man, according [to] his [deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha & [the] Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last.

Blessed are [those who] do His commandments, [so] that they have right to the Tree of Life & may enter in through the gates into the city. For [outside] are dogs, sorcerers & [sexual traffickers,] murderers, idolaters & [whoever] loves [to invent & tell lies.]

He [would] have also fed them with the finest wheat & with honey out of the rock. I [would] have satisfied you. [2 Peter 3:9-10 The Lord isn't slack concerning His promise, [like] some men [consider] slackness; but is [patient] to us, not [wanting] that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

But the Day of the Lord will come [like] a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise & the elements shall melt with fervent heat & the earth & also the [things made] that are [in there] shall be burned up.]

Psalm 80:1-19 Book# 3 of Psalms

 

A Psalm of Asaph, to the chief Musician upon Shoshannim Eduth.

Psalm 80:1-19           Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

O Shepherd of Israel, [lend] Your ear [& hear,] You [Who] lead Joseph, [a.k.a Israel,] like a flock. You, [Who] dwells between the cherubims, shine forth.        [1 Kings 8:6-7 And the priests brought in the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord unto [its] place, into the oracle of the house, to the Most Holy Place, even under the wings of the cherubims.

For the cherubims spread [out] their 2 wings over the place of the Ark & the cherubims covered the Ark & the [poles] above [there.]

[Arouse] Your strength & come & save us [in front of] Ephraim, Benjamin & Manasseh. [Return us again, O God & cause Your face to shine & we will be saved. [Lamentations 5:21 [Lord, return] us to You, O Lord & we shall be [returned.] Renew our days [like previous times.]

O Lord of Hosts, how long will You be angry against the [prayers] of Your people? You feed them with the bread of tears & give them tears to drink in great measure. You make us a [cause of conflict to] our neighbors & our enemies laugh among themselves.

[Return] us again, O God of Hosts & cause Your face to shine & we shall be saved. You have brought a vine out of Egypt & You have cast out the heathen & planted it.

[Isaiah 4:7 For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel & the men of Judah, His pleasant plant. And He looked for [justice,] but [saw] oppression & for righteousness, but [heard] an [out] cry.]

You prepared room before it & did cause it to take deep root & it filled the land. [Joshua 24:18-20 And the Lord [drove] out from before us all the people, even the Amorites, [who] dwelt in the land. Therefore, we will also serve the Lord; for He is our God.

And Joshua said to the people, you cannot serve the Lord, for He is a Holy God & He is a Jealous God. He will not forgive your transgressions, nor your sins. If you [abandon] the Lord & serve strange gods, then He will turn & do you [harm] & consume you, after [all] that good He has done [for] you.]

The hills were covered with the shadow of it & [its] boughs were like the [mighty] cedars. She sent out her boughs to the sea & her branches to the river.

Then, why have You broken down her hedges, so that all [those who] pass by the [road] do pluck her? [Isaiah 5:5 And now [come too:] I will tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away [its] hedge & [the vineyard] shall be eaten up & [its] wall [broken] down & it shall be [trampled] down.]

The boar [from] the [woods has ruined] it & the wild [beasts] of the field devour it. We [beg] You [to] return, O God of Hosts. Look down from heaven & [see] & visit this vine & the vineyard [that] Your right hand has planted & the branch that You made strong for Yourself. It is burned with fire & it is cut down.

They perish at the [disapproval] of Your countenance. Let Your hand be upon the man, [at] Your right hand, upon the son of man, whom You made strong for Yourself.

[Psalm 80:20-21 I have found David, My servant & I have anointed him with My holy oil, with whom My hand shall be established. [My] arm shall also strengthen him.]

So, we won't go back from You. [Restore] us & we will call upon Your Name. [Return] us again, O Lord God of Hosts & cause Your face to shine & we shall be saved.

Psalm 79:1-13 Book# 3 of Psalm

 

A Psalm of Asaph.

Psalm 79:1-13            Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

O God, the heathen [have] come into Your inheritance & they have defiled Your holy temple. They have laid Jerusalem [in] heaps. They have given the dead bodies of Your servants to be meat to the [birds] of heaven & the flesh of Your saints to the [animals] of the earth.

They have shed their blood like water [around] Jerusalem &  there [were] none [left] to bury them. We [have] become a [disgrace] to our neighbors, [looked down upon] & [ridiculed] by [those who are around] us. How long, Lord? Will You be angry forever? Shall Your jealousy burn like fire?

[Exodus 34:14-16 For you shall worship no other god. For the Lord, Whose Name is Jealous, is a jealous God, lest you make a covenant [contract] with the inhabitants of the land & they go [like an unfaithful harlot] after their gods & sacrifice to their gods.

And [someone] calls you & you eat of his sacrifice & you take of their daughters [for] your sons & their daughters go [like an unfaithful harlot] after their gods & make your sons go [like an unfaithful harlot] after their gods.]

Pour out Your [fury] upon the heathen [who] haven't known You & upon the kingdoms that haven't called upon Your Name. For they have devoured Jacob & laid His dwelling place [in ruins.]

O [don't] remember against us [previous sins.] Let Your tender mercies speedily [preserve] us: for we are brought very low. Help us, O God of our Salvation, for the glory of Your Name. And deliver us & [cleanse] away our sins, for Your Name's sake.

[For what reason,] should the heathen say, Where is their God? Let Him be known among the heathen in our sight, by [avenging] the [bloodshed] of Your servants, which [has been] shed. Let the [groaning] of the [prisoners] come before You.

According to Your [great] power, [save those who are scheduled] to die. And [deliver] to our neighbors 7 [times as much disgrace into their chest, as what] they have [disgraced] You, O Lord. So, we Your people & sheep of Your pasture, will give You thanks forever. We will [declare] Your praise to all generations.

Psalm 78:1-72 Book# 3 of Psalms

 

Maschil, [a.k.a. Maskil] of Asaph.

Psalm 78:1-72            Book# 3 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

O people, [lend your] ear [& listen] to My Law. [Lean] your ears to the words of My mouth. * I will open My mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old; which we have heard & known & our [forefathers] have told us.

[* Matthew 13:33-35 Another parable He [spoke] to them; The kingdom of heaven is [similar] to [yeast,] which a woman took & hid in 3 measures of [flour, until] the whole [dough] was leavened. All these things, Jesus [spoke] to the multitude in parables.

He [didn't speak] without a parable to them: [so] that it might be fulfilled, [what] was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open My mouth in parables. I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.]

We won't hide them from their children, [declaring] to the generation to come, the praises of the Lord, His strength & His wonderful works that He has done. [Exodus 13:14-15 And it shall be when your son asks you in [times] to come, saying, What is this? That you shall say to him, [The] strength of the hand of the Lord, brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage.

And it [happened,] when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man & [animals]. Therefore, I sacrifice to the Lord all [first born] males, but all the firstborn of My children, I redeem.]

For He established a Testimony in Jacob & appointed a Law in Israel, which He commanded our [forefathers, so] that they should make them known to their children. [So,] that the generation to come might know them, even the children [to] be born, who should arise & declare them to their children.

[So,] that they might [put] their hope in God & not forget the works of God, but keep His commandments & might not be [like] their [forefathers,] a stubborn, rebellious generation. A generation that [doesn't correctly focus] their [hearts] & whose spirit wasn't [constantly] with God.

The children [people] of Ephraim, armed & carrying bows, turned back [on] the day of battle. They [didn't.  keep] the covenant  [contract] of God & refused to [follow] in His Law. [2 Kings 17:16-18 And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God & made [themselves molded] images, even 2 calves, made a grove & worshiped all the [stars & constellations] of heaven & served Baal.

And they caused their sons & daughters to pass through the fire & [they] used divination, enchantments & sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. Therefore, the Lord was very angry with Israel & removed them out of His sight. There [were] none left, [except] only the tribe of Judah.]

And [they forgot] His works & wonders that He [showed] them. Marvelous things He did in the sight of their [forefathers,] in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. He divided the [Red] Sea & caused them to pass through & He made the waters stand [like a] heap.

Also, in the daytime, He led them with a cloud & all the night with a light of fire. He [split] the rocks in the wilderness & gave them [to] drink out of the great depths. He also brought streams out of the rock & caused waters to run down like rivers.

And they [still] sinned more against Him by provoking the Most High in the wilderness. And they [tested] God in their heart by asking [for] meat [to fill their lusts.] [Yes,] they [spoke] against God. They said, Can God furnish a table [of food] in the wilderness?

[Look,] He [struck] the rock, [so] that waters gushed out & the streams overflowed. Can He give bread also? Can He provide [meat] for His people? Therefore, the Lord heard this & was [angry:] so a fire [grew] against Jacob & anger also came up against Israel; because they [didn't] believe in His Salvation.

[Although] He had commanded the clouds from above & opened the doors of heaven & it rained down manna upon them to eat. [God] had given them [bread] from heaven. Man did eat Angel's food & He sent them meat [until they were] full.

He caused an east wind to blow in heaven & by His power He brought in the south wind. He also rained [meat] upon them [like] dust & feathered [quail] like the sand of the sea. And He let it fall in the [middle] of their camp, [around] their [dwellings.]

So, they did eat & were [very full:] for He gave them their own desire. They were not [turned away] from their [lusts.] But while the meat was [still] in their mouths, the [anger] of God came upon them & [attacked the most husky] of them & [struck] down the chosen men of Israel.

[After] all this, they still sinned & [didn't] believe His wondrous works. Therefore, He [consumed] their days in vanity & their years in trouble. [Numbers 14:35-38 I, the Lord, have said, I will surely do it to all this evil congregation, [who] are gathered together against Me in this wilderness.

They shall be consumed & shall die there. And the men, [whom] Moses sent to [spy out] the land, who returned & made all the congregation [grumble] against him, by bringing up a [false report about] the land.

Even those men [who] did bring up the [bad] report upon the land, died before the Lord. But [only] Joshua, [Nun's] son & Caleb, [Jephunneh's] son, still lived [of those] men [who searched] the land.]

When He [killed] them, then they sought Him & they returned & [inquired] early after God. And they remembered that God was their Rock & the High God, their Redeemer. [However,] they [flattered] Him with their [mouths] & they lied to Him with their tongues.

For their heart was not [honest] with Him & neither were they [faithful] in His covenant. But He, being full of compassion, forgave their [sin & didn't] destroy them. [Yes,] many [times,] He turned His anger away & didn't stir up all His [fury.]

[Isaiah 48:9-11 For My Name's sake, I will [hold off] My anger & for My praise, I will [withhold it] for you, [so] I [don't] cut you off. [Look,] I have refined you, but not with silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction. For [My] Own sake, I will do it: for How [could] My Name be [defiled?] And I won't give My glory to another.]

For He remembered that they were, [only] flesh [of humans: like] a wind that [blows] away & [doesn't] come again. How [often] did they provoke Him in the wilderness & grieve Him in the desert! [Yet,] turned back & [tested] God & [had] limited [faith in] the Holy One of Israel.

[Numbers 14:22-23 Because all those men [who] have seen My glory & My miracles, [that] I did in Egypt & in the wilderness, have [tested] Me now, these 10 times & haven't [paid attention] to My voice. Surely, they shall not see the land [that] I [swore] to their [forefathers] & neither shall any see it of [those who] provoked Me.]

They [didn't] remember His hand, nor the day when He delivered them from the enemy. How He had [performed] His signs in Egypt & His wonders in the field of Zoan & had turned their rivers into blood & their [streams, so] they couldn't drink. [Psalm 105:29 He turned their waters into blood & [killed] their fish.]

He sent [various] sorts of flies among them, which devoured them. [Psalm 105:31 He [spoke] & there came [various] sorts of flies & lice [on] all their coasts.] And frogs, which destroyed them. [Psalm 105:30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the [rooms] of their kings.]

He also gave the increase [of their produce] to the caterpillar & their labor to the locust. [Psalm 105:34-35 He [spoke] & the locusts came & the caterpillars, without number & they [ate] up all the [vegetation] in their land & devoured the fruit of their ground.]

He destroyed their vines with hail & their sycamore trees with frost. [Psalm 105:32-33 He gave them hail for rain & flaming fire in their land. He [struck] their vines & also their fig trees & [broke] the trees of their coasts.] He also gave up their [livestock] to the hail & their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

[Exodus 9:23-26 And Moses stretched [out] his rod toward heaven & the Lord sent thunder & hail. And the fire ran along upon the ground & the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt. So there was hail and [the] fire [was mixed] with the hail, very [grievously,] such as there [has been] none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

And the hail [struck] throughout all the land of Egypt, all that was in the field, both man & [animals.] The hail [struck down] every herb of the field & [broke] every tree of the field. Only in the land of Goshen, where the children [people] of Israel were, there was no hail.]

He cast on them, the fierceness of His anger, [fury,] indignation & trouble, by sending evil angels among them. [Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil & Satan, [who] deceives the whole world. He was cast out into the earth & his angels were cast out with him.]

He made a [pathway for] His anger & He [didn't] spare their soul from death, but gave their life over to the [plagues] & [struck] all [Egypt's] firstborn, the [1st] of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham. But made His Own people go [out] like sheep & guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

And He led them on safely, so that they [weren't afraid:] but the [Red] Sea overwhelmed their enemies. And He brought them to the corner of His Sanctuary, even to this mountain, which His right hand had purchased.

[Exodus 15:17-18 You shall bring them in & plant them in the mountain of Your inheritance, in the place, O Lord, [that] You have made for You to dwell in. In the Sanctuary, O Lord, [that] Your hands have established. The Lord shall [rule] forever & ever.]

Also, He cast out the heathen before them & divided them an inheritance by [lot] & made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents. [Joshua 23:3-5 And you have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations, because of you. For the Lord your God is He, [Who] has fought for you.

[Look,] I have divided unto you, by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even westward to the [Mediterranean] Sea. And the Lord your God, He shall [remove] them from [in front of] you & drive them out from your sight. And you shall possess their land, [like] the Lord your God has promised to you.]

[Still,] they [tested] & provoked the Most High God & [didn't] keep His [covenant] [contract.] But [they] [returned] back & dealt unfaithfully like their [forefathers.] [Deuteronomy 12:2-3 You shall [totally] destroy all the places, [where] the nations [that] you shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains & upon the hills & under every green tree.

And you shall overthrow their altars & break their pillars & burn their groves with fire. And you shall [cut] down the [carved] images of their gods & destroy the names of them out of that place.]

They [went astray] like [an arrow from] a deceitful bow. For they provoked Him to anger with their high places & moved Him to jealousy with their [carved] images. When God heard this, He was [furious] & greatly [loathed] Israel. So, that He [abandoned] the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent [that] He placed among men.

[1 Samuel 4:11 And the Ark of God was taken & the 2 sons of Eli, Hophni & Phinehas, were killed.]

And delivered His strength & His glory into the enemy's hand, into captivity. [Judges 18:30-31 And the children [people] of Dan, [put] up a [carved] image. And Jonathan, [Gershom's] son, the son of Manasseh, he & his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. And they [put] up Micah's [carved] image, [that] he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.]

He also gave His people over to the sword & was [furious] with His inheritance.  [1 Samuel 4:10 And the Philistines fought & Israel was [defeated] & every man fled into his tent. And there was a very [large] slaughter of 30,000 footmen of Israel [who] fell.]

The fire consumed their young men & their maidens weren't given [in] marriage. Their priests fell by the sword & their widows [didn't mourn.] Then, the Lord [arose like someone] out of sleep & like a mighty man [who] shouts, [because] of wine. And He [struck] His enemies in the [hidden] parts & He put them in perpetual [disgrace.]

[1 Samuel 5:6-7 But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon [those] of Ashdod & He destroyed them & [struck them with tumors,] even Ashdod & [its] coasts. And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The Ark of the God of Israel shall not [stay] with us: for His hand is [excruciating] upon us & upon Dagon, our god.]

[Additionally,] He refused the tabernacle of Joseph & [didn't choose] the tribe of Ephraim; but chose Mount Zion & the tribe of Judah, which He loved. And He built His sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which He has established forever.

[1 Kings 6:1 And it [happened,] in the 480th year after the children [people] of Israel [had] come out of the land of Egypt, in the 4th year Solomon [ruled] over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the 2nd month, that [Solomon] began to build the house of the Lord.]

Also, [prior to that:] He chose David, His servant & took him from the [sheep pens.] From following the [pregnant sheep] with [the] young & He brought him to feed Jacob, His people & Israel, His inheritance.

[2 Samuel 7:8 There you shall now say to My servant, David, the Lord of Hosts says [this,] I took you from the [sheep pens,] from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel.] So, [David] fed them according to the integrity of his heart & guided them by the [skill] of his hands.